A Moment of Pride
for New York's Hyderabadis
Proud
Rotarians join the celebration
Dressed elegantly in black suit,
crisp white shirt and black bow-tie Mr. Quddus Mohammed, the founder and Charter
President of the Hyderabadi Cultural Association gracefully walked to Addressing
the audience after receiving the prestigious 2014 Humanitarian award of the
Francis Logan Jr. Foundation. The ceremony was held on May 7th at
Crest Hollow Country Club, New York as several Hyderabadi’s and Rotarians join
him in support.
Mr. Quddus is also
the current President and a founding member of the Rotary Club of Hicksville
South. In June 2014, he will assume his new role at Rotary as the Assistant
Governor. “A superior leader is a person who can bring ordinary people together
to achieve extraordinary results," He is also appointed as a Board of
Trustee for the Charter Community School, New York.
Mr. Quddus was born in Hyderabad,
India. Growing up in a middle-class family, he was taught to be humble and thus
it cultivated a simple but strong character-rich inner core and pioneering
leadership. “Despite triumphs and temptations, I am a simple man with a simple
mind. There absolutely nothing special about me” he says in his speech to over
120 guest who attended the award ceremony.
Just after graduating in Finance he
set out to make a difference in his life. He started his career in 1981 as a
junior accountant with a UK based construction firm and in 1985 stepped up as
an investment analyst in the reserve management department of a monetary
authority in the Middle East until he immigrated to the USA in 1997.
He currently resides in Bethpage,
New York and has been working as a successful investment professional in New
York consulting for some of the world’s largest institutional investors, plan
sponsors and SWF’s for their global investment needs.
Mr. Quddus is giving back by
immersing himself in various social causes including the promotion of education
among the youth and professional community, helping the disabled and hundreds
of families in need.
In 2011, under the umbrella of the Rotary
Club of Hicksville South, he founded a popular and the fastest growing
community based Literacy Program called ROTA-PAAL. The program has helped
hundreds on Long Islanders improve their professional and life skills in a variety
of faculties. “It is being a partner, you become a leader” says Mr. Quddus as
he speaks to the press on the launch of the Rotary Literacy Program.
In September 2011
Mr. Quddus was awarded by the Rotary District for his excellence in service and
in September 2013 the Hicksville Chamber
of Commerce honored him with 2013 Community Service Award. In addition to this
he received several recognitions from local, state and county in appreciation
for his service. The 2014 Annual Awards of the Francis J. Logan Foundation is yet
another feather in his cap.
Mr. Quddus is married to Seema Zaki, who is an accountant
at Nassau County department of human services. The couple has a son Zoha
Mohammed, a graduate from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor College of
Engineering and a daughter Samreen Mohammed.
