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==Business==
==Business==
{{See also|Business of British Bangladeshis|Bangladesh Caterers Association UK}}
{{See also|Business of British Bangladeshis|Bangladesh Caterers Association UK}}
* Mr Jubed Ali - Owner of Passage to India Restaurant est in 1984 based in Liverpool and is a national, international property tycoon in Liverpool, England Dubai Spain, marbella. He is currently on the Times Rich List with a estimated worth of 350 million.
* [[Abdul Latif (restaurateur)|Abdul Latif]] – Restauranteur known for his dish “Curry Hell.”<ref name="telegraphtasaruddin">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1576383/Abdul-Latif.html|title=Obituaries: Abdul Latif|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=24 January 2008|accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref>
* [[Abdul Latif (restaurateur)|Abdul Latif]] – Restauranteur known for his dish “Curry Hell.”<ref name="telegraphtasaruddin">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1576383/Abdul-Latif.html|title=Obituaries: Abdul Latif|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=24 January 2008|accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref>
* [[Enam Ali]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Restaurateur and founder of the ''[[British Curry Awards]]'' and publisher and editor ''Spice Business Magazine''and owener of multi-award winning restaurant Le Raj restaurant Epsom, Surrey .<ref name="menmediaali">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/news/business/s/1088242|title="Curry industry supremo is awarded MBE"|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=2 January 2009|accessdate=11 April 2011}}</ref>
* [[Enam Ali]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Restaurateur and founder of the ''[[British Curry Awards]]'' and publisher and editor ''Spice Business Magazine''.<ref name="menmediaali">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/news/business/s/1088242|title="Curry industry supremo is awarded MBE"|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=2 January 2009|accessdate=11 April 2011}}</ref>
* [[Iqbal Ahmed]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] – Entrepreneur, chairman and chief executive of ''Seamark Group'' made his fortune in shrimp. The highest [[British Bangladeshi]] to feature on the [[Sunday Times Rich List]] (placed at number 511 in 2006).<ref name="timesonlineahmed">{{cite news |last= Bremner|first= Charles|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,43509,00.html|title=The Ahmed Family|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date=2 January 2009|accessdate=4 April 2009}}</ref>
* [[Iqbal Ahmed]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] – Entrepreneur, chairman and chief executive of ''Seamark Group'' made his fortune in shrimp. The highest [[British Bangladeshi]] to feature on the [[Sunday Times Rich List]] (placed at number 511 in 2006).<ref name="timesonlineahmed">{{cite news |last= Bremner|first= Charles|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,43509,00.html|title=The Ahmed Family|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date=2 January 2009|accessdate=4 April 2009}}</ref>
* [[Iqbal Wahhab]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist, publisher, founded ''Tandoori Magazine'', and founder of multi-award winning restaurant ''Cinnamon Club''.<ref name="startups">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.startups.co.uk/iqbal-wahhab_1.html|title=Iqbal Wahhab: The restaurateur reveals all about his investment woes, blowing budgets and winning landlords over|location= |work= |publisher=''startups.co.uk''|date=23 July 2008|accessdate=25 May 2010}} Taken from the book ''Starting Your Own Restaurant'' (Crimson Publishing)</ref>
* [[Iqbal Wahhab]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist, publisher, founded ''Tandoori Magazine'', and founder of multi-award winning restaurant ''Cinnamon Club''.<ref name="startups">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.startups.co.uk/iqbal-wahhab_1.html|title=Iqbal Wahhab: The restaurateur reveals all about his investment woes, blowing budgets and winning landlords over|location= |work= |publisher=''startups.co.uk''|date=23 July 2008|accessdate=25 May 2010}} Taken from the book ''Starting Your Own Restaurant'' (Crimson Publishing)</ref>
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* [[Councillor|Cllr]] [[Maya Ali]] – Labour Party councillor in Westwood and solicitor.<ref name="coventryobserver">{{cite news |last=Carpenter|first=Steve|url=http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2012/05/06/news-How-events-unfolded-at-the-Ricoh-Arena-38774.html|title=How events unfolded at the Ricoh Arena|location=Coventry|work= |publisher=''Coventry Observer''|date=4 May 2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Councillor|Cllr]] [[Maya Ali]] – Labour Party councillor in Westwood and solicitor.<ref name="coventryobserver">{{cite news |last=Carpenter|first=Steve|url=http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2012/05/06/news-How-events-unfolded-at-the-Ricoh-Arena-38774.html|title=How events unfolded at the Ricoh Arena|location=Coventry|work= |publisher=''Coventry Observer''|date=4 May 2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Muhammad Abdullah Salique]] – Labour Party member, [[Councillor]] for [[Bethnal Green]] North ward, [[Mayor]] of [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] for 2008/09 municipal year.<ref name="bbcsalique">{{cite news |last=Saini|first=Angela|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/05/20/towerhamlets_new_cabinet_feature.shtml|title=A shake-up at the Town Hall|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC London News|BBC London]]''|date=22 May 2008|accessdate=21 March 2009}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Muhammad Abdullah Salique]] – Labour Party member, [[Councillor]] for [[Bethnal Green]] North ward, [[Mayor]] of [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] for 2008/09 municipal year.<ref name="bbcsalique">{{cite news |last=Saini|first=Angela|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/05/20/towerhamlets_new_cabinet_feature.shtml|title=A shake-up at the Town Hall|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC London News|BBC London]]''|date=22 May 2008|accessdate=21 March 2009}}</ref>
