Project Director, Rohingya Project

Saqib Sheikh is Project Director of the Rohingya Project, a grassroots initiative for financial inclusion for stateless Rohingya through the creation of a Blockchain-based digital ID system. A US national, Saqib is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He began his career working for international NGOs and UN agencies in New York City, USA. He has previously served for six years as Programme Manager at the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development, organizing media development activities in over 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Saqib is also founder/advisor of the Refugee Coalition of Malaysia (RCOM) and currently lectures on journalism and new media at Xiamen University Malaysia. He received his Masters in Communication from Purdue University, USA.