Junaed Araf

Junaed Araf has extensive experience in various roles within the education and communication sectors, currently serving as Regional Representative for Bangladesh and Pakistan at Wilfrid Laurier University since June 2023, and as Business Development Manager for Bangladesh and Pakistan at Illume Student Advisory Services Ltd. since April 2023. Previous positions include Deputy Operations Manager at Saimon Group, Assistant Manager and Compliance Executive at International Education Counselling Centre, and Communications Specialist and Translator at FAO. Junaed has also worked as an interpreter for both Solidarity Center and Leonard Cheshire, and as Assistant Manager of Communications at ASM TRADING COMPANY LTD. Academic qualifications include a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Jahangirnagar University, along with earlier education in science.