Fazle Hasan Abed

Fazle Hasan Abed was a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur who founded BRAC in 1972 as a relief and rehabilitation initiative after the country’s Liberation War. Drawing on his earlier experience as a finance executive, he developed BRAC into a broad development organization working across education, health, microfinance, and poverty reduction. His approach emphasized practical, evidence-informed programs that enabled low-income communities to build greater control over their lives.