(PRWEB) November 01, 2011 In recognition of his outstanding work in the field of education, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC, has won the $ 500,000 WISE Prize for Education in Doha, Qatar. The Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, awarded the prize to Abed, who in 1972 founded what has gone on to become the world?s largest development organization, at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) on Nov. 1.
His Excellency Dr. Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, chairman of the WISE conference, praised the humanitarian?s life and career, which he said ?embody the values of WISE.? Abed, a native of Bangladesh, ?recognized that education is a passport to social inclusion and opportunity. He
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