Introduction

Table of Contents

1 2 3 4 5
Facts Inception Organization Functioning Appeal
Essential Statistics AMP Introduction Governing Council Flagship Projects Achievements
Requirement Mission Statement AMP Presence Ladies Wing Uniqueness & Impact
Vision Statement AMP Chapters Future Plans Supporting Channel
AMP Ideology Appeal Request
Value Statements Contact Details
Secularist Feature

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Facts
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 Population Literacy School Attendance

Percentage of Muslims in the overall The overall Literacy rate in India is 25 % of Muslim children between 6-
Indian population is - above 65%, for Muslims it is only 14 yrs have never attended school or

14% 59% 25%

around have dropped out is -
66% 65%
64%
62%
Muslims
60% 59%
14% Never Attended
58% Educated, or Dropped-Out
Others, 75%
56%
86%
54%
Overall Muslim
Overall Muslim
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 Graduates Bureaucracy Army

Only 3.6% of Muslims are Graduates, Percentage of Muslims in Muslims are also underrepresented
which is almost half of the National Bureaucracy is just in the Army, their enrollment being

3.6% 2.5% 3%
average just about

8.0%
Muslims
6.0%
7% 2.5% Muslims 3%
4.0% 3.6%

2.0%
Others, Others,
0.0% 97.5% 97%
Muslim Graduates National Average
Muslim Graduates National Average
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Beginning
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 Why AMP ?
 We realized the Importance of Education
& Social Development for the overall
upliftment of the community Genesis of AMP
 Tremendous potential of Educated
Muslims never tapped for the benefit of
community We Provided
 No formal platform for Muslim • a platform for all
Professionals who seek to help the Indian Muslims to pool
We Realized their knowledge &
community resources for the cause
• the need for a proper
 No common platform for people from of the community.
channel to bridge this
different Caste, Creed, and Sect to work We Saw gap.
for the community • the huge disconnect
between the educated
 Flexibility to choose Projects & activities Muslims and their less
as per the Skills & Time available with privileged brethren.
each individual

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About
AMP was founded by a group of Indian citizens and is
Registered as a welfare organization under the
Societies Registration Act 1860 of India (Reg. No: 2011
G.B.B.S.D 3001). It is entirely funded by its members
and other socially aware individuals.
 AMP is a Platform for all Muslim professionals and
willing volunteers to share their knowledge, intellect,
experience and skills for the overall development of
the Muslim Community and for further empowering
Muslims in the Educational, Social, Political and
Economic fronts of life.
 AMP inspires the Indian Muslims and their well-
wishers to ignite the young brilliance and intellect
inside them to cater to the needs of the Muslim
Community.
 AMP is a non-sectarian organization which is not
affiliated in any way to any political or religious outfit.
 AMP endeavors to promote social welfare, community
spirit and knowledge in our society.
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“ Mission Statement
To empower Muslims for the greater
benefit of the society in general and
the nation as a whole

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Mission Statement
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Our Vision
MODEL
MUSLIM
COMMUNITY

Advanced in Socially Culturally Politically Economically

Education Progressive Vibrant Influential Dynamic

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 Ideology
• Adherence to Islamic ethos
• Non-sectarian Organization
• Non- affiliation to Politicians/Political parties
• Professional Management
• Promotion of Peace
• Welfare Activities Across Communities

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Values
Unity
To bring together Muslims from all
Connect
To join hands in order to eradicate evil
walks of life to interact and co-operate practices from our society which lead to
with an objective to educate, motivate, untold miseries.
organize & inspire.

Guidance
To see that the community puts
Motivation
To instill a feeling of confidence
its unexpended energy to among our Younger Generation.
constructive use.

Lead
To play a Leading and Active role in the development &
transformation of Muslims into a responsible Community
consolidating a stronger place for ourselves in the Indian
Society & the Global arena at large.

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 The It is our endeavor that a Muslim should be able to rise and walk shoulder to

Secular
shoulder with the rest of his fellow Indians to form a robust society and work
together for the progress and development of our Great Nation India.

We are presently focused on the upliftment of our Muslim brothers but at the
Face of AMP same time our doors are wide open for everyone who looks towards us for
support.

