Irfan Alam is the Founder and Chairman of SammaaN Foundation, an Indian company which organizes the rickshaw pulling and manufacturing sector. He is also the founder of SammaaN Women Association, which provides education, training and employment opportunities for women. He has also founded MATiNS Enterprise, an interactive outdoor advertising, marketing and portfolio management company. He holds the post of Executive Director, in TiE Patna Chapter. Awards and Recognitions Irfan won the title of Business Baazigar, India on an Indian business based reality television show. Irfan had been invited for Presidential Summit, 2010 at Washington by the US President Barack Obama. He is the winner of Business World’s “Most Promising Entrepreneur Award”. He has been selected among “40 Youth icons of India” by India Today, “24 Youth icons of India” by India Today Aspire and “India’s Best 30 Youths” by Times of India. Featured in The Guardian, London and The Economist, he is a finalist of TATA NEN “Hottest Startups Awards” and winner of World Bank Innovation Award. His case has been shared in the major universities across the globe. Irfan was selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2010.
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