Mohammed Shabbir ALAM came to Australia in 2004 as an international student from Bangladesh. He studied business, marketing and management. After completing his studies in 2008, he became an Australian Citizen. Mohammed can also speak several languages; Bengali, Hindu, Urdu and Tetun. Mohammed can be described as a Humanitarian, a Volunteer, a Soldier and a Law Enforcement Officer. He became a volunteer with Red Cross (2004), State Emergency Services (2005), St John Ambulance (2012), a member of the Army Reserve (2008) and Victoria Police (2013). He has been volunteering his time to serve the community across Australia during natural disasters such as floods and fires and currently involved in all the mentioned organisations.
For his contribution, Mohammed was nominated as a State Finalist from the State of Victoria as the Young Australian of the Year 2011 and Australian of the Year 2013. Also, he won Pride of Australia Medal in 2011. He was appointed as an Australia Day Ambassador in 2012.
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