Meet Maruf Hasan, communications manager
Maruf Hasan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is the new communications manager at the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka. Maruf has worked in the field of marketing and communications since 2013, specifically focusing on consolidating local ventures to supervising multiple global accounts, including Grameenphone (Telenor), The Coca-Cola Company (Coke and Sprite), Mastercard, Perfetti Van Melle and Democracy International.
Through his position, Maruf stated that he aspires to achieve the mission and vision of the Academies by combining his expertise and skills to create effective communication verticals and produce noteworthy content for the Academy and its constituent groups.
“I greatly anticipate contributing to the Academy's commitment to excellence and leadership-development endeavours,” Maruf said. “There have been a lot of expectations and anticipations around the opening of the Academy, and I look forward to maximising the opportunity by effectively using the online and offline communication channels to deliver effective messages to appropriate audiences.”
Maruf said he is loving his time at the Academy so far, particularly with his coworkers.
“The people here at the Academy are wonderfully kind and accommodating,” Maruf said. “I have formed an immediate bond with my colleagues and it’s one of the best feelings so far!”