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| name = Iqbal Ahmed
|honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| name = Iqbal Ahmed
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956}}
| ethnicity = [[Bengali people|Bengali]]
| birth_place = [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]
| death_date =
| birth_place = [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]
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| residence = [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]],<br />[[United Kingdom]]
| death_place =
| residence = [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]], [[United Kingdom]]
| nationality = [[British people|British]]
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| nationality = [[British people|British]]
| ethnicity = [[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]]
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| ethnicity = [[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]]
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| alma_mater = City College Westminister
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| occupation = Chairman & Chief Executive of Seamark Group <ref>[http://www.bbcc.org.uk/iqbal.htm Iqbal Ahmed] Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref>
| alma_mater = City College Westminister
| home_town = [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]]
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| occupation = Chairman & Chief Executive of Seamark Group <ref>[http://www.bbcc.org.uk/iqbal.htm Iqbal Ahmed] Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref>
| networth = {{steady}} [[Pound sterling|£]]120 million (2008) <ref name=list/>
| networth = {{steady}} [[Pound sterling|£]]120 million (2008) <ref name=list />
| home_town = [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.seamark.co.uk/}}
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| website = [http://www.seamark.co.uk/ Seamark Group]
}}
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'''Iqbal Ahmed''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ({{lang-bn|ইকবাল আহমেদ}}; born 1956), is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[entrepreneur]] of [[Bangladesh]]i origin. Based in [[Manchester]], he made his fortune in [[shrimp]]. The success of his two companies, Seamark and Ibco, have turned him into one of the UK's richest men. He is also the highest [[British Bangladeshi]] to feature on the [[Sunday Times Rich List]].
'''Iqbal Ahmed''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ({{lang-bn|ইকবাল আহমেদ}}; born 1956), is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[entrepreneur]] of [[Bangladesh]]i origin. Based in [[Manchester]], he made his fortune in [[shrimp]]. The success of his two companies, Seamark and Ibco, have turned him into one of the UK's richest men. He is also the highest [[British Bangladeshi]] to feature on the [[Sunday Times Rich List]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ahmed was born in [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref>Peter Foster (2 December 2006) [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1535827/Britains-Bengalis-stage-great-curry-takeaway.html Britain's Bengalis stage great curry takeaway] Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref> He moved to the [[United Kingdom]] in 1971 at the age of 15. He attended the [[City College]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}} in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]], and a few years later he joined his family's business located in [[Oldham]], which his brothers Kamal and Bilal joined later after the business expanded.
Ahmed was born in [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Foster|first=Peter|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1535827/Britains-Bengalis-stage-great-curry-takeaway.html|title=Britain's Bengalis stage great curry takeaway|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=02-12-2006|accessdate=02-12-2006}}</ref> In 1971, he moved to the [[United Kingdom]] at the age of 15. He attended the City College in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]], and a few years later he joined his family’s business located in [[Oldham]], which his brothers Kamal and Bilal joined later after the business expanded.


==Seamark Group==
==Seamark Group==
[[File:Ibco Brand.JPG|thumb|180px|Seamark products sold in Bangladeshi grocery stores]]
[[File:Ibco Brand.JPG|thumb|180px|Seamark products sold in Bangladeshi grocery stores]]
The [[Seamark Group]] was created alongside with Ahmed's brothers. The company Ibco is a supplier to the catering trade and Seamark is the frozen-food processor. In 2001, Ahmed was awarded an OBE for services to international trade. He also owns a hotel development, a [[Thai cuisine|Thai]] restaurant and bar called the Vermilion and Cinnabar (opened 14 November 2007), on Hulme Hall Lane which is worth £5 million, close to the [[City of Manchester Stadium]].<ref>Chris Barry (22 October 2007) [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1020938_iqbals_25m_blueprint Iqbal's £25m blueprint] Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref> In 2004, Seamark and Iqbal brothers made a combined profit of £5.1 million on £108 million.<ref name=a>[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/160/160694_32_iqbal_kamal__and_bilal__ahmed_100m_95m.html 32. Iqbal, Kamal and Bilal Ahmed: £100m (£95m)] Manchester Evening News. 31 May 2005. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref> The Ahmed family featured in the [[Sunday Times Rich List 2006]], coming at number 511 with a total worth of £110 million.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,43509,00.html The Ahmed Family] Rich List 2006 - The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref> In 2007 however the rank fell to 574, and in 2008 to 644 at £120 million.<ref name=list>[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search/?l=17&list_name=Rich+List+2008&advsearch=1&t=1&n=The+Ahmed+family&k=&x=0&y=0&a=&r=&g=&i=&new= 2008 Rich List Search] Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref>
The [[Seamark Group]] was created alongside with Ahmed’s brothers. The company Ibco is a supplier to the catering trade and Seamark is the frozen-food processor. In 2001, Ahmed was awarded an OBE for services to international trade. He also owns a hotel development, a [[Thai cuisine|Thai]] restaurant and bar called the Vermilion and Cinnabar (opened 14 November 2007), on Hulme Hall Lane which is worth £5 million, close to the [[City of Manchester Stadium]].<ref name="manchestereveningnews2">{{cite news |last=Barry|first=Chris|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1020938_iqbals_25m_blueprint|title=Iqbal's £25m blueprint|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=22-10-2007|accessdate=22-10-2007}}</ref>


