Akbar Y Ansari
Baltimore resident and Pakistani-American

Akbar Ansari is a Senior Manager with Proctor & Gamble Cosmetics, Maryland. With a Masters degree in Mechanical Design from Clarkson University, NY and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from NED University of Engg & Technology, Karachi. He is a Certified Packaging Professional and a Technical Package Design Engineer also.

He is actively involved in several volunteer organizations including United Way, Habitat for Humanity Chesapeake chapter, Meals on Wheels, etc. He has been appointed by Governor to Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness.Mr. Ansari is also the Vice President of US-based Literacy Program in Developing Countries (LPIDC), a non-profit organization which takes a unique approach to poverty alleviation in underdeveloped countries by motivating unemployed individuals to self-run educational centers on self-employment basis. All these for only $2 a day per center.

Mr. Ansari is also President of Maryland based Baltimore County Muslim Council (BCMC), a non-profit Muslim organization aimed at Muslim activism in political and social systems in Maryland.Mr. Ansari's past activities include student government as President of the Student Union, NED University of Engg & Technology, Karachi. There, he excelled in organizing large functions and programs both social and cultural. Mr Mr. Ansari was also one of the driving forces behind Progressive Students Front, a NED based students' political organization.

Mr. Akbar Ansari can be contacted at bcmc@enmail.com,
410-628-0304(H) 443-850-5600(M)