our team

our team

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driven forward

get to know the passionate team member driving our success.

AKA is built on the strength of its founders entrepreneurs and investors with decades of experience starting up and leading companies across emerging and post-conflict markets. Each brings proven expertise, from strategy and governance to innovation, operational excellence, and market insight. Individually, they have transformed industries. Together, they form a team uniquely positioned to build ventures that last. It is this combination of perspective and execution that makes AKA the right partner to drive meaningful, long-term impact.

Asif Nazeer

Asif Nazeer is the Director of Finance at AKA Partners, where he leads financial strategy, governance, and performance oversight. With over 20 years of experience across telecom, IT, financial services, and fintech, he combines analytical precision with strategic vision to drive sustainable growth. Grounded in audit and corporate finance, Asif builds transparent structures and robust controls that ensure financial resilience and future readiness.

Noorissa Khoja

At AKA, Noorissa drives the implementation of the Connecting Communities business model and plays an integral role in securing funding with development finance institutions. With a background in economics and business and experience in fundraising, product management, pricing strategy, and market development, she takes an entrepreneurial approach to building solutions that are practical, long-lasting, and community driven.

Hana Samji

Hana leads Marketing at AKA, brining creativity and insight to her work. With a background in psychology, sociology, a passion for design, and rich cross-cultural experience, she creates brand strategies that resonate across diverse sectors. Hana’s talent for crafting clear, compelling messaging unites partners, investors, and communities, fostering engagement and driving venture growth.

Sofia Ladak

Sofia is Director of Education at AKA, where she leads partnerships and digital learning initiatives across markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. With a background in economics and education and her multicultural roots, multilingual fluency, and proven leadership in academic and global settings, she is committed to making education a lever for lasting positive change.