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After months of deliberation and a rigorous selection process, Dubai’s Vikas Pota has been selected the ‘Young Global Leader’.
With multi-billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder and CEO of Google Larry Page, noted as some of the titles past winners, Pota pipped hundreds of other nominees, from around the world, to the post, with his vision championing a better education system proving winner worthy to the World Economic Forum (WEF) judging panel.
The YGL 2013 included four nominations from Pakistan. They were Maryam Nawaz, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Athar Osama and Shehrbano Taseer.
Maryam Nawaz is the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and is currently pursuing a PhD in practical politics. She has been managing her family-owned Sharif Trust for the last 15 years, which includes a hospital, schools and colleges.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary film-maker who works towards raising awareness about women’s issues and rights in Pakistan. Her documentary, ‘Saving Face’ received global recognition since its release in 2012.
Athar Osama is a scholar who launched Muslim-Science.Com, an online journal discussing the issues of Science, Technology, Innovation and Policy mainly concerned with Muslim countries. He is the first Pakistani who was honoured with the World Technology Network award in 2011. He is also the founder of Pakistan Innovation Foundation.
Shehrbano Taseer is the daughter of assassinated former Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer. She works to raise awareness about the rights of the disadvantaged, more specifically women and minorities.
Upon receiving the honour, Chief Executive of the Varkey GEMS Foundation Pota said:
‘I am absolutely thrilled to have been nominated and selected to join the World Economic Forum’s ‘Forum of Young Global Leaders’.
Recognising the most distinguished leaders from around the world, under the age of 40, the ‘Young Global Leader’ title is handed out each year, with the winner given an exceptional opportunity to work together with the WEF on issues that currently impact on the state of the world.
Past Young Global Leaders
‘Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook
‘Larry Page, co-founder and CEO of Google, USA
‘Abdulla Bin Ali Al Thani, VP of the Qatar Foundation
‘Salman Khan, founder and executive director of Khan Academy
‘Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! Inc
‘Enrique Pena Nieto, President of Mexico
‘David Cameron, UK PM
