Selima Ahmad

Selima Ahmed (born 7 July 1960) is a Bangladeshi politician and businesswoman. She is the Vice Chairperson of Nitol-Niloy Group and started and is the President of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI). She is part of the board of Janata Bank Limited. She was a board member of Sonali Bank Limited, but is not any more. In 2014 she won the Oslo Business for Peace Award for her work in Business.  She is a Global Ambassador of The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) and also a Course Teacher of MBA class in University of Dhaka.

Early life and education
Ahmed earned her graduation and Masters in Business Management from Dhaka University and did short courses from USA, Japan, Denmark and Canada. She is a fellow of Stanford University. She has been working to help businesses for over 28 years and has helped many women entrepreneurs.

Career
Ahmad, is Vice Chairperson of the Nitol-Niloy Group. She is the Key person of the Bangladesh chapter of Women Democracy Network. She is a member of the Civil Society Advisory Group of UN Women. She also holds positions in different committees of various national and international organizations.

Personal life
Ahmad is married to Abdul Matlub Ahmad, a Business Leader and former President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI).

Awards
 Oslo Business for Peace Award, 2014
 Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award by International Republican Institute, USA, 2013
 Priyadarshini Award by Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs(FIWE), 2012
 Women’s Contribution to Development by The Islamic Development Bank(IDB), 2012
 TIAW World of Difference 100 Award by The International Alliance for Women, Canada, 2010
 Special Prize for Women entrepreneurs by Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), 2010
 Women Entrepreneur Appreciation Award by Karachi Chamber of Commerce, 2009
 Business Express Award Women Entrepreneurs by Business Express, 2009
 Female Business Personality of the Year-2008 by Bangladesh Cultural Reporters Association, 2008
 Cultural Reporter’s Award: 2007
 Best Business Woman by Financial Weekly Magazine, 2000, 2002, 2003

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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Bangladeshi politicians
Category:People from Dhaka
Category:Bangladeshi businesspeople