We are working towards National Unity and instilling a sense of Loyalty & Pride
towards our nation; always working within the framework of the Indian
Constitution.

Dynamic people with diverse talents, across various communities, are

presently working with us on our various projects as speakers, coordinators,
researchers and volunteers etc.

Constantly working with different Social, Educational & Religious organizations

across the country which share a common ideology and mission.

Working very closely with Government Agencies & Minority Welfare

Organizations to take optimum benefit of the policies & funds allocated for
the development of the community.

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Governing
Council

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 President Profile
Mr. Aamir Edresy is a Software Engineer by qualification, Businessman
by profession and a Social Activist by passion.

He is a “Man with a Mission”, the mission to evolve the Indian Muslim

community into an Intellectually Progressive, Socially Dynamic and
Economically Potent community of conscientious individuals who will
significantly contribute to the development of the Nation. He is a multi-
faceted person who as the President and Founder of AMP has quite ably
led AMP from its inception to its present status of being a vibrant pan-
India organization of dynamic individuals. He has exceptional
interpersonal skills and networking abilities which is quite evident from
his strong social network across India which includes professionals,
students, politicians, bureaucrats and social leaders.

As a person he is quite level-headed, mature and capable of taking

decisions. He has great organizational skills with an eye for identifying
talent and has the ability to put a team together and lead everyone to
deliver to the best of their potential. He is enthusiastic, ambitious and a
great thinker who is able to devise radical strategies for the
development of the community. He is also quite erudite in the matters of
public administration and political governance and is abreast with all the
recent developments and changes in Government Policies. Over the
years Aamir Edresy has earned a reputation for being a Muslim Youth
Icon. He is widely recognized as the “Most influential Youth Leader of
the Educated Indian Muslim Youth”

He strongly believes that “If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader!”- John
Quincy Adams.
Mr. Aamir Edresy
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Mr. M. Shahanshah Ansari Mr. Syed Najeeb-ur-Rahman Mr. Soheb Selia Mr. Javed Mohammed Sayed
AMP - Head Administration AMP - General Secretary AMP- Organizing Secretary AMP - Finance Secretary
Senior Software Engineer Sales & Marketing Professional Chief Manager - Analytics Graphic Designer
CHICAGO MUMBAI MUMBAI MUMBAI

Mr.Abrar Sayyad Miss. Zahida Khan
AMP – Head, National Coordination Team AMP - Member
Design Engineer-R&D Ex Director Karnataka State
PUNE Warehousing Corporation
BANGLORE
Miss. Muzna Memon Mr . Mohammed Aaqil
AMP - Member AMP - Member
Vice President – Finance Senior Consultant (ITIL Consulting)
International Bank BANGALORE
MUMBAI
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Miss. Tahmina Laskar Mr. Jabir Choksi Mr. Mohammad Fahad Alam Miss. Shagufta Jaffery
AMP - Member AMP - Member AMP- Member AMP - Member
Human Rights Activist Senior Architectural Planner Telecom Engineer Senior Credit Risk
NEW DELHI SURAT KUWAIT Management Professional
CHICAGO

Mr. Omar Farooque Khatani Miss. Shabnam Aziz Mr. Altamash Ansari Adv. Ayesha Chawdhry
AMP - Member AMP - Member AMP - Special Invitee AMP - Special Invitee
Retired IAS Officer Social Development Professional Advertising Advocate | Supreme Court
Ex - Additional Collector JAIPUR and Branding Professional NEW DELHI
BHOPAL DELHI
Patron Members
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Mr. Suhail Khandwani belongs to the illustrious family of the

Khandwanis. Theirs is the saga of an Indian family that introduced Hajj
voyages by sea for all, between Mumbai and Jeddah (Khandwani Steam
Navigation Company) and took the first car to the desert kingdom.
Mr. Khandwani wears multi-faceted hats. He is on the boards as the
Managing Trustee and General Council Member of many a social and
academic institutions, one of which is the illustrious Anjuman-I-Islam.
He holds eminent positions in various known Social and Community Suhail Khandwani
including Organizations such Rehbar, World Memon Organization, AMP Patron Member
Businessman, Philanthropist, Social Enterpreneur
MESCO, etc. MUMBAI

