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Nominees unveiled for 14th Asian achievers awards

The nominations for the 14th annual Asian Achievers Awards have been revealed. Among them are:
clothing tycoon, Mahmud Kamani of boohoo.com;
footballer and founder of PS14, Paran Singh;
writer Hanif Kureishi CBE;
internationally acclaimed music producer Naughty Boy, aka Shahid Khan.

Mr CB Patel, publisher and editor of the Asian Business Publications Ltd (ABPL) Group, said: “We are so impressed with the quality of this year’s nomination list and would like to thank everyone who nominated. The Asian Achievers Awards prides itself on showcasing remarkable people and role models and our 2014 nominee list exemplifies that perfectly. This years awards event is shaping up to be the biggest one yet and we are all incredibly excited.”

The organisers were overwhelmed with entries this year, as in addition to submitting nominees through the Asian Voice newspaper and the awards official website, many took to social media, such as twitter and instagram, to send their nominations.

Taking place on 19th September at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, the Asian Achievers Awards celebrates individuals who are responsible for bringing the South Asian community to the centre stage.

Since launching 14 years ago, The Asian Awards has helped raise millions of pounds for charity, and this year the chosen charity partner is the Cherie Blair Foundation.

For more information, go to www.asianachieversawards.com .

 

Asian Achievers Awards 2014 Nominees

Business Person of the Year
Mahmud Kamani
Kishore Lulla
Kirit Patel MBE
Harry Dulai

Entrepreneur of the Year
Taz And Umer Sheikh
Majid Hussain
Sukhi Ghuman
Dr Richie Nanda

Sports Personality of the Year
Dilawer Singh MBE
Neil John Taylor
Paran Singh
Manisha Tailor

Uniformed and Civil Services
Dipprasad Pun
Millie Banerjee CBE
Kul Mahay
Nazir Afzal OBE

Media, Arts and Culture
Shahid Khan (aka Naughty Boy)
Akram Khan MBE
Hanif Kureishi CBE
Samira Ahmed

Woman of the Year
Priya Lakhani
Saba Shaukat
Balvinder Kaur Sandhu
Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE
Ranjana Bell MBE

Achievement in Community Service
Shahien Taj
Wasim Gulzar Khan MBE
Kiran Bali MBE JP
Sajda Mughal

Professional Of The Year
Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee FRS
Anu Ojha OBE
Faisel Rahman OBE
Dr Sandy Gupta

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