Adnan Rana
Co-Founder & Founding VP, Corporate Governance and Finance
LinkedInRafaeel Akbar Chaudhry
Founder & Founding President, FAST-NU Alumni Canada
Former President, FAST-NU Alumni Association North America (FAANA)
Global Ambassador & Award of Excellence Recipient, FAST-NUCES
Rafaeel Akbar Chaudhry's relationship with FAST began not as a graduate, but as a dedicated volunteer — a commitment that has spanned over two decades and left a lasting mark on the institution, its global alumni network, and the broader Pakistani community.
Rafaeel has informally represented FAST-NU Alumni in Canada since 2012, quietly championing the community and keeping alumni connected long before any formal structure existed. Upon being elected President of FAST-NU Alumni Association North America (FAANA) — a role he has since served with distinction and now holds as Former President — he took on the challenge of formalizing that presence — incorporating the organization locally as FAST-NU Alumni Canada · Les anciens étudiants de FAST-NU du Canada in March 2021. In less than three years, he grew its membership to over 950 members, making it one of the most active FAST alumni chapters in the world.
Student Leadership
⚡ IEEE Senior Member Began volunteering at FAST in 2004 as a student and was part of the team that took SOFTEC — Pakistan's largest university technology event and premier student gala — to the international stage. Through IEEE, he was honoured as the first Section Student Representative in 2007, and received the Exceptional Leadership Award in 2008 representing NUCES at the Regional Student Congress in India.
IEEE Pioneer
In 2005, founded the first IEEE Women in Engineering chapter in Pakistan at FAST NUCES Lahore — a chapter that has since expanded to over 20 sections and student chapters across the country.
Global Community Builder
The driving force behind founding alumni chapters in the UK, EU, Malaysia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait — personally forming interim boards and growing each into a thriving, connected community of hundreds of members.
Global Alumni Network — Chapters Founded
Rafaeel was the driving force behind establishing FAN-UK (United Kingdom), FAST-NU Alumni EU (Europe), FANAM (Malaysia), FANQ (Qatar), FANOM (Oman), and FANK (Kuwait) — forming interim boards for each and nurturing them from inception into active communities numbering in the hundreds.
Exceptional Leadership Award — IEEE Regional Student Congress, India, 2008 IEEE MGA Global GOLD Achievement Award, 2010 IEEE MGA Global Hall of Fame Award — Young Professionals Chair, IEEE Lahore Section, 2011
Global Ambassador & Award of Excellence — FAST-NUCES — In recognition of 20 years of dedicated volunteer service, FAST-NUCES has honoured Rafaeel as its Global Ambassador and conferred upon him the prestigious Award of Excellence — in tribute to his enduring support not only to FAST, its alumni and staff, but to the Pakistani community at large.