Ghulam Sumdany Don

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Ghulam Sumdany Don

গোলাম সামদানি ডন

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Born|  (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 40)[1]

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nationality| Bangladeshi
Other names| Don Sumdany
Citizenship| Bangladeshi
Education| Bachelor's degree
Alma mater|

* University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
* Maple Leaf International School

[1]
Occupation|

* Corporate trainer[2]
* Author
* Educator
* Entrepreneur

Years active| 2008–present
Organization|

* Don Sumdany Facilitation and Consultancy
* Ikigai HR Services

[3]
Known for| Corporate trainer[4]

Notable work

| Pioneer of soft skills training in Bangladesh
Height| 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[5]
Title| Chief Inspirational Officer[1]
Spouse(s)|

Mehzabin Khan Urmi (m. 2010)

[6][5]
Children| Shezreh Sumdany (daughter)[1]
Parents|

* Ghulam Dastegir (father)
* Nasrin Dastegir (mother)

Website| www.donsumdanybd.com

Ghulam Sumdany Don (a.k.a. Don Sumdany) is a Bangladeshi corporate trainer,[7] author, educator and entrepreneur.[8] He is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) trainer[9] and the pioneer of soft skills training programs in Bangladesh.[10] He is founder of Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy[11] and also known as the host of a radio program Look Who's Talking.[12][13] Additionally, he worked as a consultant,[14] researcher,[14] emcee,[1][15] & actor[16] and also received a few awards & recognitions for his works.[11]

## Contents

* 1 Early Life and Education
* 2 Career
* 2.1 Corporate Employee
* 2.2 Trainer and Entrepreneur
* 2.3 Educator and Researcher
* 2.4 Author
* 2.5 Actor and Model
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early Life and Education[edit]

G. Sumdany Don was born in Azimpur,[6] Dhaka, Bangladesh in (1985-06-28)June 28, 1985.[5] He graduated in Media Studies and Communications from the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in 2008.[17][3][1] He completed a Facilitation and Training Skills program from the Master Trainer Institute (MTI) in France and was also trained by Trini Amador from BHS Consulting in the United States.[18] He holds certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) training, NLP One-to-One coaching, and Timeline therapy from the American Board of NLP (ABNLP).[11]

## Career[edit]

### Corporate Employee[edit]

Don Sumdany began his career as a student at The Daily Star (Bangladesh). After graduating in 2008, he joined Adcomm (Lowe Worldwide) and then Philip Morris International as a regional trainer in 2010.[17][18]

### Trainer and Entrepreneur[edit]

In March 2013 an anonymous biker gang shot him and robbed his car from Baridhara.[6] The incident caused him to leave his job in 2014 and became passionate in the field of corporate training.[4] He formed a training company[11] Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy in this year.[17][1] He started working for unemployment probem in Bangladesh[1] and became a prominent corporate trainer.[19] His monthly training program involves more than 300 people.[20] He worked for more than 250 organizations,[21] trained a huge number of students[1] and employees of worlds renowned organizations, such as H&M, Marks & Spencer, Grameenphone, Chevron, Perfetti, Holcim, Berger, ACI Limited, BMW, Coca-Cola, Eastern Bank Ltd., Prime Bank Limited, Dhaka Bank, BRAC, WaterAid, Plan International Bangladesh, CARE Bangladesh, Practical Action, JAAGO Foundation, Democracy International etc.[20][4][14][22]

He co-founded an HR outsourcing organization, Ikigai HR services limited in 2020.[14] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, he started a few online training programs and worked for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh).[1][23][6]

### Educator and Researcher[edit]

Don Samdany teaches career-building classes to students at East West University (EWU) and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) as an adjunct professor.[18] He did research on Communication strategy for Rainwater Harvesting in 2020 and it was published in an international non-governmental organization, WaterAid.[24]