* [[Murad Qureshi]] – Labour Party politician, and Greater [[London Assembly]] Member.<ref name=murad>{{cite web |url=http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%E2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/|title=BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism|publisher=Qureshi Report|date=1 January 2009|accessdate=10 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Murad Qureshi]] – Labour Party politician, and Greater [[London Assembly]] Member.<ref name=murad>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%E2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/|title=BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism|work= |location= |publisher=Qureshi Report|date=1 January 2009|accessdate=10 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Shiria Khatun]] – Short listed mayoral Labour Party candidates in [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]].<ref name="express">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/162009/Muslim-leader-s-death-threat-calls-over-dress|title=Muslim Leader's Death Threat Calls Over Dress|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The_Sunday_Express#Sunday_Express|The Sunday Express]]''|date=7 March 2010|accessdate=25 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Shiria Khatun]] – Short listed mayoral Labour Party candidates in [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]].<ref name="express">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/162009/Muslim-leader-s-death-threat-calls-over-dress|title=Muslim Leader's Death Threat Calls Over Dress|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The_Sunday_Express#Sunday_Express|The Sunday Express]]''|date=7 March 2010|accessdate=25 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Syeda Amina Khatun]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Labour Party councillor for [[Tipton Green]] in the [[Sandwell|Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council]]. She was the first [[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]] woman to be elected in the [[Midlands (England)|Midlands region]] in 1999.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/page/0,13392,1114069,00.html|title=New Years Honours 2003, Order of the British Empire, Civil, MBE|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|year=2003|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Syeda Amina Khatun]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Labour Party councillor for [[Tipton Green]] in the [[Sandwell|Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council]]. She was the first [[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]] woman to be elected in the [[Midlands (England)|Midlands region]] in 1999.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/page/0,13392,1114069,00.html|title=New Years Honours 2003, Order of the British Empire, Civil, MBE|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|year=2003|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>
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* [[Cllr]] [[Rabina Khan]] – Labour Party politician, councillor in [[Shadwell]], cabinet member for housing in [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]], [[Community service|community worker]] and author of ''“Ayesha's Rainbow.”''<ref name="thenational">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-veil-should-not-be-a-barrier-between-women|title='The veil should not be a barrier between women'|location=Abu Dhabi|work= |publisher=''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]''|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Rabina Khan]] – Labour Party politician, councillor in [[Shadwell]], cabinet member for housing in [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]], [[Community service|community worker]] and author of ''“Ayesha's Rainbow.”''<ref name="thenational">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-veil-should-not-be-a-barrier-between-women|title='The veil should not be a barrier between women'|location=Abu Dhabi|work= |publisher=''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]''|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Rania Khan]] – Independent politician, councillor for [[Bromley-by-Bow]] and Cabinet member for culture and regeneration in Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. In 2006, at the age of 23, she was first elected as a councillor making her the youngest councillor in the country.<ref name="socialistworker">{{cite news |last=Bhattacharyya|first=Anindya|url=http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=8823|title=Respect kicks out Labour leadership in Tower Hamlets|work= |edition=2000|location= |publisher=''[[Socialist Worker]]''|date=13 May 2006|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Cllr]] [[Rania Khan]] – Independent politician, councillor for [[Bromley-by-Bow]] and Cabinet member for culture and regeneration in Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. In 2006, at the age of 23, she was first elected as a councillor making her the youngest councillor in the country.