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