Mr. Tanveer Merchant is a dynamic businessman with varied business interests

active interest in Community Welfare and progress. He is also the secretary of the
Tanveer Merchant
AMP Patron Member
Renowned Businessman
MUMBAI
spread across various sectors including the Real Estate, Construction, Hospitality
and Finance sectors.
Despite being a globe trotter heading a widely spread business realm, he takes
Indian Chapter of World Memon Muslims Organisation (WMO).
Mr. Merchant is not just zealous about his business interests but he is equally
passionate about Community Service especially for the upliftment of the under-
privileged.
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Mohammed Farrok Gheewala
AMP Patron Member
CMD – F. Gheewala Human Resource Consultants
MUMBAI
Mr. Mohd. Farrok Gheewala was
strongly driven by his father’s dream
to establish an HR Consultancy Firm
with cutting edge technology to cater
to the Human Resource requirements
of organizations globally. He has been
running a HR Consultancy Firm since
the past 23 years & today GHEEWALA
is a name to reckon with in the field of
international recruitments especially
in the Middle East.
Arshad Syed
AMP Patron Member
Director – Impresario Handmade Restaurants
MUMBAI
Mr. Arshad Syed is an official
spokesperson for Impresario & the
professional advisor to the Board of
Directors. Prior to Impresario, he
worked with Gitanjali Group where he
picked up skills to manage large
companies and coordinate between
different departments. He is actively
involved in welfare related initiatives
and envisions to empower the
underprivileged.
Asif Dadarkar
AMP Patron Member
CMD – Sahara Group of Companies
MUMBAI
Mr. Dadarkar is a complete hands-on
manager & a leader who has achieved
many a milestones & won many
accolades in his illustrious career. The
Sahara Group of Companies
prospered & grew multi-fold under his
leadership. His heart & passion lie in
Community Service. He envisages an
ideal Community which is socially
dynamic, economically strong and
educationally advanced.
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Adv. Rizwan Merchant Mr . Aakif Habib Mr. Mohd. Arif Gheewala Mr. Ehsan Gadawala Adv. Yusuf Abrahani
AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member
Advocate Partner – Atelier Habib MD – Agha Caravan Int’l HR Group CEO – ALA Group Ex-MLA
MUMBAI MUMBAI Consultants MUMBAI MUMBAI
MUMBAI

Mr. Shakil Chandiwala Mr. Waseem Khandwani Mr. Juned Shariff Mr. Sameer Chhapra
AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member AMP Patron Member
Proprietor – Astral Luxurious Furniture Director – Leo & Altaf Enterprises Director – Niton Valve Group MD – United Trade and Investments
MUMBAI MUMBAI MUMBAI MUMBAI
AMP Reach

On-ground Presence Online Presence

4000+
Currently AMP has more than

80+ active
CHAPTERS
which are spread across
members

16 STATES
25,000+
members
with

3000+ active
60,000+
members
MEMBERS
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 AMP Chapters
AMP has its Head quartered in Mumbai and has active
chapters in more than 80 cities in the below mentioned
16 states across India;
Maharashtra Head Office
Delhi Chapters
Karnataka Chapters
Tamil Nadu Chapters
Andhra Pradesh Chapters
Gujarat Chapters
Rajasthan Chapters
Uttar Pradesh Chapters
Jharkhand Chapters
Madhya Pradesh Chapters
Haryana Chapters
Punjab Chapters
Assam Chapters
West Bengal Chapters
Manipur Chapters
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Chhattisgarh Chapters
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Our Projects
AMP Projects
AMP is a Platform for all Muslim professionals and willing volunteers to share their knowledge, intellect, experience
and skills for the overall development of the Muslim Community and; further for empowering Muslims in the
Educational, Social, Political and Economic fronts of life.

