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Muquim Ahmed
Muquim Ahmed
Born	1955 (age 68–69); Entrepreneur
Notable work	Café Naz restaurants

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Muquim Ahmed (born 1955) is a British entrepreneur of Bangladeshi origin. He is thought to be the first Brick Lane millionaire.

Biography

Ahmed arrived in East London in the early 1970s, aged 19, to study Engineering with the intention of returning to join the family business.^[1]

Having invested £2m in a bakery and a ready meals factory in

South West London, Ahmed, 55, is building a food manufacturing leg to his property and restaurant portfolio. Best known for his work in transforming the Brick Lane area of East London, later helped his father export goods from Britain and Holland to Bangladesh. He diversified into property and was a millionaire at 26. He has a £30m property portfolio while his Café Naz chain of restaurants turns over about £3.5m a year. His other interests include a travel agency.^[2]

He is also a fellow of

The University of London

References

^ "Focus: Immigrant Britain". The Sunday Times. 19-02-2006. Retrieved 19-02-2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Muquim Ahmed". The Sunday Times. 27-04-2008. Retrieved 27-04-2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[times1-1] "Focus: Immigrant Britain". The Sunday Times. 19-02-2006. Retrieved 19-02-2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[times2-2] "Muquim Ahmed". The Sunday Times. 27-04-2008. Retrieved 27-04-2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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-'''Muquim Ahmed''' (born 1955) is a British entrepreneur [[British Bangladeshis|of Bangladeshi origin]].
+'''Muquim Ahmed''' (born 1955) is a [[British people|British]] entrepreneur [[British Bangladeshis|of Bangladeshi origin]]. He is thought to be the first [[Brick Lane]] millionaire.
 ==Biography==
-He is thought to be the first [[Brick Lane]] millionaire. He arrived in east [[London]] in the early 1970s, aged 19, to study [[Engineering]] with the intention of returning to join the family business.<ref>{{cite news|title=Focus: Immigrant Britain |date=February 19, 2006 |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article732392.ece |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref>
+Ahmed arrived in [[East End of London|East]] [[London]] in the early 1970s, aged 19, to study [[Engineering]] with the intention of returning to join the family business.<ref name="times1">{{cite news |last= |last= |first= |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article732392.ece|title=Focus: Immigrant Britain|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date=19-02-2006|accessdate=19-02-2006}}</ref>
-Having invested {{GBP|2m}} in a bakery and a ready meals factory in [[South West (London sub region)|South West London]], Ahmed, 55, is building a food manufacturing leg to his property and restaurant portfolio. Best known for his work in transforming the Brick Lane area of east London, later helped his father export goods from Britain and Holland to Bangladesh. He diversified into property and was a millionaire at 26. He has a £30m property portfolio while his ''Café Naz'' chain of restaurants turns over about £3.5m a year. His other interests include a travel agency.<ref>Muquim Ahmed April 27, 2008 [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3815007.ece] The Sunday Times. He is a fellow of [[The University of London|Queen Mary College, The University of London]]</ref>
+Having invested {{GBP|2m}} in a bakery and a ready meals factory in [[South West (London sub region)|South West London]], Ahmed, 55, is building a food manufacturing leg to his property and restaurant portfolio. Best known for his work in transforming the Brick Lane area of East London, later helped his father export goods from Britain and Holland to Bangladesh. He diversified into property and was a millionaire at 26. He has a £30m property portfolio while his ''Café Naz'' chain of restaurants turns over about £3.5m a year. His other interests include a travel agency.<ref name="times2">{{cite news |last= |last= |first= |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article732392.ece|title=Muquim Ahmed|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date=27-04-2008|accessdate=27-04-2008}}</ref>
+He is also a fellow of [[Queen Mary, University of London|The University of London]]
 ==See also==
+*[[British Bangladeshi]]
 *[[List of British Bangladeshis]]
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