<ref name="socialistworker">{{cite news |last=Bhattacharyya|first=Anindya|url=http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=8823|title=Respect kicks out Labour leadership in Tower Hamlets|work= |edition=2000|location= |publisher=''[[Socialist Worker]]''|date=13 May 2006|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Rohema Miah]] – Independent policy adviser and former political advisor for the Labour Party between 1992 and 2005.<ref name="wisemuslimwomen">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/muslimwomen/bio/rohema_miah/|title=Rohema Miah|publisher=WISE Muslim Women|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Rohema Miah]] – Independent policy adviser and former political advisor for the Labour Party between 1992 and 2005.<ref name="wisemuslimwomen">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/muslimwomen/bio/rohema_miah/|title=Rohema Miah|work= |location= |publisher=WISE Muslim Women|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Rushanara Ali]] – [[Member of Parliament]], for [[Bethnal Green and Bow]] [[Constituency Labour Party|Labour Party constituency]]. First person of Bangladeshi origin to be elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]],<ref name="thisislondonrushanara">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/politics/article-23831748-rushanara-ali-becomes-first-bangladeshi-mp.do|title=Rushanara Ali becomes first Bangladeshi MP|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=7 May 2010|accessdate=11 May 2010}}</ref> and one of first three Muslim women to be elected as an Member of Parliament.<ref name="guardianali">{{cite news | first1=Jo|last1=Adetunji|first2=Mark|last2=Tran|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/07/general-election-female-muslim-mps|title=General election 2010: first female Muslim MPs elected|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=7 May 2010|accessdate=5 November 2010}}</ref>
* [[Rushanara Ali]] – [[Member of Parliament]], for [[Bethnal Green and Bow]] [[Constituency Labour Party|Labour Party constituency]]. First person of Bangladeshi origin to be elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]],<ref name="thisislondonrushanara">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/politics/article-23831748-rushanara-ali-becomes-first-bangladeshi-mp.do|title=Rushanara Ali becomes first Bangladeshi MP|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=7 May 2010|accessdate=11 May 2010}}</ref> and one of first three Muslim women to be elected as an Member of Parliament.<ref name="guardianali">{{cite news | first1=Jo|last1=Adetunji|first2=Mark|last2=Tran|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/07/general-election-female-muslim-mps|title=General election 2010: first female Muslim MPs elected|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=7 May 2010|accessdate=5 November 2010}}</ref>


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* [[Joi (band)|Farook Shamsher]] – Alternative dub<nowiki>/</nowiki>dance music DJ and record producer. He received the ''[[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2006|Commitment to Scene]]'' award at the [[UK Asian Music Awards]] [[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2006|2006]].<ref name="desihitsjoi">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/desi-hits-the-uk-amas-london-2006|title=Desi hits the UK AMA's|work= |location=London 2006|publisher=Desi Hits|date=1 January 2007|accessdate=24 August 2010}}</ref>
* [[Joi (band)|Farook Shamsher]] – Alternative dub<nowiki>/</nowiki>dance music DJ and record producer. He received the ''[[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2006|Commitment to Scene]]'' award at the [[UK Asian Music Awards]] [[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2006|2006]].<ref name="desihitsjoi">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/desi-hits-the-uk-amas-london-2006|title=Desi hits the UK AMA's|work= |location=London 2006|publisher=Desi Hits|date=1 January 2007|accessdate=24 August 2010}}</ref>
* [[Gouri Choudhury]] – Singer and music teacher.<ref name="culturalco-operationchoudhury">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/216/Lucy_Rahman|title=Gouri Choudhury|work= |location= |publisher=Cultural Co-operation|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Gouri Choudhury]] – Singer and music teacher.<ref name="culturalco-operationchoudhury">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/216/Lucy_Rahman|title=Gouri Choudhury|work= |location= |publisher=Cultural Co-operation|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Idris Rahman]] – Clarinettist, saxophonist and music producer. He has produced and mixed albums, including two [[Mercury Prize]]-nominated albums (Zoe Rahman’s second album ''“Melting Pot”'' and [[Basquiat Strings]]' debut album, ''“Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford”'') and two albums by vocalist [[Julia Biel]].<ref name="jazzservices">{{cite web |url=http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/index.php/component/directory/?task=band&id=21294|title=Zoe Rahman Quartet|publisher=''The Jazz Site''|year=2011|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Idris Rahman]] – Clarinettist, saxophonist and music producer. He has produced and mixed albums, including two [[Mercury Prize]]-nominated albums (Zoe Rahman’s second album ''“Melting Pot”'' and [[Basquiat Strings]]' debut album, ''“Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford”'') and two albums by vocalist [[Julia Biel]].