Our Team
A team is only as good as its members. Meet ours…
Tahira Anwar, Executive Director and Founder
Living in the United States for more than 50 years, Ms. Anwar has dedicated her life promoting and Urdu language.
Ms. Anwar has taught Urdu language at multiple schools in D.C Metro area. She has authored a story book and have developed curriculums and have specifically designed learning materials with keeping children in mind who’s learning Urdu as a second language. Ms. Anwar is also serving on the executive board for Circle of Rights, a non-profit organization which helps create stroke awareness and prevention in Montgomery County.
Dr. A.Abdullah, Director of Projects
Dr. Abdullah, is a founding president of The Federation of Aligarh Alumni Association. He is a scientist, literary activist, and an Urdu poet living in the Washington DC area. He is internationally recognized for the promotion of Urdu language and culture in the USA.
He received many awards from organizations all over the world. He was recognized by two successive Governors of Maryland for his social and literary services.
Naveed Anwar, Technical Director
Mr. Anwar handles the technical aspects of the organization, from website design and implementation to graphic design, online store setup and notifications.
He has been in IT for over 30 years working for several Fortune 500 companies. His roles have included software engineer, technical solutions architect, manager and database architect.
Sumaira Ahmed, Communications Coordinator
Sumaira is a dynamic and detail-oriented communications professional with experience in digital marketing, public relations, and content creation across nonprofit, corporate, and arts sectors. With a passion for inclusive and impactful storytelling. She is currently invested in working for branding and image, while having a structured social media presence and constant updates and design implementation of UAMD website. In addition she sees administrative tasks and helps coordinate internal communications.
Dr. Moazzam Siddique, Advisory Board
Dr. Siddiqi is a former Chief of the South and Central Asian Language Services, at Voice of America, CSPAN. He has an expertise in Urdu, Farsi(Persian) and Islamic literature. Dr. Siddiqi, has a keen interest in various art forms and is affectionately known as ‘walking encyclopedia’ among his peers.
Dr. Satya Pal Anand (Late) Advisory Board
Dr. Anand, is an Indian-American poet, critic and writer. He has written several fictional and poetry books in four languages: English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi and has received many awards for his literary work. He Has spent most of his life teaching graduate and post-graduate students in universities around the globe. Starting with the Punjab University in Chandigarh in 1961, he has held teaching positions at other universities, including the University of District of Columbia (UDC) in Washington, DC.
Dr. Anand, has written poetry, short stories, and fiction in Urdu, English, Hindi and Punjabi languages. His most renowned work is an English poem “Thus Spake The Fish” has qualified for the award in an international competition by the UN sponsored committee for “Earth Preservation Day Celebration.” He helped develop a curriculum for teaching English to non-English speakers.
P.S: With a heavy heart we would like to share the news of demise of Dr. Satya Paul Anand.