Our Team
Meet the dedicated people behind Maa
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Trustees
Dr. Aqil Jaigirdar
Founder & Chairman
Aqil is the founder and chairman of Maa. He founded Maa in 2016 after witnessing first hand the disparity in healthcare between the UK and developing countries and provides the strategic vision for Maa..
Dr. Jaigirdar graduated from King’s College London with a degree in Medicine (MBBS), as well as an Immunobiology & Infectious Diseases BSc. He is currently a practicing doctor in the Midlands.
Dr. Usman Haroon
Trustee
Usman is member of the Board of Directors and consults on the strategic direction of Maa. He is also the founder of his own design and photography agency.
Dr. Haroon graduated from King’s College London with a degree in Medicine (MBBS), as well as an Immunobiology & Infectious Diseases BSc. He is currently a practicing doctor in the East Midlands.
Team Leads
Tamanna Islam
Admin Head
Fahmida Hoque
Fundraising Director
Dr. Abdul Rayhead
Finance Head
Tafsir Ahmed
A&I Head
Faisel Alam
External Relations Head
Fatnin Mohd Fuad
Marketing Head
Nazmina Begum
Resources Head
Tamanna Islam
Admin Head
Fahmida Hoque
Fundraising Director
Abdul Rayhead
Finance Head
Faisel Alam
Ext Relations Head
Fatnin Fuad
Marketing Head
Nazmina Begum
Resources Head
Tafsir Ahmed
A&I Head
Academic Advisors
Dr. Edward Fottrell
University College London
Dr Edward Fottrell is Director of the University College London’s (UCL) Centre for Global Noncommunicable Diseases and Senior Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Global Health with special interests in Epidemiology and Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health. Also a Lancet first author of many papers, he is esteemed in his fields. Dr Fottrell’s work focuses largely on Sub- Saharan Africa and rural areas of Bangladesh.
Prof. Janice Rymer
Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Professor Janice Rymer is the Vice President for Education at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is Professor of Gynaecology and Dean of Student Affairs at King’s College London School of Medicine, and Consultant Gynaecologist at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals. With several publications in the field of maternal health, she is a widely respected member of the academic community.