<ref name="">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/index.php/component/directory/?task=band&id=21294|title=Zoe Rahman Quartet|work= |location= |publisher=''The Jazz Site''|year=2011|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jernade_Miah#Jernade_Miah|Jernade Miah]] – Singer, songwriter, signed to [[2Point9 Records]] (Doh Point Nau). He won ''[[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2011|Best Newcomer]]'' at the [[UK Asian Music Awards]] [[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2011|2011]].<ref name="desiblitzmiah">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/2011-uk-asian-music-awards-winners|title=2011 UK Asian Music Awards Winners|work= |location= |publisher=DESIblitz|date= |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="desihitsjernade">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/dh-exclusive-shahrukh-khan-calls-jernade-miah-next-big-star-20100813|title=DH! Exclusive Shahrukh Khan Calls Jernade Miah the 'Next Big Star' - on desihits.com|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>
* [[Jernade_Miah#Jernade_Miah|Jernade Miah]] – Singer, songwriter, signed to [[2Point9 Records]] (Doh Point Nau). He won ''[[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2011|Best Newcomer]]'' at the [[UK Asian Music Awards]] [[UK_Asian_Music_Awards#2011|2011]].<ref name="desiblitzmiah">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/2011-uk-asian-music-awards-winners|title=2011 UK Asian Music Awards Winners|work= |location= |publisher=DESIblitz|date= |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="desihitsjernade">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/dh-exclusive-shahrukh-khan-calls-jernade-miah-next-big-star-20100813|title=DH! Exclusive Shahrukh Khan Calls Jernade Miah the 'Next Big Star' - on desihits.com|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>
* [[Kamal Uddin (singer)|Kamal Uddin]] – Nasheed singer, songwriter,<ref name="menmediauddin">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/news/s/1107283_fundraiser_to_help_rebuild_lives_in_gaza|title=Fundraiser to help rebuild lives in Gaza|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=8 April 2009|accessdate=4 March 2012}}</ref> Imam, and teacher.<ref name="kamaluddin">{{cite web|last=Ali|first=Monuwar|url=http://www.kamaluddin.info/about.htm|title=Biography|publisher=Kamal Uddin|date= |accessdate=31 September 2012}}</ref> In September 2008, after winning the [[Islam Channel]] Nasheed Contest he performed at the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]].<ref name="GPU08Contest">{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/08/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=246|title=The Nasheed Contest|publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2008|date=2008|accessdate=31 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kamal Uddin (singer)|Kamal Uddin]] – Nasheed singer, songwriter,<ref name="menmediauddin">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/news/s/1107283_fundraiser_to_help_rebuild_lives_in_gaza|title=Fundraiser to help rebuild lives in Gaza|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=8 April 2009|accessdate=4 March 2012}}</ref> Imam, and teacher.<ref name="kamaluddin">{{cite news |last=Ali|first=Monuwar|url=http://www.kamaluddin.info/about.htm|title=Biography|work= |location= |publisher=Kamal Uddin|date= |accessdate=31 September 2012}}</ref> In September 2008, after winning the [[Islam Channel]] Nasheed Contest he performed at the [[Global Peace and Unity|Global Peace and Unity Event]].<ref name="GPU08Contest">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/08/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=246|title=The Nasheed Contest|work= |location= |publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2008|date=2008|accessdate=31 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kishon Khan]] – Jazz composer, pianist arranger and music producer.<ref name="thedailystarkhan">{{cite news |last=Al-mahmood|first=Syed Zain|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/11/01/cover.htm|title=The Wizards of Timba|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=6 November 2009|accessdate=21 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kishon Khan]] – Jazz composer, pianist arranger and music producer.<ref name="thedailystarkhan">{{cite news |last=Al-mahmood|first=Syed Zain|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/11/01/cover.htm|title=The Wizards of Timba|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=6 November 2009|accessdate=21 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[Labbayk Nasheeds]] – Nasheed group.<ref name="muslimness">{{cite news |last=Saeed|first=Heba|url=http://www.muslimness.com/2011/11/labbayk-nasheed-artists-uk.html|title=British Nasheed Artists Labbayk Deserve Praise|work= |location= |publisher=''Muslimness''|date=30 November 2011|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Labbayk Nasheeds]] – Nasheed group.<ref name="muslimness">{{cite news |last=Saeed|first=Heba|url=http://www.muslimness.com/2011/11/labbayk-nasheed-artists-uk.html|title=British Nasheed Artists Labbayk Deserve Praise|work= |location= |publisher=''Muslimness''|date=30 November 2011|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref>
