Who We Are: Recognition

Year

Award

Recipient

2011

WISE Prize, the world's first major international prize for education by Qatar Foundation

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2010

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2009

Social Performance Reporting Award, Silver Category

BRAC

Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University of Oxford, UK

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2008

Conrad Hilton Foundation Humanitarian Award

BRAC

David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Honorary Doctorate of Law, Columbia University

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2007

Bangladesh Swadhinata Puroshkar (Independence Award)

BRAC

Inaugural Clinton Global Citizenship Award

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize

BRAC

Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Yale University

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation Lifetime Achievement in Social Development and Poverty Alleviation

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2006

CGAP Financial Transparency Award

BRAC

2005

CGAP Financial Transparency Award

BRAC

SAFA Best Presented Account Award

BRAC

2004

UNDP Mahbub ul Haq Award for Outstanding Contribution in Human Development

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Gates Award for Global Health

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

ICAB Award for Best Presented Published Accounts and Reports

BRAC

2003

Honorary Doctorate of Education, University of Manchester

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

Gleitsman Foundation Award

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2002

Social Entrepreneurship Award by the Schwab Foundation

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

2001

Olof Palme Award

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

1994

Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Queen's University, Canada

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

1992

UNICEF Maurice Pate Award

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

1990

Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Award

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

1985

UNESCO Noma Prize for Literacy

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

1980

The Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed