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Faisal Mahfuz, founder of FM Academy

FM Academy by Faisal Mahfuz

We do not make students.We make founders.

From dreamer to founder to empire builder. A complete path for building a business that stands on values, earns halal and runs on systems.

2007
An entrepreneur since
2010
First limited company
2012
SUFI began

Brands built along the way

  • UNIFORMAKER
  • SUFIF
  • Chamrai
  • Softozy
  • AALAA Developers
  • ZUFHAM

The founder's story

It began with a question: “Why not Bangladesh?”

Before any program, a true story. This is the road that led to FM Academy.

Faisal Mahfuz listening intently at an event
Read the full story at faisalmahfuz.com ↗
  1. Childhood

    Growing up in Madinah

    Born in Bangladesh. His childhood and early teens were spent in Madinah, near Masjid an-Nabawi.

  2. 2001–02

    Every jubba said “Made in China”

    Bangladesh makes some of the best garments in the world, yet there was not one Bangladeshi brand on those shelves. The question stayed: why not Bangladesh?

  3. 2002

    Coming home alone

    As a young teenager, carrying a large dream, he left his family in Madinah and returned to Bangladesh alone.

  4. 2002 onward

    From a village madrasa to the University of Dhaka

    He completed Dakhil and Alim. Almost everyone advised against it; he bought a single admission form, sat the test and entered the University of Dhaka. Alhamdulillah.

  5. 2007

    First earnings, and an entrepreneur's life begins

    Still a student, he chose to earn, to trade and to build.

  6. 2010

    The first limited company

    The first experience of working at scale — and the first lessons of a hard season.

  7. 2012

    SUFI — “Why not me?”

    A new beginning. “Why not Bangladesh?” became “Why not me?” — and SUFI was born.

  8. The building years

    One institution after another

    UNIFORMAKER, SUFIF, Chamrai, Softozy, AALAA Developers, ZUFHAM — serving customers at home and abroad.

  9. Today

    It cannot be done alone, so he builds founders

    His childhood prayer was to help feed, give water to and care for millions. That cannot be done alone. So there is FM Academy: a place that makes founders.

Four tracks

A founder is built from four sides

These four tracks run alongside all three stages.

  • Founder Maker

    From idea to a profitable, halal, system-run business.

  • Skill Maker

    Marketing, sales, finance and AI — the skills that are put to work.

  • Soul Maker

    Faith, discipline and purpose. The Tahajjud Club belongs here.

  • Leader Maker

    Building a team, handing over responsibility and raising the leaders who follow you.

Faisal Mahfuz speaking on stage with a microphone

Next live session

Sample content

Live Q&A with the founder

A sample session. The real topic, date and time will appear here once the founder approves them.

Date
Time
20:00 (Asia/Dhaka) · 90 min

With: Faisal Mahfuz · 300 seats

Transformation stories

The first stories are being written

We do not show invented testimonials. The real experiences of our first learners will appear here, with their consent.

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The mission

10,000,000

halal jobs

This is a goal, not a current count. No one person can reach it — so we build founders, each of whom will create work in their own institutions. Insha'Allah.

Library and insights

Read, reflect, apply

From the library

  • TAHAJJUD

    In progress. Eight chapters structured around the letters of T-A-H-A-J-J-U-D.

  • FAJR

    In progress. Faith · Action · Justice · Resilience — built on Surah Al-Asr.

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Insights

Articles, podcast episodes and videos will be published here.

Open insights

Build what outlives you.

The journey of your institution can begin with a single decision.

Founder Scorecard

A few questions to see which stage you are on, and what comes next.

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Founder Mastery

For established founders, by application only.

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News of new programs and live sessions

Demo mode — this is a test build. No real payment or message is sent.