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Published in the Media:

Prestigious American Journal Recognizes

Dr . Akhtar H ameed Khans Contributions to the World

Dr. Khans life and achievements are profiled and the impact of his innovative work is

recognized in an article in the Winter 2014 issue of the prestigious Education About Asia

academic journal. The recognition is a great honor for Asia and particularly Pakistan andBangladesh, where Dr. Khans innovations were first launched.

Education About Asia (EAA), a prestigious and peer-

reviewed teaching journal published in the United

States of America, has included an article entitled

Akhter Hameed Khan: A Legendary Social Scientist

by Scholar and Historian Nasim Yousaf in its Winter2014 issue (Volume 19:3). The journal serves as a

resource for professors, teachers, and other instructorsto select readings for their students. The inspiring piece

on Dr. Khan will help students and academic

communities in many countries around the world learn

more about him.

About Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan

Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan (July 15, 1914 October 09

1999) was a Nobel Prize-nominated, innovative social

scientist who pioneered ideas around microfinance,participatory/rural development, and womens

empowerment as a founder of the Bangladesh

(previously Pakistan) Academy for Rural Development

(BARD) and the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP). According

to Historian and Scholar Nasim Yousaf (biographer and nephew of Dr. A.H. Khan), Khan

Sahibs innovations were not made in a standard scientific laboratory; rather, they were the

result of years of experiments in the field, including in-depth observation and extensive

organizational/communication efforts working directly with the impoverished.

Dr. Khans methods proved so successful, that they were widely replicated. Today, a large

number of organizations in different parts of the world (including the Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation, founded by American billionaire Bill Gates along with his wife) support initiatives

that have either leveraged or replicated concepts initially pioneered by Dr. Khan at BARD and

OPP. Books and articles in scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines have also examined

his works. For instance, Professor Richard E. Boyatzis and Professor Masud Khawaja (from

American and Canadian universities respectively) jointly wrote a piece entitled How Dr

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Akhtar Hameed Khan Led a Change Process That Started a Movement,which was published

in 2014 in theJournal of Applied Behavioral Science.

Through his innovations, Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan has earned the respect of both the East and

the West. He is a source of inspiration for all Muslims and non-Muslims and proof that the

world can be changed through research, innovation, and dedication to improving the lives of the

masses.

About Education About Asia

Education About Asiais an academic journal that serves as a resource for university professors

schoolteachers, and other instructors. It is an invaluable source of information for students

scholars, libraries, and anyone with an interest in Asia. Teachers and students from a wide range

of disciplinesanthropology, Asian studies, business and economics, education, geography,

government, history, language and literature, political science, religion, and sociology, amongotherssubscribe to Education About Asia (Source: EAAweb site). The journal is a resource

for professors and schoolteachers to select readings for students of all levels. Contributions tothe journal undergo an evaluation process and only a select few are included.

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Above News Published In:

a)Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz dated January 15, 2015

[PKKH is Pakistans leading alternative policy institute and online news service (PKKH)]

b)Pakistan Horizon(PH) dated January 15, 2015PH Team: Apart from the staff of The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs

(http://www.piia.org.pk) the Horizons people are: (1) Dr. Masuma Hasan, Chairman, PIIA,

Cabinet Secretary to the Government of Pakistan (2000-2001), Ambassador of Pakistan to

Austria, the UN and IAEA in Vienna (1994-1997), Chairperson UN G77 (1996) (2) M Jafri,

Advocate (High Courts Pakistan) (3) Mr Arif Hasan, architect, (4) Barrister Kazim Hasan, (5)

Ms Tahera Hasan, Advocate (High Courts Pakistan)(6) Barrister Asad Ali Khan

c)Pakistandated January 16, 2015

c) The Pioneer(Pakistan) dated January 16, 2015

d)Isma Times(India) dated January 16, 2015

e)Pakistan Christian Postdated January 16, 2015

Facebook pages dedicated to Dr. A.H. Khan:

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1. https://www.facebook.com/dr.akhtarhameedkhan

2. https://www.facebook.com/OrangiPilotProject

3. https://www.facebook.com/Dr.AkhtarHameedKhan.OPP

4. https://www.facebook.com/Dr.AkhterHameedKhan