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* [[State of Bengal|Saifullah 'Sam' Zaman]] – DJ and producer associated with the [[Asian Underground]] movement, recording as ''State of Bengal''.<ref name="stateofbengal">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/artists.php?artist=State_of_Bengal|title= Six Degrees Records - State of Bengal|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=8 March 2007}}</ref>
* [[State of Bengal|Saifullah 'Sam' Zaman]] – DJ and producer associated with the [[Asian Underground]] movement, recording as ''State of Bengal''.<ref name="stateofbengal">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/artists.php?artist=State_of_Bengal|title= Six Degrees Records - State of Bengal|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=8 March 2007}}</ref>
* [[Shahin Badar]] – Singer and songwriter best known for vocals on [[The Prodigy]]’s single ''[[Smack My Bitch Up]]'', which earned her a [[Music recording sales certification|Double Platinum award]].<ref name="desiblitzbadar">{{cite news |last= |first=Indi|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/shahin-badar|title=Exclusive Shahin Badar interview|work= |location= |publisher=DESIblitz|date=30 July 2009|accessdate=24 October 2010}}</ref>
* [[Shahin Badar]] – Singer and songwriter best known for vocals on [[The Prodigy]]’s single ''[[Smack My Bitch Up]]'', which earned her a [[Music recording sales certification|Double Platinum award]].<ref name="desiblitzbadar">{{cite news |last= |first=Indi|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/shahin-badar|title=Exclusive Shahin Badar interview|work= |location= |publisher=DESIblitz|date=30 July 2009|accessdate=24 October 2010}}</ref>
* [[Sohini Alam]] – Singer for bands [[Lokkhi Terra]]<ref name="ronniescotts">{{cite web |url=http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/828-lokkhi-terra|title=Lokkhi Terra at Ronnie Scott’s|publisher=Ronnie Scott’s|date= |accessdate=17 April 2012}}</ref> and Khiyo.<ref name="offwestend">{{cite web |url=http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/plays/view/6320|title=Khiyo, by Sohini at Tara Studio|publisher=OffWestEnd|date= |accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sohini Alam]] – Singer for bands [[Lokkhi Terra]]<ref name="ronniescotts">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/828-lokkhi-terra|title=Lokkhi Terra at Ronnie Scott’s|work= |location= |publisher=Ronnie Scott’s|date= |accessdate=17 April 2012}}</ref> and Khiyo.<ref name="offwestend">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/plays/view/6320|title=Khiyo, by Sohini at Tara Studio|work= |location= |publisher=OffWestEnd|date= |accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Suzana Ansar]] – Singer, actress, and television presenter based in the UK and Bangladesh. She released her debut band album ''[[Suzana Ansar with Khansar]]'' in 2009.<ref name="baishakhimela">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.baishakhimela.org.uk/allen_ansar_khansar.html|title=Suzana Ansar with KHANSAR|work= |location= |publisher=A Baishakhi Mela in Banglatown, Brick Lane|date=23 May 2010|accessdate=5 September 2010}} </ref>
* [[Suzana Ansar]] – Singer, actress, and television presenter based in the UK and Bangladesh. She released her debut band album ''[[Suzana Ansar with Khansar]]'' in 2009.<ref name="baishakhimela">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.baishakhimela.org.uk/allen_ansar_khansar.html|title=Suzana Ansar with KHANSAR|work= |location= |publisher=A Baishakhi Mela in Banglatown, Brick Lane|date=23 May 2010|accessdate=5 September 2010}} </ref>
* [[Zoe Rahman]] – Jazz composer, and pianist. She won the ''Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year'' Award 1999.<ref name="guardianzoerahman">{{cite news |last=Fordham|first=John|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/nov/18/jazz.shopping1|title=Review: Zoe Rahman, Melting Pot|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=18 November 2005|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref>
* [[Zoe Rahman]] – Jazz composer, and pianist. She won the ''Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year'' Award 1999.<ref name="guardianzoerahman">{{cite news |last=Fordham|first=John|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/nov/18/jazz.shopping1|title=Review: Zoe Rahman, Melting Pot|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=18 November 2005|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref>
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* [[Nazrin Choudhury]] – Screenwriter, and actress on drama serials.<ref name="guardiannazrin">{{cite news |last=Daoust|first=Phil|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/nov/02/radio.tvandradio|title=Pick of the day|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=2 November 2005|accessdate=9 February 2011}}</ref> Her critically acclaimed radio play ''“Mixed Blood”''<ref name="radiolistings">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/m/mi/mixed_blood.html|title=Mixed Blood|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> won the ''[[Richard Imison Award]]'' 2006.
* [[Nazrin Choudhury]] – Screenwriter, and actress on drama serials.<ref name="guardiannazrin">{{cite news |last=Daoust|first=Phil|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/nov/02/radio.tvandradio|title=Pick of the day|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=2 November 2005|accessdate=9 February 2011}}</ref> Her critically acclaimed radio play ''“Mixed Blood”''<ref name="radiolistings">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/m/mi/mixed_blood.html|title=Mixed Blood|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> won the ''[[Richard Imison Award]]'' 2006.
