Imran Kadir recieves Prestigious AMF Asia Marketing Excellence Award

Imran Kadir, Head of Sales & Marketing at The Daily Star and former National President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh, has been honoured with the Asia Marketing Excellence Award (Youth)—recognised as Asia’s Top Outstanding Youth Marketer of the Year 2025.

The award was presented at a grand ceremony held at the Monarch Imperial Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Organised by the Asia Marketing Federation (AMF), the accolade celebrates Asia’s most influential marketing leaders and innovators. Kadir earned the distinction after competing with top young marketers from 17 AMF member countries, including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Reacting to the achievement, Imran Kadir said:
“This award is not just a personal milestone—it is a recognition of the creative strength, innovation, and potential of Bangladesh’s young marketing professionals. I am deeply grateful to AMF and to everyone who has been a part of this journey.”

The AMF Asia Marketing Excellence Awards honour the continent’s leading marketing professionals whose contributions demonstrate strategic brilliance, creativity, and measurable impact across industries.

Aside from his corporate leadership role at The Daily Star, Kadir is an entrepreneur and partner in several business ventures. He is the Co-Founder of Mission Save Bangladesh Foundation, a Trustee of Spreeha Foundation, and the Founding President of CLUB JCI Limited. He also serves as a member of the Marketing Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
His book on investment, ‘Road to Wealth’, has earned wide appreciation among readers in Bangladesh.