Indian American entrepreneur conferred 'Pride of India' award

The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) has honoured India-born entrepreneur and philanthropist, Frank Islam with the "Pride of India" award. India's Consul General in New York Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay  conferred the award upon Islam who had donated $222,000 in May this year to the Aligarh Muslim University in India, He currently heads the FI Invest Group - a firm that he established after he sold his information technology firm called the QSS Group in 2007. He has written two books on the American condition, titled "Working the Pivot Points: To Make America Work Again" (2013) and "Renewing the American Dream: A Citizen's Guide for Restoring Our Competitive Advantage" (2010). Past winners of "Pride of India" award include noted lyricist and song writer Javed Akhtar and Rehman Khan, former union minister of minority affairs in India