The artwork “Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: A Life of Quiet Revolution” pays tribute to the founder of BRAC and one of Bangladesh’s most influential social development leaders.
Alhaz GK Mushahid, an artist, inventor, and researcher, is creating portraits of remarkable personalities from world history on his innovative Real Thin-Tailed Sheepskin Art Canvas. Through this initiative, his vision is to preserve the images, memories, and contributions of distinguished individuals in a unique and long-lasting artistic form for future generations.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed dedicated his life to reducing poverty and inequality and expanding opportunities in education, healthcare, and community development. Under his leadership, BRAC grew from a relief and rehabilitation organisation in Bangladesh into one of the world’s leading development organisations.
His extraordinary contributions received wide international recognition through prestigious honours, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award, WISE Prize for Education, World Food Prize, LEGO Prize, and Yidan Prize for Education Development. He was also appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in recognition of his outstanding services to poverty reduction in Bangladesh and internationally.
Through this portrait, Alhaz GK Mushahid seeks to preserve the image and legacy of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed as a symbol of humanitarian service, education, social development, and human empowerment. The artwork reflects the artist’s broader vision of honouring remarkable personalities whose lives and contributions have made a lasting difference to humanity.
The artwork is created on Real Thin-Tailed Sheepskin, an innovative artistic canvas developed through Alhaz GK Mushahid’s research. The canvas is designed for exceptional durability and the potential to preserve artworks for thousands of years under suitable conditions. This distinctive medium offers a unique approach to preserving important portraits, historical memories, and human legacies for generations to come.
For Alhaz GK Mushahid, preserving the portrait of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is not simply about preserving an image—it is about carrying forward the memory of a great Bangladeshi humanitarian and his enduring message: empowering people can create lasting change in society.