Brother Inayath Ulla Khan honoured with Pashudhan Praharee Prof G Devegowda Excellence Award - 2022

Dear Brothers and sisters in Faith, Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuhu

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

As a brother in faith, and a true professional bonding, it is an absolute honour to write this good news.

Alhamdulillah Brother Inayath Ulla Khan son of Late Faqeer Abdul Khader Khan ahl e Mandya, the Founder of Mehdavia Times, a prominent servant of Mehdavia Community and well known amongst our respected Murshideen and brethren, has been bestowed with the 'Pashudhan Praharee Prof G. Devegowda Excellence Award - 2022' on 11th July 2022 in recognition to the yeomen services he has rendered to the poultry sector in general and KPFBA in particular. The felicitation was done during the 'Workshop on GM Crops and Animal Nutrition' held  at Hotel Hilton, Manyata Techpark, Bengaluru in presence of Poultry stalwarts, scientists and academicians. 

[L-R: Mr Niraj Kumar Srivastava - Chairman, CLFMA of India, Dr. G. Deve Gowda - President, IVPI,
Mr. Inayath Ulla Khan (seated), Mrs. Shabreen Begum Khan, Dr Vibha Ahuja - Chief General Manager, Biotech Consortium India Ltd, New Delhi and Dr B Sushanth Rai B - President, KPFBA]

Mr. Inayath Ulla Khan
delivering acceptance speech

This award was initiated to honour and celebrate the legacy of Prof G Devegowda by his friends, students and Centre Of Excellence for Veterinary science and livestock Entrepreneurship.

Mr. Inayath Ulla Khan has graduated with B.Sc(Computer Science) from St. Philomena's college Mysore (University of Mysore). Later he pursued M.B.A (HR & Marketing) from  Sikkim Manipal University, while working in Bangalore. He never stopped learning as he preaches to fellow brothers and youngsters, and he recently completed Micromasters in Business Management from the prestigious IIM-Bangalore.

Earlier he has worked in reputed NGOs at National Level in Senior Posts. He was Head of Research & Govt Relations  in GIREM [Global Initiative for Restructuring Environment & Management]. Project Manager at JANAAGRAHA Centre for Citizenship & Democracy to name a few. Now he's the executive secretary, KPFBA [Karnataka Poultry Farmers & Breeders Association] a well-known association of farmers, which is recognised nationally and internationally 

Dr. Gopal Reddy, in his citation address expressed that, Mr Khan has played a pivotal seminal role in bringing all stakeholders Government, Poultry farmers, Veterinarians, Academia, Policy makers and media on one platform. KPFBA has introduced many innovative, creative, efficient projects for the sustainable development of poultry sector. In this endeavour, Mr Khan has been fulcrum for these activities. He also appreciated his leadership style, competencies,  management-technical & soft skills which are commendable and helped him in this challenging environment.

In his acceptance speech Inayath Ulla bhy expressed his gratitude to Dr. Devegowda G. for recognizing him for his services to the poultry sector and thankful to Dr. Sushanth Rai B - President, KPFBA, Honorable Past Presidents and members of Karnataka Poultry Farmers & Breeders Association and all the poultry fraternity of the sub continent, his family and friends for whom he humbly dedicated this award.

We at Mehdavia Community already know his dedication towards community services in his best of capacities and needless to mention that Brother Inayath Ulla Khan has always kept his doors, passages opened to all the reputed organizations with whom he has collaborated, joined hands to achieve the vision and mission of the Mehdavia Times i.e Connecting Momins across the globe, and spreading the light of Imaan.

His Peer o Murshid is Hazrat Syed Hussain Miyan Ishaqui, Ahl e Mandya, Karnataka has also shown his happiness on this great professional achievement. One of our beloved brother in faith Janab Syed Amjad Saheb (Secretary for Jamiat-e-Mahdavia Matahdalli, Bengaluru) was also present who has been a well wisher of Mehdavia Times.

I candidly congratulate him for this outstanding achievement for which the Mehdavia Community including all our Murshideen would be feeling very proud about it.

We wish and pray that Allah subhan wa Tala always bless him with the great amount of success in his professional career, personal life and the life hereafter.

ba Sadaqe Tufail Khatimain Alayhi Salam.

Aameen ya Rabbal Aalameen.

JazakAllah Khair

Tausif D Sayyed