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Omar Rahim ’96

Omar Rahim ’96 has been chosen to participate in the Asia Society’s fifth annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit. He is among more than 200 emerging leaders—all under the age of 40—from some 30 countries and economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Rahim is an actor, dancer, choreographer, and social entrepreneur who lives and works in New York. He will appear in a feature film titled Meherjaan, which was shot in Bangladesh in 2009/2010 and is due for regional release in January 2011. In his entrepreneurial work, Rahim has established Soof Designs, an award-winning home textile brand that showcases Pakistan’s extraordinary textile heritage and promotes Pakistani craft and design to international buyers and designers worldwide.
Omar Rahim ’96 has been chosen to participate in the Asia Society’s fifth annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit. He is among more than 200 emerging leaders—all under the age of 40—from some 30 countries and economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Rahim is an actor, dancer, choreographer, and social entrepreneur who lives and works in New York. He will appear in a feature film titled Meherjaan, which was shot in Bangladesh in 2009/2010 and is due for regional release in January 2011. In his entrepreneurial work, Rahim has established Soof Designs, an award-winning home textile brand that showcases Pakistan’s extraordinary textile heritage and promotes Pakistani craft and design to international buyers and designers worldwide.