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Liaquat Ahamed (born on November 14, 1952 in Kenya) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.〔Nocera, Joe. ("Flying Blind" ), New York Times, 13 February 2009.〕 ==Life and work== Ahamed has worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C., where he headed the bank's investment division, and at the New York-based partnership of Fischer, Francis Trees and Watts, a fixed-income business and subsidiary of BNP Paribas, where he served as Chief Investment Officer and from 2001-2004 as Chief Executive. From October 2007 he has been a director of Aspen Insurance Holdings and in addition advises several hedge funds, including Rock Creek Group and The Rohatyn Group. He is a member of Board of Trustees at the Brookings Institution and is involved with the New America Foundation.〔(“Liaquat Ahamed Pulitzer Prize Biography” ), ''The 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners''. Retrieved 2012-04-05〕〔(“Liaquat Ahamed Profile” ), Forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-04-05〕〔(“Lunch with BS: Liaquat Ahamed” ), Business Standard, 19 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-05〕 Ahamed was born in Kenya, whither his grandfather had emigrated from Gujarat by way of Zanzibar in the late 19th century.〔(“India, China should wish the rest of the world also grows” ), ''The Economic Times'', 17 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-05〕 He was educated at Rugby School in England, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Harvard University.〔〔(Trinity Members Online )〕 Through his production company, Red Wine Pictures, Ahamed was a producer on the 2006 film ''The Situation'', set in Iraq.〔〔(“The Situation Cast & Crew IMDB” ), Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2012-04-05〕 Ahamed comes from the Nizari Ismaili Shia sect, but describes himself as a non-practising Muslim. Ahamed's wife Meena is active with Médecins Sans Frontières and other charitable enterprises.〔 His son-in-law is actor Jonathan Tucker. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liaquat Ahamed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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