MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson of Microfinance Institution BRAC to be Knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In recognition of his many years of work to assist poor people, Fazle Hasan Abed, the Founder and Chairperson of international microfinance institution BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), is to be knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on an undisclosed date.

Sources and resources:

Who’s Who in Microfinance feature on Fazle Hasan Abed:
https://www.microcapital.org/whos-who-in-microfinance-fazle-hasan-abed/

BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee):
http://www.brac.net/

UK New Year Honours 2010:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_183677.pdf

Source article:

Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, Fazle Hasan Abed, is to be knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services in tackling poverty and empowering the poor in Bangladesh and more globally. Abed’s name was included in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List released December 31, 2009.

Abed is to be appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG). He is the first person of Bangladesh origin to be honoured with a knighthood by the British Crown since 1947. Abed receives his knighthood for his work spanning four decades in education, health, human rights and social development and for bringing financial services to the doorstep of millions of the poor in an effort to eradicate poverty in Bangladesh and countries in Asia and Africa.

On receiving news of his knighthood Abed said, “I am humbled by the honour to be conferred on me. I thank my colleagues in BRAC, who are at the forefront of the struggle to eradicate poverty in Bangladesh and abroad and I share this honour with them.”

Abed is the second person in his family to be honoured with a knighthood. His grand uncle, Justice Nawab Sir Syed Shamsul Huda, was knighted by the British Crown in 1913.

Source: http://www.brac.net/useruploads/files/FH%20Abed%20to%20receive%20Knighthood.doc

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