Rizwan Ahamd is former Deputy Director (Admn/Programmes, Head of Office), Directorate of Film Festivals/ International Film Festival of India (IFFI Goa), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

He is an Administrator, Educationist and Media professional with over 20 years of rich exposure to various functions related to Administration, Academics and Media, handling a comprehensive range of responsibilities in Administration, Film/Television/New Media Production, Academics, Policy planning, Trainings, e-Learning, Distance Education etc. Having spend nearly two decade in the Ministerial, Academic Institution and Media setups, he has looked after multiple responsibilities such as Deputy Director(Admn/Programms), Head of Office, Welfare Officer, Grievance Officer, International Film Festival of India Goa, CPIO, Cultural Exchange Programmes, Participation in Film Festivals in India and abroad, Organisation of National Film Awards, Print Unit(film print preservation and handling), Technical (Civil/Electrical)Upgradation Projects etc at DFF, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India as well as Film/TV and e-content production in Academic and Professional setups.

Rizwan Ahamd currently works as Director, Instructional Media Centre, MANUU (A Central University under Ministry of Education, Govt of India), Hyderabad and leads a huge team of Film, Television,Radio professionals. He has taken several pathbreaking digital initiatives in the field of e-learning, Media and Education. Under his leadership several of IMC’s initiatives have been appreciated at National and International platforms. Under his leadership, he launched several outreach programmes and the university was introduced to the social media platforms which has put the Centre on global map. He was instrumental in launching the YouTube channel for higher education, MANUU Knowledge Series, Meet The Media Veterans Virtual Series, E-content platforms etc which have been widely appreciated. Under his leadership, the centre has signed several National and International MOUs with prestigious Academic and Media organisations.