Asian Achievers Awards Nominees Unveiled

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Nominees have been unveiled for the 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; and internationally acclaimed music producer Naughty Boy, aka Shahid Khan.

 

Mr. CB Patel, Publisher/Editor, ABPL Group says: “We are so impressed with the quality of this years 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 September 19th 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 Achievers Awards has helped raise millions of pounds for charity and this year, the chosen charity partner is the Cherie Blair Foundation.

ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS 2014 NOMINEES

 

Business Person Of The Year

 

Kishore Lulla

Mahmud Kamani

Kirit Patel MBE

Harry Dulai

 

Entrepreneur Of The Year

 

Sukhi Ghuman

Taz And Umer Sheikh

Majid Hussain

Dr Richie Nanda

 

 

Sports Personality Of The Year

 

Dilawer Singh MBE

Neil John Taylor

Paran Singh

Manisha Tailor

 

Uniformed And Civil Services

 

Dipprasad Pun CGC

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

 

Saba Shaukat

Balvinder Kaur Sandhu

Priya Lakhani OBE

Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE

Ranjana Bell MBE

 

 

Achievement In Community Service

 

Shahien Taj

Kiran Bali MBE JP

Sajda Mughal

Wasim Gulzar Khan MBE

 

Professional Of The Year

                                   

Anu Ojha OBE

Prof. Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, FRS

Faisel Rahman OBE

Dr Sandy Gupta

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