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
