A Moment of Pride for New York's Hyderabadis

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 7^th 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.