Dr. Kamrul Ahsan
Dr. Kamrul Ahsan is blessed with the rare combination of his career portfolio as an academic; internationally recognized human rights activist; media personality and entrepreneurial leadership.
Dr. Kamrul Ahsan did his MBA from University of the West of Scotland, UK. Studied law in University of London and did his Doctorate from Kharkiv National University in 2008. As part of his humanitarian activities he has further pursued his higher studies on climate changes with University of Oxford. He has also done his Post Graduate Diploma (Level 7) in Strategic Management and Leadership from the United Kingdom.
Entrepreneurial Journey
Dr. Ahsan is leading the young entrepreneurs segment and invested in the field of manufacturing industry; Banking and Financial Technology; software and service industry. He went to the UK for higher studies on scholarship.
After coming back from UK he has started meat processing business in Bangladesh. Prince of Bahrain His Highness General Sheikh Khalifa Bin Abdullah Bin Al Khalifa, a good friend of Dr. Kamrul, personally visited Bangladesh and inaugurated the meat processing site in 2008. Within couple of years this small meat process business became the market leader by supplying beef, mutton and chicken to the renowned super stores like Agora, Meena Bazar, Nandan, Shwapno, CSD and many others.
In 2011 he established export oriented state-of-the-art food and beverages industry in Dhamrai, Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2016 he signed the joint venture agreement with Mecca Cola World Group, France. Mecca Cola is the first halal cola in the world. He is the Founder and CEO of Tap n Pay of Bangladesh and introduced the fourth generation mobile financial services for the unbanked population in partnership with Meghna Bank Ltd and Mobility One Malaysia.
Highlights
- Introduced NFC-based ewallet (2016)
- Built market-leading food processing
- Cross-border fintech innovation
- Global joint ventures and partnerships
Leadership Roles & Ventures
He is the chairman of Maestro Group which is the partner of Apollo Group Energy and Intelligence Car Ltd. He is the founder and chairman of Maestro Crown College and Malaysia University of Science and Technology – Bangladesh Campus. He is the chairman of TFP Solutions (Bangladesh) Ltd and Chairman of Maestrosoft Ltd, a tech company engaged in AI and IoT. Dr. Kamrul is the chairman of SwiftLink Payment Services LLC, UAE, branded as “Pocket,” and introduced ewallet remittance from the Middle East to Bangladesh.
He is also the founder of Tap n Pay WLL Bahrain and Tap n Pay (UK) Ltd. He is the founder chairman of Mobios Lanka Bangla Ltd, GG Consortium Ltd, and has built up e-commerce and ride sharing platforms, including the bidding platform “mulamuli.com.bd.”
Organizations
- Maestro Group
- Maestro Crown College
- SwiftLink Payment Services LLC
- Tap n Pay (BD, Bahrain, UK)
- Maestrosoft Ltd
Global Advocacy & Media
Dr. Kamrul is a member of the United Nations Association, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. He has been appointed as the country head of DIGNITE International-France, an international NGO working for Africa and South Asia.
Dr. Kamrul Ahsan is a novelist, poet and columnist. As of 2019, four books have been published in Ekushey Book Fair, Bangladesh. He pioneered the human-rights-based investigative TV program “Bibeker Kache Prosno” on ATN Bangla, served as chairman of the editorial committee of “Khobor71.com,” and founded WoW Play IP Television.
Education
- MBA, University of the West of Scotland
- Law, University of London
- Doctorate, Kharkiv National University
- Climate Change, University of Oxford
- PGDip, Strategic Management (Level 7)