Business and entrepreneurship List of British Bangladeshis

abdul latif – restaurateur , viz legend known dish curry hell .
aktar islam – restaurateur, curry chef , businessman. in 2010, restaurant lasan won best local restaurant category on channel 4 s f word. in 2011, won central regional heat reach final of bbc 2 series great british menu.
aladin ali – entrepreneur, holistic coach, author, health , wellbeing advisor, , motivational speaker.
aref karim – accountant , hedge fund manager. in 1995, founded quality capital management (qcm), has assets in region of £150 million according sunday times rich list.
atique choudhury – businessman restaurant yum yum europe s largest thai restaurant.
bajloor rashid mbe – businessman , former president of bangladesh caterers association.
enam ali mbe – restaurateur , businessman. in 2005, founded british curry awards. founder, publisher , editor of spice business magazine.
foysol choudhury mbe – businessman, community activist , chairman of edinburgh , lothians regional equality council.
imran ahmed chowdhury - restaurateur, community personality, public speaker, writer, historian , public service champion.
iqbal ahmed obe – entrepreneur, , chairman , chief executive of seamark group. in 2006, became highest british bangladeshi feature on sunday times rich list (listed @ number 511). has net worth of $250 million.
iqbal wahhab obe – entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist , publisher. founded tandoori magazine , multi-award-winning restaurant cinnamon club.
jobeda ali – social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker , chief executive of 3 sisters care. in 2010, won social business leader award @ ogunte women s social leadership awards.
leepu nizamuddin awlia – car engineer, designer , coachbuilder, builds imitation supercars out of old models in workshop on discovery channel s reality television programme bangla bangers/chop shop: london garage.
mahee ferdous jalil – businessman, founder of channel s, owner of prestige auto group , television presenter.
mamun chowdhury – businessman, , founder , co-director of london tradition. in 2014, company awarded queen s award enterprise international trade in recognition of increase in sales.
muquim ahmed – entrepreneur became first bangladeshi millionaire @ age of 26 due diversification in banking, travel, chain of restaurants cafe naz group, publishing , property development.
nargis ara – pharmaceutical researcher best known being candidate on series 2 of bbc reality television programme apprentice in 2006.
nohshad shah – financial analyst works goldman sachs managing director of securities division.
noorul choudhury – mathematics teacher @ reddish vale technology college, online recruitment consultant, property business owner , fabric technologist. best known being candidate on series 5 of bbc reality television programme apprentice in 2009.
nurun ahmed – businesswoman, marketing officer peterborough city council , fashion retailer. best known being candidate on series ten of bbc reality television programme apprentice in 2014.
ragib ali – industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist , banker has net worth of $250 million.


the apprentice candidate, syed ahmed



ruby hammer mbe – fashion , beauty makeup artist, , founder of ruby & millie cosmetics brand.
sabirul islam – author, entrepreneur , motivational speaker. has written 3 self-help books , developed board game. since 2011, has spoken @ on 700 events worldwide part of inspire1million campaign.
shelim hussain mbe – entrepreneur, , founder, chairman , managing director of euro foods (uk).
siraj ali – restaurateur , philanthropist. in 2011, awarded british bangladeshi s outstanding contribution award long standing contribution hospitality , catering industry.
syed ahmed – entrepreneur, businessman , television personality. best known being candidate on series 2 of bbc reality television programme apprentice in 2006.
toffael rashid – global marketing professional works leo burnett worldwide regional planning director samsung business across asia pacific. worked in various roles unilever.
mohammad ajman tommy miah mbe – celebrity chef , restaurateur. in 1991, founded indian chef of year competition.
wali tasar uddin mbe – entrepreneur, restaurateur, community leader , chairman of bangladesh-british chamber of commerce.
waliur rahman bhuiyan obe – managing director , country head of boc bangladesh limited.
yasmin choudhury – social entrepreneur founded lovedesh, offers escorted tours , holiday packages third world countries, , amcariza foundation, charity works impoverished of bangladesh.




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