Samed Ağırbaş is an author, artist, entrepreneur and youth leader. Born in 1994 in Istanbul, he is a graduate of Architecture and Urban Planning, and is continuing his studies in business at Mississippi State University and College of William & Mary. Since the age of 15, he has actively participated in various Turkish and international NGOs, associations, foundations, and platforms as a founder, chairman, and member of youth activities. In this context, he took  part in various activities held within the scope of the 2010 European Capital of Culture, and  he contributed to the event as a member of the Field Coordination Team of the Volunteering  Program of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency.

In 2011, he established the High School Entrepreneurship Club concept and signed a protocol with the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education and various public institutions.  Within the scope of the pilot scheme initiated in Istanbul, an Entrepreneurship Club was  founded in every high school in Istanbul, and more than 10,804 events were organized within  a year. Following that, the project's success attracted the attention of the Ministry of National Education. The Ministry sent a circular to all the high schools across Türkiye to establish Entrepreneurship Clubs. Today, there are more than 3000 Entrepreneurship Clubs in Türkiye.

Elected as the Chairman of the Youth Assembly of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in 2014, Ağırbaş also presided over the Youth Assembly of the Turkish Union of Municipalities and the Youth Working Group of the World Humanitarian Summit. He played an active role in the organization of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Türkiye and coordinated the  official Youth Pre-Forum during the WHS, where he chaired a drafting committee to author  and adopt the Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action. As the Government of Türkiye’s youth representative to the Habitat III summit, organized every 20 years by the United Nations, he participated in various international events held by the UN, OECD, and EU as a speaker and a moderator. He has attended numerous national and international trainings, research events, and seminars. He has been granted many national and international awards for his active contribution to youth, entrepreneurship, and education.

In addition to his book titled Gece Gündüz İstanbul (Night and Day Istanbul), made up of photographs he took and published in English and Turkish, and his academic work titled Osmanlı Mimarisinde Tezyinat- Mimar Sinan’ın Eserleri (Decoration in Ottoman Architecture – Works of Architect Sinan), he has published many articles on youth, city, culture, and art. He is currently working as a youth expert for UN-Habitat.