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Sakib Awan
Sakib Awan has more than three decades of international business experience across Australia, Timor-Leste and Asia. After building an award-winning Australian export business, he co-founded East Timor Trading Group and led its development into one of Timor-Leste’s leading diversified private-sector companies.
- Chairman & Co-Founder, ETT Group (2002)
- Award-winning Australian exporter (1993 & 1994)
- Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, East Timor Trading Group
- Honorary Consul of Mexico (1993-2005)
- Gold Cross Medal of Merit, Poland (2021)
- 15 years in international hotel management
- Founder of Darwin Export Business, serving 10 Asian markets
- Honorary Consul General of Poland (2012-2020)
- 18 years in international hotel management
- Duke of Edinburg awards, Ambassador
- Order of Timor-Leste (2012)
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Neelofer Awan
Neelofer Awan has more than two decades of executive experience across the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Australia and Timor-Leste. She has played a central role in ETTG’s administration, people-focused culture, hospitality, distribution and long-term strategy.
- Co-Founder, East Timor Trading Group (2002)
- 22+ years of executive leadership
- Experience across pharmaceuticals, advertising, hospitality and distribution
- Champion of education, clean water & women’s empowerment
- Industry-leading employee retention through people-focused leadership
- Duke of Edinburg awards, Ambassador
- Order of Timor-Leste (2023)
Zeenat Awan Aluwihare
Zeenat Awan Aluwihare brings more than 15 years of experience across business, tourism, hospitality and education in Australia and Timor-Leste. She leads ETTG’s corporate and social responsibility strategy, building partnerships that strengthen education, community development and sustainable impact
- 15 years in business, tourism, hospitality & education
- National Ambassador, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Australia
- Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Poland in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste since July 2020
- Co-developed four community preschools across Timor-Leste
- Leads ETTG’s community development and social impact initiatives
- Advocate for education, sustainable development and philanthropy
- Timor-Leste recognition: exact title to be confirmed before publication
Honors earned across two decades and three nations.
Order of Timor-Leste
The nation’s highest civilian honour, awarded to the founder.
Office of the President, Timor-Leste
Gold Cross Medal of Merit
State recognition of service to Polish–Timorese relations.
Republic of Poland
NT Exporter of the Year
Two consecutive years, a decade before ETTG was founded.
Northern Territory, Australia
Paul Harris Fellow
For tangible and significant contributions to the community.
Rotary International
Duke of Edinburgh Ambassador
Championing youth development across the region.
Award Australia
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