CEONational Youth Development Agency
Waseem is the CEO of the National Youth Development Agency. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He is passionate about developing young entrepreneurs, national youth service and finding pathways to opportunities for young people. He is also an independent audit committee member at Brand SA, Mpumalanga Tourism Authority and the Health and Welfare SETA. He is a former category winner of the SAICA 35-under 35 in 2016, a part of the 2018 Mail and Guardian 200 Young South Africans and a 2019, SADC’s Most Influential Young Leaders. The NYDA has part of the program design for addressing youth unemployment built over the last two years one of the largest National Youth Service programs on the African continent.