Name: Jesan Ataharul

Recipient Year: 2017

Major: Political Science

Description: Jesan is a graduate of Yale University, where he double majored in Political Science and South Asian Studies. He interned at the Housing Law Clinic of the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. At Yale, Jesan was the President of the Yale Pre-Law Society, Founder and President of the Yale Bangladeshi Students Association, Editor of the Yale Journal of Political Thought and the Team Captain of Yale Rangeela, a Bollywood dance team. Jesan has been the recipient of various awards. Jesan has interned for United States Senator John McCain. He has additionally interned at the Bangladesh Parliament as well as the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Furthermore, he has worked with Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust on comparative constitutional law publications and analysis, assisting Rohingya refugee communities from the Rakhine State of Myanmar and working towards establishing an international human rights labor framework.

School Name: Yale University

Sponsor: Fikry and Dorria Fahmy Scholarship

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesanataharul/