futur ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR 2011es❵ Year 2011
Here are the inspirational stories of the fantastic individuals nominated for the annual Alumnus of the Year award
SHORTLISTED
Khaled Hassan Khaled Hassan, who studied Humanities from 2004-2007, was
recently invited to a private reception at 10 Downing Street in recognition of his voluntary work and fundraising success for local hospice, Grove House. The event was organised by Baroness Warsi to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid; Khaled was invited by St Albans MP Anne Main and was able to meet with both David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Khaled represented the charitable and voluntary efforts of the St Albans Muslim community, as in addition to fasting and giving 2.5% of their wealth to charity during the month of Ramadan, all Muslims are also required to perform good deeds and charitable acts. Following a recent trip to Palestine, Khaled is now engaged in a project to create a friendship link between St Albans and the Palestinian town of Husan.
Rachel Dixon, Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Award winner - Teacher of the Year
Nik Iruwan Dato’ Nik Izani
Khaled, who currently works as the Events & School Liaison Offi cer for Oaklands College, and has recently returned from a voluntary placement to Ghana where he taught English in a school and orphanage. He is currently planning his next volunteer placement for the summer, when he hopes to visit Bosnia.
SHORTLISTED
Nik Iruwan graduated in 2007 with a BSc in Marketing. As well as this achievement, he is a racing driver and Malaysian motorsport icon with a long history in the sport, winning numerous titles and representing Malaysia in many international competitions – he is the former national and Asian Rotax kart champion and single-seater driver. Even though he is no longer in motorsports as a race driver, he has kept his passion and is the Executive Director and owner of Premier Hybrid Cars Sdn Bhd, a sole distributor of hybrid cars in Malaysia, while also co-managing his family’s imported car trading and dealership empire. Nik Iruwan also runs Iru1 Motorsports Sdn Bhd, one of the most prominent up-coming motorsport companies in Malaysia, which aims to increase the country’s motorsport industry to the highest level possible. Since its inception in 2006, it has already produced many national and international kart champions. Nik Iruwan has been described as a ‘young entrepreneur with burning spirit’. f❵
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