Pakistani author wins Britain’s prestigious ‘Brain of the Year’ award

Noted Pakistani author and columnist Arif Anis has won Britain’s prestigious ‘Brain of the Year 2020’ awarded by Britain’s Brain Trust. Arif was recognised for co-founding the One Million Meals initiative in April this year. The initiative aimed to feed National Health Services (NHS) doctors, nurses, paramedics and key workers in the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to details, this award is presented every year to a leader who advances mental health through research, support and funding for individuals and organisations. The announcement of this award was made by Brain Trust Chairman and Grand Chessmaster Raymond Keene OBE.

Previous winners include Professor Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.

Anis is the author of I’MPOSSIBLE and Follow Your Dreams and the co-author of Made in Crises. In 2018, the Power100 British Parliamentary Review listed him among the ‘100 most influential trailblazers’ in Europe. He was awarded the ‘Global Man of the Year Award’ in 2019 in London for his contributions in the fields of learning and development.