* [[Ruhul Amin (film director)|Ruhul Amin]] – Film director who has made 13 films for the [[BBC]] and [[Channel 4]] including 1986 TV feature film drama ''A Kind of English''.<ref name="imdbamin">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483921/|title=A Kind of English (TV 1986)|work= |location= |publisher=''[[IMDb]]''|date= |accessdate= }}</ref> Most of them are documentaries and experimental dramas.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ali|first=Arif|title=Third World impact|year=1988|publisher=Hansib Pub.|isbn=978-1-870518-04-8|pages=512|page=80|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=xqvNTIKcDYimsQOJ4uSQDg&ct=result&id=OV1nAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22rahul+amin%22+film&q=%22rahul+amin%22#search_anchor|accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref>
* [[Ruhul Amin (film director)|Ruhul Amin]] – Film director who has made 13 films for the [[BBC]] and [[Channel 4]] including 1986 TV feature film drama ''A Kind of English''.<ref name="imdbamin">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483921/|title=A Kind of English (TV 1986)|work= |location= |publisher=''[[IMDb]]''|date= |accessdate= }}</ref> Most of them are documentaries and experimental dramas.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ali|first=Arif|title=Third World impact|year=1988|publisher=Hansib Pub.|isbn=978-1-870518-04-8|pages=512|page=80|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=xqvNTIKcDYimsQOJ4uSQDg&ct=result&id=OV1nAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22rahul+amin%22+film&q=%22rahul+amin%22#search_anchor|accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref>
* [[Sadik Ahmed]] – Film director, cinematographer, and writer.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Clarke|first=Cath|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/may/01/world-cinema|title=First sight: Sadik Ahmed|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=1 February 2011|accessdate=17 April 2010}}</ref> Wrote and directed international award winning short film ''“Tanju Miah”,'' which was official selected and the first Bangladeshi film in the [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]], [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]], and [[Amsterdam Film eXperience|Amsterdam]] film festivals in 2007.<ref name="nftsfilmawards">{{cite web |url=http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/index.php?module=Film&action=Film&film_id=231|title=Tanju Miah|publisher=National Film and Television School|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Also directed critically acclaimed feature film ''[[The Last Thakur]]'' in 2007 which opened screenings at the [[London Film Festival|London]], [[Dubai International Film Festival|Dubai]], [[Mumbai International Film Festival|Mumbai]], [[New York Film Festival|New York]] and other film festivals. <ref name="thedailystarmiah">{{cite news |last=Mahmud|first=Jamil|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=224683|title=Western approach, Bangladeshi soul|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=3 March 2012|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sadik Ahmed]] – Film director, cinematographer, and writer.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Clarke|first=Cath|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/may/01/world-cinema|title=First sight: Sadik Ahmed|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=1 February 2011|accessdate=17 April 2010}}</ref> Wrote and directed international award winning short film ''“Tanju Miah”,'' which was official selected and the first Bangladeshi film in the [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]], [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]], and [[Amsterdam Film eXperience|Amsterdam]] film festivals in 2007.<ref name="nftsfilmawards">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/index.php?module=Film&action=Film&film_id=231|title=Tanju Miah|work= |location= |publisher=National Film and Television School|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Also directed critically acclaimed feature film ''[[The Last Thakur]]'' in 2007 which opened screenings at the [[London Film Festival|London]], [[Dubai International Film Festival|Dubai]], [[Mumbai International Film Festival|Mumbai]], [[New York Film Festival|New York]] and other film festivals. <ref name="thedailystarmiah">{{cite news |last=Mahmud|first=Jamil|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=224683|title=Western approach, Bangladeshi soul|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=3 March 2012|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Shefali Chowdhury]] – Actress best known for playing the role of [[Parvati Patil]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter film series]]''.<ref name="snitchseeker">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/afshan-azad-deathly-hallows-julie-christie-shirley-henderson-wont-return/|title=Harry Potter Message Boards|work= |location= |publisher=''SnitchSeeker.com''|date= |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Shefali Chowdhury]] – Actress best known for playing the role of [[Parvati Patil]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter film series]]''.<ref name="snitchseeker">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/afshan-azad-deathly-hallows-julie-christie-shirley-henderson-wont-return/|title=Harry Potter Message Boards|work= |location= |publisher=''SnitchSeeker.com''|date= |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Sophiya Haque]] – Actress, singer and video jockey.