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Maharaz Karaye

Leadership & community

The person behind the job titles

Most of this work is unpaid and collective. Each entry says what kind of role it was (an elected or appointed position, a fellowship, a committee seat or volunteer service) so that taking part isn’t mistaken for leading.

Maharaz receiving his Legislative Mentorship Initiative fellowship scroll on stage
Legislative Mentorship Initiative, Cohort 4 conferment, 2025.
Maharaz holding up a name card reading 'Maharaz Mujtaba, Kano' during a session
With his name card during a youth leadership session.

Governance & institutions

  1. Fellowship2025

    Fellow, Cohort 4

    Legislative Mentorship Initiative (LMI)

    A legislative mentorship fellowship for young Nigerians interested in public-sector leadership. Represented Kano in Cohort 4 and was conferred as a Fellow at the closing ceremony.

    Maharaz in a green fellowship gown receiving his LMI fellowship scroll
  2. Leadership role2025

    Deputy Minority Leader, LMI Parliament

    Legislative Mentorship Initiative — Cohort 4

    A leadership role in the fellowship's simulated parliament, practising legislative procedure, debate and negotiation.

  3. Committee & delegate

    Technical Committee Member, ICT Subcommittee

    1st International Conference on Hydrogen Nigeria

    Served on the conference's ICT subcommittee.

Youth leadership

  1. Leadership roleJan 2025 – Jan 2026

    Secretary General

    YALI Network Kano

    Served on the leadership of the Kano chapter of the Young African Leaders Initiative network during a year that included a tree-planting project with the Kano State Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and a back-to-school drive.

    Schoolgirls planting seedlings during the YALI Kano tree-planting project
  2. Fellowship

    Fellow

    YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa

    Fellowship of the Young African Leaders Initiative's West Africa regional leadership centre.

  3. Committee & delegate2025

    Delegate & Protocol Committee Member

    YALI National Summit 2025

    Attended as a delegate and served on the summit's protocol committee.

  4. Committee & delegate2024

    Delegate & General Duties Committee Member

    YALI National Summit 2024

    Attended as a delegate and served on the general duties committee.

  5. Leadership role

    Kano State Coordinator

    Africa Bridge Initiative

    Coordinates the initiative's activities in Kano State.

  6. Programme selection2023

    Youth Leadership Development Programme — 2023 Cohort

    LEAP Africa

    Selected for LEAP Africa's Youth Leadership Development Programme, supported by the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund.

    LEAP Africa announcement card for Maharaz's selection into the 2023 Youth Leadership Development Programme
  7. Programme selection

    SDGs Advocate Programme — Cohort 8

    SDSN Youth Nigeria

    Accepted into the Sustainable Development Solutions Network's SDGs Advocate Programme.

    SDSN Youth Nigeria card announcing Maharaz's acceptance into the SDGs Advocate Programme, Cohort 8

Professional community

  1. Leadership role

    Chair / Principal Lead

    Young Crew IPMA Nigeria

    Leads the young professionals' arm of the International Project Management Association in Nigeria.

  2. Volunteer service

    Local Organiser, GeCCo Competition

    Young Crew IPMA

    Organised the local round of the Global e-Case Competition for young project managers.

  3. Fellowship2021

    Fellow

    West Africa School on Internet Governance

    Fellowship on internet governance policy and multi-stakeholder processes in West Africa.

  4. Speaking

    Speaker

    American Corner Lagos

    Spoke at an event hosted at American Corner Lagos. Topic and date to be added.

    Maharaz speaking at a lectern at American Corner Lagos, beside the Nigerian flag

Student & national service

  1. Leadership role2022

    Deputy President, SERVICOM Vanguard

    NYSC Orientation Camp, Awgu

    Led the camp's service-compact volunteer group during NYSC orientation.

  2. Leadership role

    Undergraduate Liaison Officer

    Naijacomm International Student Association, UPM

    Represented Nigerian undergraduates within the student association at Universiti Putra Malaysia.

    Maharaz in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in front of the Perdana Putra building

Collaborate

Tell me what you’re working on.

A project that needs delivering, an institution exploring technology, or a youth programme looking for partners. I’m happy to start with a conversation.