### Author[edit]

He is one of the author of Bangladeshi magazine Ice Today[25] and english newspapers of Bangladesh, such as The Daily Star[26] & The Indepedent.[27] He also published several books on personal development[28] and business success.[29][30] His written series of pocketbooks were launched as the first overseas book of Bangladesh by a Bangladeshi publisher, BanglaPrakash in August 2016.[31]

### Actor and Model[edit]

He starred in the film Ant Story (পিঁপড়াবিদ্যা) by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki[32] and also worked as a model for television advertisements.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Salam, Sneha (May 20, 2020). "Don Sumdany: The Trainer & Teacher - Inspiration". Teenagers.
2. ↑ "Masterclass with Ghulam Sumdany Don held". 25 August 2022.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ghulam Sumdany Don".
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "G. Sumdany Don's Guide to Success". 8 May 2018.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Ghulam Sumdany Don Bio Height Wife Wiki & Net Worth | Famous Born". 22 June 2019.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "গোলাম সামদানি ডন (অনুপ্রেরণার অনুঘটক) - Digital Mahbub". November 1, 2021.
7. ↑ "BSHRM - Bangladesh Society For Human Resources Management". www.bshrmbd.com.
8. ↑ https://fintechbd.com/good-strategy-is-important-in-business-not-funds/
9. ↑ "Mr. Ghulam Sumdany Don - BASIS SoftExpo 2023".
10. ↑ "Ghulam Sumdany Don: Chief Inspirational Officer at Don Sumdany Facilitation".
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Ghulam Sumdany Don Bio, Facts, Family, Photos and Carrier | Fact Sider". 27 November 2018.
12. ↑ "TEDxDPSSTSSchool | TED".
13. ↑ "গোলাম সামদানি ডন নিবেন ইন্টারভিউ". October 9, 2018.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "10 Promising Bangladeshi Entrepreneurs – 2020". 29 August 2020.
15. ↑ "Bangladesh's Biggest Public Speaking Event by Don Sumdany - the InCAP". 26 March 2022.
16. ↑ https://www.justdial.com/de/streaming/watch-movies-online/Ant-Story/1534025944660
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Face to Face with G. Sumdany Don - Future Startup". May 2015.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Sumdany Don | Chief Inspirational Officer". 25 June 2014.
19. ↑ "Backspace Successfully Completes Team Building & Leadership Training Program". 9 November 2022.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Ghulam Sumdany Don: Chief Inspirational Officer at Don Sumdany Facilitation".
21. ↑ "Mr. Ghulam Sumdany Don - BASIS SoftExpo 2023".
22. ↑ "আন্তর্জাতিক প্রশিক্ষণে বাংলাদেশি প্রশিক্ষক". www.shomoyeralo.com.
23. ↑ https://app.bangladeshhealthwatch.org/docs/reports_pdf/media-monitoring-report/media-monitoring-report-june-2020-1642956397.pdf
24. ↑ https://www.wateraid.org/bd/sites/g/files/jkxoof236/files/2022-09/Rainwater-Harvesting-_Communications-Strategy
Don-Sumdany--WaterAid.pdf
25. ↑ "Ghulam Sumdany Don". 9 July 2018.
26. ↑ "Ghulam Sumdany Don". The Daily Star. July 9, 2018.
27. ↑ https://www.myjobs.com.bd/pages.php?cat=1&sub=29
28. ↑ ডেস্ক, ইনকিলাব. "'আনলিশ ইউর ট্রু পটেনশিয়াল' বইটি মেনটর হিসেবে কাজ করবে: ডন সামদানি". DailyInqilabOnline.
29. ↑ "গোলাম সামদানি ডনের বই এবারের বইমেলায়". দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক.
30. ↑ https://bipdedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Brochure-of-Leadership-Skill-Development-.pdf
31. ↑ https://www.thedailystar.net/next-step/allnews/first-ever-overseas-book-launch-any-bangladeshi-author-publisher-1277401
32. ↑ "Late actor Irrfan Khan was supposed to remake Bengali film 'Ant Story' in Hindi". 27 October 2021.

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