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Engineer with a passion for the arts, Pakenham playwright earns OAM

03/02/2026

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By day, he tinkers with complex systems that keep your calls connected, but by night he is all about the arts, so much so that Mohammad Kamruzzaman has earned one of the highest honours in the country. The Pakenham local has received a Medal of…

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Engineer with a passion for the arts, Pakenham playwright earns OAM

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