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |last=Holla|first=Anand|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sophiya-Haque-led-a-life-as-colourful-as-her-repertoire/articleshow/18070777.cms|title='Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire'|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[The Times of India]]''|date=19 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="thestage">{{cite news |last=Piper|first=Stuart|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2013/01/sophiya-haque/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheStageFeatures+%28The+Stage+%2F+Features%29|title=Sophiya Haque|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Stage]]''|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> She is best known for playing the role of Poppy Morales in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' between 2008 and 2009.<ref name="dailymailhaque">{{cite news |last=Sheridan|first=Emily|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2264061/Former-Coronation-Street-actress-Sophiya-Haque-41-dies-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml|title=Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque, 41, dies of cancer|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|date=17 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="thesunhaque">{{cite news |last=Llewellyn|first=Angharad|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/4750994/Former-Corrie-star-Sophiya-Haque-dies-weeks-after-cancer-diagnosis.html|title=Former Corrie star Sophiya Haque dies weeks after cancer diagnosis|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''|date=17 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Sophiya Haque]] – Actress, singer and video jockey.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |last=Holla|first=Anand|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sophiya-Haque-led-a-life-as-colourful-as-her-repertoire/articleshow/18070777.cms|title='Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire'|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[The Times of India]]''|date=19 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="thestage">{{cite news |last=Piper|first=Stuart|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2013/01/sophiya-haque/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheStageFeatures+%28The+Stage+%2F+Features%29|title=Sophiya Haque|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Stage]]''|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> She is best known for playing the role of Poppy Morales in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' between 2008 and 2009.<ref name="dailymailhaque">{{cite news |last=Sheridan|first=Emily|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2264061/Former-Coronation-Street-actress-Sophiya-Haque-41-dies-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml|title=Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque, 41, dies of cancer|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|date=17 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="thesunhaque">{{cite news |last=Llewellyn|first=Angharad|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/4750994/Former-Corrie-star-Sophiya-Haque-dies-weeks-after-cancer-diagnosis.html|title=Former Corrie star Sophiya Haque dies weeks after cancer diagnosis|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''|date=17 January 2013|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref>
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* [[Kaniz Ali]] – Makeup artist and freelance beauty columnist.<ref name="shoutarabia">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.shoutarabia.com/2010/09/29/the-make-up-of-kaniz-ali/|title=The Make-up of Kaniz Ali|location= |work= |publisher=''Shout Confidential''|date=29 September 2010|accessdate=3 February 2011}}</ref> She won ''Best Make-Up Artist'' category at the 2011 International Asian Fashion Awards.<ref name="pukkapr">{{cite news |last=Chrysanthou|first=Gina|url=http://www.pukkapr.com/news/view.aspx?id=110|title=International Asian Fashion Awards|location= |work= |publisher=''Pukka PR''|date=25 November 2011|accessdate=3 February 2011}}</ref>
* [[Kaniz Ali]] – Makeup artist and freelance beauty columnist.<ref name="shoutarabia">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.shoutarabia.com/2010/09/29/the-make-up-of-kaniz-ali/|title=The Make-up of Kaniz Ali|location= |work= |publisher=''Shout Confidential''|date=29 September 2010|accessdate=3 February 2011}}</ref> She won ''Best Make-Up Artist'' category at the 2011 International Asian Fashion Awards.<ref name="pukkapr">{{cite news |last=Chrysanthou|first=Gina|url=http://www.pukkapr.com/news/view.aspx?id=110|title=International Asian Fashion Awards|location= |work= |publisher=''Pukka PR''|date=25 November 2011|accessdate=3 February 2011}}</ref>
* [[Rezia Wahid]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Award-winning textile artist whose work has been exhibited both in the UK and abroad.<ref name="guardianwahid">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/617919.teacher_has_woven_her_way_to_an_mbe/|title=Teacher has woven her way to an MBE|work= |location= |publisher=''Guardian Series''|date=29 July 2005|accessdate=6 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Rezia Wahid]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Award-winning textile artist whose work has been exhibited both in the UK and abroad.<ref name="guardianwahid">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/617919.teacher_has_woven_her_way_to_an_mbe/|title=Teacher has woven her way to an MBE|work= |location= |publisher=''Guardian Series''|date=29 July 2005|accessdate=6 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Ruby Hammer]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Fashion and beauty makeup artist,<ref name="femaleentrepreneurassociation">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/magazine/from-international-makeup-artist-to-successful-entrepreneur-ruby-hammer-shares-her-inspirational-story/|title=From International Makeup Artist to Successful Entrepreneur – Ruby Hammer Shares Her Inspirational Story|location= |work= |publisher=''Female Entrepreneur Association''|date=24 October 2011|accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> and founder of ''Ruby & Millie'' cosmetics brand.<ref name="thetrustedbeautyguide">{{cite web |url=http://www.thetrustedbeautyguide.co.uk/#/ruby-eyes/4533901282|title=Ruby Hammer - Eyes - The Trusted Beauty Guide|accessdate= }}</ref>
