Shuraim Ahmad Malik is an engineer, infrastructure strategist and a community leader working at an intersection of sustainability, construction and public policy to help drive sustainable development methodologies across mainstream industries.
He has over 3 years of experience of working as a Technical Sales Engineer in the construction industry, where he researched and advocated for the use of sustainable materials like green epoxy chemicals, sustainable anchoring and support system etc. amid rising carbon concentration of the infrastructure projects. He has helped over 10 major contractors in developing their construction strategy around long-term infrastructure resilience and resultantly, helped reduce the embodied carbon value in more than 20 construction projects.
Beyond his corporate work, Shuraim has been actively working as an educator, peace-builder and climate leader for 8 years, in three different countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia).
In 2018, he co-founded Roshan Soch, a career counseling and training organization for young students, through which he has led various counseling sessions in schools across Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan. Till 2023, Roshan Soch had helped 800+ students through career-counseling sessions across 25+ schools, where students were able to interact and ask questions about different fields from the experts.
He has also worked as a Peace Agent with Shaoor Foundation for Education and Awareness and Peace Without Borders and have advocated for interfaith harmony and women empowerment in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.
In Malaysia, Shuraim was associated with Penang Green Council and worked at an intersection of climate change, waste management, clean air and public policy. He served as a referee for the SpoGomi World Cup Malaysia Stage 2023 (supported by Japan), a competitive sport built around waste collection that promotes public awareness related to waste management, climate change, and air quality.
As member of the Global Shapers Kuala Lumpur Hub, Shuraim was part of the core team that launched a digital literacy fundraising campaign titled 'Readers Today, Leaders Tomorrow', which collected over MYR 1400/- as donations online, and the funds were used to provide high-quality reading and stationary resources to 50+ young students from marginalized communities.
He was also part of the team, that in collaboration with GenDigital Academy Indonesia, launched a projected titled 'ReimaginED', to provide digital skills and online privacy and security awareness to the refugee kids. Over 5+ digital literacy workshops were conducted in refugee educational centers in Kuala Lumpur and over 120+ students attended the training workshops.
Shuraim was also part of the KL hub core team which organized a regional retreat called 'Shaping ASEAN 2025' where 70+ shapers from 30+ countries attended the event in Kuala Lumpur.
Being part of the Global Shapers Perth Hub, Shuraim was part of the mental health project titled 'Alone Together' which was a project focused on exploring emotional landscape of modern loneliness and the social pressure to "perform" in young adulthood. The project invited young people to reflect, create, and connect through art, storytelling, and connection. The closing workshop event was attended by 50+ people where over 15 artists displayed their art around the theme of modern loneliness.
Shuraim is an avid writer, whose articles advocate for climate action and sustainable waste management practices to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. His article titled "Climate Justice for Global South" can be accessed at: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/09/04/climate-justice-for-global-south/.
Currently, Shuraim is part of the Future26 Programme, an intergenerational foresight initiative that trains and up-skills Global Shapers to help build a sustainable future. Within the programme, he is part of the Built Environment cohort, working alongside six experts in the infrastructure resilience space.
Also, he is part of the Cohort 1 of the Equal Air Collaborative Initiative within the Global Shapers Community, where he is partnering with local community organizations to advocate for clean air quality by means of sports and community walks.
