Rockstar —Shahamat Uddin

Rockstar —Shahamat Uddin

Shahamat Uddin is a media supervisor at Praytell Agency specializing in cultural communications and travel public relations. He serves as the agency’s lead for their LGBTQ+ ERG and has pioneered to transform the agency’s internal and external offerings to uplift, empower, and support queer and trans communities both at Praytell and outside of the agency. In his work, he’s integrated these skills in public relations strategy primarily for international and domestic destination marketing organizations, but also clients across food, tech, health, retail, and the nonprofit sector. Outside of his day job, he is a notable freelance journalist, contributing bylines to outlets like Vogue Magazine, The Cut, POPSUGAR, Teen Vogue, them, and more. He is currently signed to Jessica Kingsley Publishers to release an anthology of queer South Asian voices, slated to publish in the fall of 2026.