Khalid Muhmood

Khalid Muhmood
BornSeptember 1970 (age 54)
EducationDegree in Business and Law from Hertfordshire University
Occupation(s)Academic and entrepreneur

Khalid Muhmood MBE (born September 1970) is an educationist and an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the British University Vietnam (BUV), Apollo English and British Education Partnership. In addition, he served as the Chairman of British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) initially in Hanoi in 2003 and then nationwide from 2008 to 2010. He was also the Chairman of the Education Working Group at the Vietnam Business Forum (co-chaired by the International Finance Corporation, World Bank and Ministry of Planning and Investment).

In recognition to his contributions to Vietnam's education, Khalid has received awards from both the Vietnam Government and the UK government. He was the first non-diplomat foreigner to receive a Medal for Cause of Education from the Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam) in 2006,[1][2] and in 2008, he was awarded the Member of British Empire (MBE) from Queen Elizabeth II for his dedication to the education development in Vietnam.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Chủ tịch HĐQT của Tổ chức GD&ĐT Apollo VN nhận Kỷ niệm chương vì sự nghiệp giáo dục VN". Hà Nội Mới Online. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Trao Kỷ niệm chương Vì sự nghiệp giáo dục cho giám đốc Appollo". Việt Báo. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Queen recognizes educator's contribution to Vietnam". LookAtVietnam.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Ông Khalid Muhmood nhận danh hiệu MBE". Dân Trí. Retrieved 17 August 2012.