Sahar Abdur-Rashid joined Major League Soccer (MLS) as director of communications in April 2023. A member of the sports communications department, Abdur-Rashid oversees communication efforts for on-field components of the game including Competition, Regular Season and Playoff schedules and formats,and Match Day Operations while also supporting the league’s publicity efforts.

Previously, Abdur-Rashid served as an account supervisor at FleishmanHillard, a global public relations and marketing agency. As an integrated media and marketing specialist for brand and consumer properties, Abdur-Rashid played a key role in building communications campaigns, implementing executive thought leadership platforms, executing sponsorship activations, and providing counsel and management of brand reputation for global clients across a variety of verticals including sports & entertainment, DEI, consumer lifestyle, food and beverage, technology, and gaming in local, national, and international media markets.

Prior to her time at FleishmanHillard, Abdur-Rashid spent eight years at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In her duties as assistant director of media coordination & statistics, external operations Abdur-Rashid managed media operations at notable Division I Championships including the Women’s College Cup, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Championship, Women’s Volleyball Championship and Women’s College World Series. She also served as a liaison to athletic communication departments and was responsible for statistical and historical compilation. In 2017, she founded and launched a DEI grant program (NCAA Inclusion CoSIDA grant). The initiative sponsors six recipients from Division I, Division II, & Division III levels of athletic communications to visit the association’s national office, attend the industry's annual convention & participate in a year-long mentoring program.

A native of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Abdur-Rashid is a graduate of Temple University (Pa.) with a bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, with a specialization in Sports and Recreation Management along with a minor in Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising. She obtained a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in Sports Business from Saint Leo’s University (Fla.).