June 23, 2005

Onetime Refugee Takes Helm of International Aid Coalition

By Ian Wilhelm

Mohammad Akhter, the new chief executive of a coalition of international aid organizations, knows firsthand the important work charities do abroad.

When he was 3, his family fled India to Pakistan during the sectarian fighting and turmoil that followed the separation of the two countries in 1947. As a refugee, Mr. Akhter survived in part thanks to the efforts of relief groups.

Now more than half a century later, Mr. Akhter wants to return the favor. Last month he became the

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