In 2004, Seamark and Iqbal brothers made a combined profit of £5.1 million on £108 million.<ref name="manchestereveningnews1">{{cite news |last=Barry|first=Chris|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/160/160694_32_iqbal_kamal__and_bilal__ahmed_100m_95m.html|title=32. Iqbal, Kamal and Bilal Ahmed: £100m (£95m)|location= |publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=31-05-2005|accessdate=31-05-2005}}</ref> The Ahmed family featured in the [[Sunday Times Rich List 2006]], coming at number 511 with a total worth of £110 million.<ref name="times">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,43509,00.html|title=The Ahmed Family|location= |work=Rich List 2006|publisher=''[[The Times]]''|date= |accessdate=04-04-2009}}</ref> In 2007 however the rank fell to 574, and in 2008 to 644 at £120 million.<ref name="list">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search/?l=17&list_name=Rich+List+2008&advsearch=1&t=1&n=The+Ahmed+family&k=&x=0&y=0&a=&r=&g=&i=&new=|title=2008 Rich List Search|location= |work=Rich List 2006|publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date= |accessdate=04-04-2009}}</ref>
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Ahmed and his family's Manchester-based business has a £200 million revenues across the city, with also a workforce of 2,000 in Bangladesh, which is where he was born.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2936992/Top-20-richest-Asians.html Top 20 richest Asians] The Telegraph. 20 April 2006. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref> The products are exported across [[Europe]] and [[Americas|America]],<ref name=a/> in popular brand names such as Mr Prawn, Lily, Classic and Tiger. In 2001, a new sales office was created in the United States to distribute products in North America, located in [[New Jersey]] and in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]].<ref name=bb/> He is popularly known by the British community, 'Mr Shrimp' or 'King Prawn'.<ref>Tamara Zaman (16 October 2008) [http://www.newagebd.com/2008/oct/10/oct10/xtra_inner4.html British Bangladeshis who have made a mark] New Age Xtra. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref>

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Ahmed and his family’s Manchester-based business has a £200 million revenues across the city, with also a workforce of 2,000 in Bangladesh, which is where he was born.<ref name="telegraph2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2936992/Top-20-richest-Asians.html|title=Top 20 richest Asians|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=20-04-2006|accessdate=20-04-2006}}</ref> The products are exported across [[Europe]] and [[Americas|America]],<ref name=manchestereveningnews1/> in popular brand names such as Mr Prawn, Lily, Classic and Tiger. In 2001, a new sales office was created in the United States to distribute products in North America, located in [[New Jersey]] and in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]].<ref name=bbwhoswho/> He is popularly known by the British community, 'Mr Shrimp' or 'King Prawn'.<ref name="newagebd">{{cite news |last=Zaman|first=Tamara|url=http://www.newagebd.com/2008/oct/10/oct10/xtra_inner4.html|title=British Bangladeshis who have made a mark|location= |work= |publisher=''New Age Xtra''|date=16-10-2008|accessdate=16-10-2008}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Iqbal Ahmed now lives in [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]]. His brothers Bilal Ahmed and Kamal Ahmed live nearby, on a private estate in the wealthy Cheshire town. He is married with three children, his son Manzur after graduated with an honors in [[Computer Science]] and Management joined Ahmed's business in the restaurant sector.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seamark+to+build+major+Thai+Restaurant+as+anchor+for+Manchester...-a0129461346 Seamark to build major Thai Restaurant as anchor for Manchester development.] Free Online Library. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.</ref> His hobbies include traveling, playing golf, tennis and swimming.<ref name=bb>[http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/Profile/Ahmed_OBE_Mr_Iqbal%20.pdf Mr Iqbal Ahmed OBE] British Bangladeshi Who's Who (British Bangla Media Group). Retrieved on 2009-04-40.</ref>
Ahmed now resides in [[Wilmslow]], [[Cheshire]]. His brothers Bilal Ahmed and Kamal Ahmed live nearby, on a private estate in the wealthy Cheshire town. He is married with three children, his son Manzur after graduated with an honors in [[Computer Science]] and Management joined Ahmed's business in the restaurant sector.<ref name="thefreelibrary">{{cite news |last=Zaman|first=Tamara|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seamark+to+build+major+Thai+Restaurant+as+anchor+for+Manchester...-a0129461346|title=Seamark to build major Thai Restaurant as anchor for Manchester development|location= |work= |publisher=''Free Online Library''|date= |accessdate=04-04-2009}}</ref>
His hobbies include traveling, playing golf, tennis and swimming.<ref name="bbwhoswho">{{cite news |last=Zaman|first=Tamara|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/Profile/Ahmed_OBE_Mr_Iqbal%20.pdf|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who 2010|location= |work= |publisher=British Bangla Media Group|date= |accessdate=04-04-2009}} Mr Iqbal Ahmed OBE</ref>