Other Projects

Flagship Projects  Annual Multiday Career Fest

 AMP Mentorship Program
 Book Donation Drive
Skills Development  Sehri Project - Providing Sehri at
Lectures (SDL’s) AMP Job Fair Government Hospitals in Ramzan
 Relief and Welfare Activity
AMP Resource Center Employability  AMP Research Fellowship Program
Training Programs  Internship Program for Students
AMP Employment  Research and Advocacy on Policy
Matters
Assistance Cell
AMP Job Drives  Discussion Sessions on Important Issues
related to Muslims
AMP Zakat Fund
 AMP Health Camps – Conducted by AMP
Ladies Wing
Career Counseling Cell Scholarships &
(Online/Offline) Financial Assistance  Lecture Series on “Shining Glory of
Indian Muslims” AMP InfoBook 25
 Interviews at Job Fair

Scholarship Distribution

Financial Assistance Career Fair

Crowd at Job Fair Employability Training Program

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 Quiz Competition
Interview Crackathon

Prize Distribution

Employability Training Program

Parents Workshop

Career Guidance Lecture

Skill Development Lectures
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Ladies Wing
It is rightly said that when you educate a woman you educate the
entire family.
We at AMP believe that by intellectually and socially empowering
the women we can lead a wave of development and transformation
across every household in the nation.
Armed with several essential Life and Social skills and their inherent
Medical Welfare Camp organized
qualities of care and commitment they can significantly contribute to by AMP Ladies Wing
building a better society and eventually a better nation.

To help the women in the community to become

better individuals and to endow them with a sense of
honor, dignity and self respect for being the person
they are, AMP has established its Ladies Wing.

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Future Plans

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Our Journey So Far…

Our Achievements
SDLs
 Connected to 500+ Schools
 Conducted 2000+ Lectures
 200,000+ Students benefitted
Career Fest
 Organized 6 Career Fests
 Benefitting 150,000+ students

Employment Assistance Financial Assistance

 20+ Job Fairs
 250+ Job Drives
 100+ Employability Training Programs
 50+ Mock Interview Workshops
 12,000+ Candidates Placed
 365 Higher & Technical Education Scholarships
 Sponsored 188 needy youngsters in starting
their own small scale businesses.
 Supported 10 IIT Students with complete fees
 Provided expenses for the education of 274
Orphans

 Helped many bright and deserving students to avail suitable Scholarships from different organizations and institutions.
 Involved in sharing professional resources with students and creating awareness about National and International Job
opportunities and Govt. Scholarship schemes.
 Actively participated in the research and advocacy of policy matters like Youth Policy, Right to Education and other
important initiatives for the welfare of the Community.
 AMP President (Mr. Aamir Edresy) was specially invited to USA by the US Government for a Multi Regional Youth
Leadership Development Program which was attended by Youth Leaders of 20 Countries

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Uniqueness & Impact

Central Repository Virtual Operations

- Reuse the resources
- Replicate Models and
Processes
- National Resource Center
- Effective use of technology
- Project Planning is done online
- Virtual Meetings and Lectures
- Drives, Campaigns and
Activities Online

Trend Setter International Presence

- Model for new Organizations
- Model for Community Youth
- Mentorship and Capacity Building
to other Groups
- Network in almost all Gulf
Countries, European Countries and
many states of USA.
- Volunteers can participate without
Physical Presence

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Join the Revolution
If you feel you are dedicated, capable, compassionate
and blessed enough with a desire to help and support
the noble cause of upliftment of your fellow Muslims and
the underprivileged and work for the betterment of the
society, then you are most welcome to join our
organization.

With the help of professionals and experts like you, we

will initiate the movement to light up the dark path of
those less fortunate and lead them into a new era of
hope and progress.

Join Now

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 Why should one join AMP ?
Opportunity to
Perfect Platform to Professional &
network with
contribute and work Transparent working
Professionals across
for the community Environment
various fields

Be always updated
Flexibility to choose
Ample opportunities about the latest
from various
for self learning and News & Research
Projects as per your
self development reports on the
skills & availability
Community

Invitation to various Always open to new

Events attended by ideas & initiatives
Social stalwarts and which benefit the
Thought leaders community

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Support AMP
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Support AMP
You can extend your support to AMP in one of the following ways:

Volunteers Donors
- Participate in our Projects - Give a helping hand by funding our Projects
- Support us in our Drives, Campaigns and - Provide services/ infrastructure for our Projects
Activities http://www.ampindia.org/make_a_donation

Partners Patron Members

- Join hands with us for conducting various - Guide us with your rich experience
activities - Participate in our future plans
- Help us realize our Vision

Sponsors
- Sponsor our Projects and Activities
- Associate with us and power our Events

Support AMP
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Support the Community…
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