Global Youth Peace Ambassador and Corporate Communication Consultant, Dr. Furkhan Noordeen is employed as the youngest Senior Sub-Editor at Daily Mirror newspaper. Dr. Furkhan represented SriLanka at a recent international confab held in the Republic of Maldives to engage in peace-building efforts that bridge socioethnic, religious and community divides. The comprehensive programme was organised by the Regional Alliance for Fostering Youth (RAFY) in collaboration with a multitude of global bodies complementing United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16. He was conferred with Doctorate of Excellence in Management and Social Sciences (Honoris Causa) from the American National Business University and clinched the title of ‘Kirthi Sri Deshashakthi Samajaseva Kirthi’ awarded by the National Peace Association (NPA). Recipient of the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Memorial Excellence Award for ‘Youth Peace Ambassador of the Year’ in recognition of societal development efforts and yeoman service to humanitarian space, Dr. Furkhan is a distinguished member of the media interest group of SriLanka Unites and was listed as an international author by a leading digital media platform in the Republic of Ireland for his contribution to the world’s most persecuted minority. An alumnus of Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) and Universities of Derby and London Metropolitan in the United Kingdom, he is just shy of claiming his Executive Master of Science (MSc) degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Asia e University, Malaysia. A proud product of St. Benedict’s College in Colombo, Dr. Furkhan is a renowned compere who has hosted a plethora of events and interviewed a number of business tycoons and doyens of multi-pectoral disciplines.