Shazeeb M Khairul Islam
Shazeeb M Khairul Islam | |
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| সজীব এম খায়রুল ইসলাম | |
| Private Secretary to the Chief Adviser | |
| Assumed office September 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Md. Jahangir Alam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1990 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | |
Shazeeb M Khairul Islam,[1] is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur and civil servant, currently working as the private secretary to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus.[2][3] He is the founder of YY Ventures, a social business company founded in Bangladesh to build, accelerate, and invest in social businesses that are moving towards a world of three zeros - zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions in emerging countries.[4][5] He has also served as the Country Advisor for Bangladesh at Give2Asia, a non-profit supporting cross-border philanthropy and locally led development.[4] He is an Obama Foundation Columbia University Scholar.[6]
Early life
Islam was born on 14 December 1990 in Chandpur.[7] He completed his BBA and MBA at the University of Dhaka in 2012 and 2014 respectively.[8] He is a protege of Professor Muhammad Yunus.[9]
Career
Islam was the CEO of ygap from January 2016 to April 2017.[8] He spoke at a TedX event organized by the International School Dhaka.[10] He was the country advisor of Give2Asia from January 2018 to June 2020.[8][6] He was an advisor of the Food and Agriculture Organization July 2021 to June 2022.[8] He founded and served as the managing director of YY Ventures since March 2019.[8] His company has till date supported 108 social entrepreneurs who are fighting poverty, unemployment and carbon emissions and has created 2000+ jobs in Bangladesh.[9] From August 2020 to June 2021, he attended Columbia University as an Obama scholar.[8][11]
In September 2020, Islam co-founded Impact Hub Dhaka that offers inspiring workspaces, community-led events, diverse network, entrepreneurship programs and consulting services to help young Bangladeshis bring sustainable solutions that positively benefits the people of Bangladesh.[8] Previously he has also served as a member of the board of trustees of Grameen Trust from February 2022 till August 2024.[8] He taught at the United International University and the Independent University Bangladesh and has guest lectured at Columbia University in the City of New York, Kiyushu University and New York University.
In June 2024, Islam attended the 14th Social Business Day in Manila, Philippines with Muhammad Yunus.[12] Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Interim government, he was appointed private secretary of the Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus.[8]
References
- ^ Jha, Jill (2021-08-23). "Shazeeb M Khairul Islam: Unleashing Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Social Impact". Ladderworks. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Chief Adviser asks Meta to take action to stop misinformation on Facebook". Barta24. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "YY Goshti and Incubating Social Business In Bangladesh: An Interview With Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Founder and CEO, YY Goshti - Future Startup". 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b Foundation, Obama. "Shazeeb M. Khairul Islam". Obama Foundation. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Shazeeb M Khairul Islam". Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b "Bangladeshi Shazeeb M Khairul Islam selected as Obama Foundation Columbia University Scholar". The Daily Star. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Shazeeb M Khairul Islam". Socialbusinesspedia dotCom. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Shazeeb M Khairul Islam". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Shazeeb M Khairul Islam | Columbia World Projects". worldprojects.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2017-07-06). Real Humans with Superpowers | Shazeeb M Khairul Islam | TEDxYouth@ISD. Retrieved 2025-02-11 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Shazeeb M Khairul Islam Announced as 2020-2021 Obama Foundation Columbia University Scholar". ICE Business Times. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "The 14th Social Business Day concludes in Manila, Philippines". www.muhammadyunus.org. Retrieved 2025-02-11.