Who Is Tanvir Sultan, MBA? The Satirical Facebook Page Explained

Perhaps you've come across the sage advice of one Tanvir Sultan, MBA in your travels on the internet. Perhaps you remember when he suggested that poor people shouldn't have kids?

While such a post may shock you for its surreal, abject capitalist cruelty, rest assured, Tanvir Sultan is not a real person.

Who Is Tanvir Sultan, MBA?

Tanvir Sultan, MBA is a satirical Facebook account posing as a business-forward, grindset-minded entrepreneur, championing the "innovations" — and inhumane business practices — stereotypically associated with Silicon Valley types. Some classic Sultan bits include advocating for even longer meetings and messing with employees offered jobs elsewhere.

Seeing his posts in the wild, it's easy to confuse "him" for the real thing, but a close look at his profile picture will give the proverbial "game" behind the account up:

The overly soft facial features, wash of beard color and uncanny stare suggest the picture Sultan is likely an AI-generated image. There are other clues on his page that hint at it being a parody. For example, his "website," tanvirsultan.com, links to a 404 page written by a very angry "employee" of Sultan's.

How Has Tanvir Sultan Spread Online?

The page has done decently well for itself, garnering over 31,000 followers since its creation in September of 2023. This was likely aided by an October 2023 incident where one of his posts made it to Twitter, and people did not know if the account was sincere.

The above post led to stern condemnation from Twitter users who believed Sultan was just another entrepreneur type posting LinkedIn-style hustle-speak and used the post to condemn such types.

However, you may rest assured that Tanvir Sultan is merely a satirical page made up by someone likely as sick with hustle grindset culture as you are. Still, there are plenty of other types who basically make the same sort of posts but sincerely in case you need to rage at someone.

For the full history of Tanvir Sultan, MBA, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.