Kamal Quadir
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Kamal Quadir

Bangladeshi-American entrepreneur and artist

Kamal Quadir (born 1971) is a Bangladeshi American entrepreneur and artist best known for introducing e-commerce in Bangladesh by founding CellBazaar, an electronic marketplace which, after reaching 4 million users, was acquired by Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor in 2010. CellBazaar later was rebranded as ekhanei.com.2

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Born 1972.1

About

He is the brother of Iqbal Quadir, who is an entrepreneur and promoter of the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in creating prosperity in low-income countries.

Quadir founded bKash in 2010, which provides financial services through a network of community-based agents and existing technology, including mobile phones. bKash serves 84 million verified customers in Bangladesh. [1]

Quadir is a founding member of Open World Initiatives, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based organization of young thinkers. He is involved with Anwarul Quadir Foundation which recognises innovations in developing countries. The Aspen Institute selected him for Finance Leaders Fellowship as one of the global high-impact leaders in finance in 2023 [2]. In 2009, TED selected Quadir a TED Fellow and the World Economic Forum recognised him as a Young Global Leader.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedOberlin College3
  • Date not recordedMIT Sloan School of Management3

Quadir was an intern at Insight Venture Partners in New York, led the Business Development Division of Occidental Petroleum's initiative in Bangladesh and worked for New York City's Chamber of Commerce. He was also the co-founder and creative director of GlobeKids Inc., an animation company.

Quadir completed a BA at Oberlin College and MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

He is also an artist whose works are in the permanent collection of the Bangladesh National Museum and the Liberation War Museum.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.6

  • Date not recordedFounded bKash4
  • Date not recordedChief executive, bKash5

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