Social Change
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Founder of BRAC
- Era
- 1936–2019
- Origin
- Sylhet
After the Liberation War he left a corporate career to start relief work in Sulla, Sunamganj. What began there grew into BRAC, repeatedly ranked the world's largest and highest-rated NGO. He was knighted by the British Crown and received the World Food Prize.
Career highlights
- Built the world's largest NGO from a single village
- World Food Prize and Knight Commander of the British Empire
Linked registry records
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