This document contains biographies of several notable Bangladeshi individuals including Bibi Russel, a fashion designer; Md. Jawed Karim, a co-founder of YouTube; Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize winner; Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to summit Mount Everest; Shakib Al Hasan, an all-round cricketer; Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, a scientist and writer; and Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC. It provides key details about their backgrounds, education, careers and accomplishments.

1. WELCOME….

2. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - BANGLADESH (AIUB)

3. Group’s Name:

4. Members of Group:
 RAHAT, MD.ZAWAD FATTAH 13-24313-2
 RAHMAN ARIFUR 13-24187-2
 IRFANUL HAQUE RABBI 13-24897-2
 SAJIB RAHMAN 13-24200-2
 RAHMAN ASHIQUR 13-24056-2

6. Biography of:
 Bibi Russel
 Md. Jawed Karim
 Dr. Muhammad Yunus
 Musa Ibrahim
 Shakib -Al- Hasan
 Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
 Fazle Hasan Abed

7. Bibi Russel
 Born in Chittagong.
 Completed S.S.C & H.S.C from
Kamrunnesa Govt. High School & College.
 Done Undergraduate degree from London
College of Fashion in 1975.
 Worked as a model in magazine & fashion shows.
 Worked with Kenzo, Korl, Lagerfield & Gergio Armani.

8.  In 1994 opened a fashion house.
 Organized 1st fashion show in Paris, 1996.
 Awarded the Honorary Fellow Ship of the London
Institute in 1999.
 Got the title of Artist for Peace by the UNESCO in 2001.
 As of 2004, her company employed 35,000 weavers in rural Bangladesh.
 Moto: That’s Empowerment. That’s Development. That’s BIBI.

9. MD. zawed Karim
 Born in 28th October,1979 in Bangladesh.
 Later moved to West Germany in 1980.
 His father is a Bangladeshi American
researcher at 3M.
 His mother is a German scientist.
 Known Bengali & German Language.

10.  Known as Co-founder of YouTube
 Graduated from Central high School in Minnesota
 Attended in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Stanford University
 Left campus prior to graduating to become an early employee
at PayPal

11.  Founded YouTube video sharing website in 2005.
 1st uploaded video was ‘Me at the zoo’.
 You Tube was acquired by Google.
 Received 137,443 shares of Google.
 In 1992 moved to U.S.A with family.
 Launched a venture fund called “Youniversity Karim Ventures”.

12. Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
 Born in 28th June 1940 in Chittagong.
 He was the 3rd of nine of his parents.
 Passed S.S.C from Chittagong Collegiate
School & H.S.C from Chittagong College.
 Completed BA & MA from
Dhaka University in Economics.
 After graduation joined the Bureau of Economics as a research assistant.
 Obtained PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1971.

13.  Founded Grameen Bank in 1983.
 Working for poor people.
 Also founded:
1.GrameenPhone
2.Grameen knitwear
3.Grameen Fund
4.Grameen Motsho
5.Grameen Krishi
6.Grameen Software Limited

14.  Got Nobel Prize for peace in 2006.
 He was awarded the U.S.Congressional Gold Medal in 2010, and
presented with it at a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on 17 April
2013.
 Has 1.7 millions followers on Google+.

15. Musa Ibrahim
 Born in 1979,Bangladesh.
 Son Of Anwar Ali &Bilkis Begum.
 He Is a Bangladeshi mountaineer & Journalist.
 First Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
 Founder of Everest Academy (2011).

16.  Completed Bachelor of Education (B.ED) from Institute of
Education & Research
 Completed Master of Education (M.ED) from University of Dhaka
 Done Disaster Management from BRAC University
 Mountaineering Timeline:
1.Mount Kilimanjaro (summit) -----September 13,2011
2.Mount Everest (summit) -----May 23,2010
3.Mount Annapurna (summit) -----June 14,2009

17. Musa Ibrahim (L) holds the National Flag of Bangladesh, on the top of Mount Everest
Musa Ibrahim showing victory sign on the summit of Mount Everest

18. Shakib -Al -Hasan
 Born in 24th March, 1987 in Magura.
 All rounder in Bangladesh Cricket Team.
 Left handed batsman.
 Slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
 Former Captain of Bangladesh National Team.

19.  Leading all rounder (2008-09).
 Vice Captaincy (2009).
 Captaincy (2009-11).
 Post Captaincy (2011-Present).
 Got married with Shishir in 12th December, 2012.

20. Career Statistics:

21. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
 Born in 23rd December, 1952 in Sylhet.
 Passed S.S.C from Bogra Zilla School &
H.S.C from Dhaka College.
 Earned BSc in Physics from Dhaka University.
 Obtained PhD from University Of Washington in 1982.
 Joined as a Research Scientist in Bell Communications
Research.

22.  Joined as a faculty of the Department of CSE & EEE at SUST.
 Played a leading role in founding
Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad.
 Got married with Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978.
 One of the pioneer of science fiction in Bangla Language.
 Regular columnist at The Daily Prothom Alo.

23. FAZLE HASAN ABED
 Born in 27th April, 1936 in Habiganj.
 Founder of BRAC.
 Passed S.S.C from Pabna Zilla School &
H.S.C from Dhaka College.
 Graduated from University of Glasgow.
 Studied in Naval Architecture.

24.  Other education degree:
1. Doctor of Laws honoris causa, The University of
Manchester, UK.
2. Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, University
of BATH, UK.
3. Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University
of Oxford, UK.
4. Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Columbia University.
5. Honorary Doctorate of Education, University of Manchester.
 Worked at Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London (1962) & Shell
Oil Company, East Pakistan (Bangladesh)

25.  Other work experience:
1. Chairman, Board of Directors, BRAC Bank Limited.
2. President, The Governing Board of BRAC University
3. Chairman, Governing Body, BRAC.
4. Chairman, South Asia Partnership.
5. Member, World Bank NGO Committee, Geneva,
Switzerland.
 Awards:
1.The Ramon Magsaysay Award (1980).
2.Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St
George.

26.  Other Awards:
1. The Maurice Pate Award by UNICEF, 1992
2. The UNDP Mahbub ul Haq Award, 2004
3. The inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award, 2007
4. The David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award, 2008
5. The WISE Prize for Education, 2011

27. Some others icons
 Salman Khan (Founder of Khan Academy)
 Abdul Zabbar (Creator of Bijoy Software)
 Nizamuddin Leepu Awila (Car engineer &
designer)