Master's, English, Karachi Univ.; postgraduate diploma, Banking, Pakistan. 1980, set up an agro-industry company. Currently, Chair: Mediaworld; Midas Financing; Airlinks Group; RR Group; Aris Holdings, RR Estates. Director: Reliance Insurance; ABC Radio; Mediastar. Member, Executive Committee: ICC, Bangladesh; MCCI. Former President, Bangladesh Employers Federation. Member, Board, BRAC. Founder President: Women Entrepreneurs Association Women in Small Enterprises; Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs. Recipient of several international and national awards.