Tamara Hasan Abed
Tamara Hasan Abed | |
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| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, social activist |
| Known for | Chair of Board of Trustees at BRAC University; leadership roles in BRAC Enterprises, BRAC IPDC, BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited, BRAC EPL Investment Limited, and BRAC Bank; founder of Grassroots Café; development of Aarong sub-brands Taaga, Taaga Man, and Herstory; rebranding of BRAC Dairy |
| Awards | Young Global Leader (World Economic Forum, 2010); Outstanding Women Leadership Award (World Women Leadership Congress, 2014); Social Work award (Canvas Freedom-Persona Aajker Nari, 2014) |
Tamara Hasan Abed is a prominent Bangladeshi entrepreneur and social activist. She is the eldest child of Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder and chairman of BRAC.
Within BRAC, Abed has served in several significant capacities, such as chairing the Board of Trustees at BRAC University. Her leadership roles also include directorships at BRAC Enterprises, BRAC IPDC, BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited, BRAC EPL Investment Limited, and BRAC Bank from 2008 to 2016. She established the Grassroots Café within Aarong outlets and played a pivotal role in creating Aarong’s sub-brands Taaga, Taaga Man, and Herstory.
Additionally, she spearheaded the adoption of food-grade plastic packaging for dairy products across Bangladesh and was responsible for the rebranding of BRAC Dairy.
Awards
- The World Economic Forum honored her as a Young Global Leader in 2010.
- In 2014, she was awarded the Outstanding Women Leadership Award by the World Women Leadership Congress.
- That same year, she received the Social Work accolade from Canvas Freedom-Persona Aajker Nari.