==References==
==References==
*[[British Bangladeshi]]
*[[List of British Bangladeshis]]
*[[List of British Bangladeshis]]

==External links==
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*[http://www.seamark.co.uk/ Seamark Group]


==Notes==
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Businessperson
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1956
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1956
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Sylhet, Bangladesh
| DATE OF DEATH =
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Revision as of 17:23, 26 March 2012

Iqbal Ahmed
OBE
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Sylhet, Bangladesh
NationalityBritish
Alma materCity College Westminister
OccupationChairman & Chief Executive of Seamark Group [1]
Websitewww.seamark.co.uk

Iqbal Ahmed,

British Bangladeshi to feature on the Sunday Times Rich List
.

Early life

Ahmed was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh.[3] In 1971, he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 15. He attended the City College in Westminster, and a few years later he joined his family’s business located in Oldham, which his brothers Kamal and Bilal joined later after the business expanded.

Seamark Group

Seamark products sold in Bangladeshi grocery stores

The Seamark Group was created alongside with Ahmed’s brothers. The company Ibco is a supplier to the catering trade and Seamark is the frozen-food processor. In 2001, Ahmed was awarded an OBE for services to international trade. He also owns a hotel development, a Thai restaurant and bar called the Vermilion and Cinnabar (opened 14 November 2007), on Hulme Hall Lane which is worth £5 million, close to the City of Manchester Stadium.[4]

In 2004, Seamark and Iqbal brothers made a combined profit of £5.1 million on £108 million.

Sunday Times Rich List 2006, coming at number 511 with a total worth of £110 million.[6] In 2007 however the rank fell to 574, and in 2008 to 644 at £120 million.[2]

Ahmed and his family’s Manchester-based business has a £200 million revenues across the city, with also a workforce of 2,000 in Bangladesh, which is where he was born.[7] The products are exported across Europe and America,[5] in popular brand names such as Mr Prawn, Lily, Classic and Tiger. In 2001, a new sales office was created in the United States to distribute products in North America, located in New Jersey and in Brooklyn, New York City.[8] He is popularly known by the British community, 'Mr Shrimp' or 'King Prawn'.[9]

Personal life

Ahmed now resides in

Computer Science and Management joined Ahmed's business in the restaurant sector.[10]

His hobbies include traveling, playing golf, tennis and swimming.[8]

References

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Iqbal Ahmed Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "2008 Rich List Search". Rich List 2006. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 04-04-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Foster, Peter (02-12-2006). "Britain's Bengalis stage great curry takeaway". The Telegraph. Retrieved 02-12-2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Barry, Chris (22-10-2007). "Iqbal's £25m blueprint". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22-10-2007. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b Barry, Chris (31-05-2005). "32. Iqbal, Kamal and Bilal Ahmed: £100m (£95m)". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31-05-2005. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "The Ahmed Family". Rich List 2006. The Times. Retrieved 04-04-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Top 20 richest Asians". The Telegraph. 20-04-2006. Retrieved 20-04-2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b Zaman, Tamara. "British Bangladeshi Who's Who 2010" (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. Retrieved 04-04-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) Mr Iqbal Ahmed OBE
  9. ^ Zaman, Tamara (16-10-2008). "British Bangladeshis who have made a mark". New Age Xtra. Retrieved 16-10-2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Zaman, Tamara. "Seamark to build major Thai Restaurant as anchor for Manchester development". Free Online Library. Retrieved 04-04-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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