* [[Ruby Hammer]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Fashion and beauty makeup artist,<ref name="femaleentrepreneurassociation">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/magazine/from-international-makeup-artist-to-successful-entrepreneur-ruby-hammer-shares-her-inspirational-story/|title=From International Makeup Artist to Successful Entrepreneur – Ruby Hammer Shares Her Inspirational Story|location= |work= |publisher=''Female Entrepreneur Association''|date=24 October 2011|accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> and founder of ''Ruby & Millie'' cosmetics brand.<ref name="thetrustedbeautyguide>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thetrustedbeautyguide.co.uk/#/ruby-eyes/4533901282|title=Ruby Hammer – Eyes|work= |location= |publisher=The Trusted Beauty Guide|date= |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ruh al-Alam]] – Islamic artist, and founder of [[Islamic calligraphy|Islamic calligraphic]] artwork project ''Visual Dhikr''.<ref name="visualdhikr">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.visualdhikr.com/|title=Visual Dhikr|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name="visualdhikr">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.pspthebeautifulscript.com/artists/ruhal.html|title=PSP - the beautiful script|work= |location= |publisher= |date=5 June 2009|accessdate= }} Ruh al-'Alam</ref>
* [[Ruh al-Alam]] – Islamic artist, and founder of [[Islamic calligraphy|Islamic calligraphic]] artwork project ''Visual Dhikr''.<ref name="visualdhikr">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.visualdhikr.com/|title=Visual Dhikr|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name="visualdhikr">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.pspthebeautifulscript.com/artists/ruhal.html|title=PSP - the beautiful script|work= |location= |publisher= |date=5 June 2009|accessdate= }} Ruh al-'Alam</ref>
* [[Runa Islam]] – Film and photography visual artist, nominated for the ''[[2008 Turner Prize|Turner Prize 2008]]''.<ref name="newagebdIslam">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2008/oct/10/oct10/xtra_inner4.html|title=British-Bangladeshis who have made a mark|work= |location= |publisher=''New Age Xtra''|date=10-16 October 2008 |accessdate=22 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="runa">{{cite news |last=Davies|first=Serena|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3648626/A-cable-car-named-desire.html|title=A cable car named desire|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=10 December 2005|accessdate=22 November 2008}}</ref>
* [[Runa Islam]] – Film and photography visual artist, nominated for the ''[[2008 Turner Prize|Turner Prize 2008]]''.<ref name="newagebdIslam">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2008/oct/10/oct10/xtra_inner4.html|title=British-Bangladeshis who have made a mark|work= |location= |publisher=''New Age Xtra''|date=10-16 October 2008 |accessdate=22 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="runa">{{cite news |last=Davies|first=Serena|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3648626/A-cable-car-named-desire.html|title=A cable car named desire|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=10 December 2005|accessdate=22 November 2008}}</ref>
* [[Sanchita Islam]] – Artist, writer and filmmaker.<ref name="creativecase">{{cite news |last=Marino|first=Elisabetta|url=http://disabilityarts.creativecase.org.uk/?location_id=1572&item=2524|title=Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam|work= |location= |publisher=''The Creative Case for Diversity''|date=7 January 2012|page=3|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> In 1999, she founded ''Pigment Explosion'', which has branched out into projects including film, painting, drawing, writing and photography..<ref name="hixsoho">{{cite web |url=http://www.hixsoho.co.uk/artwork/75/|title=Sanchita Islam|publisher=Hix|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Sanchita Islam]] – Artist, writer and filmmaker.<ref name="creativecase">{{cite news |last=Marino|first=Elisabetta|url=http://disabilityarts.creativecase.org.uk/?location_id=1572&item=2524|title=Bridging Gaps: an interview with Sanchita Islam|work= |location= |publisher=''The Creative Case for Diversity''|date=7 January 2012|page=3|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> In 1999, she founded ''Pigment Explosion'', which has branched out into projects including film, painting, drawing, writing and photography..<ref name="hixsoho">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.hixsoho.co.uk/artwork/75/|title=Sanchita Islam|work= |location= |publisher=Hix|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
[[File:Andymiah2009.jpg|thumb|right|70px|[[Andy Miah]]]]
[[File:Andymiah2009.jpg|thumb|right|70px|[[Andy Miah]]]]
*[[Andy Miah]] – Professor in Ethics & Emerging Technologies and Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre<ref name="telegraphmiah">{{cite news |last= Davies|first= Serena|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3648626/A-cable-car-named-desire.html|title=Creative Futures Institute @ University of the West of Scotland|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location= London|publisher= |date=10 December 2005|accessdate= }}</ref> at the [[University of the West of Scotland]].
* [[Professor|Prof]] [[Andy Miah]] – Professor in Ethics & Emerging Technologies and Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre<ref name="telegraphmiah">{{cite news |last= Davies|first= Serena|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3648626/A-cable-car-named-desire.html|title=Creative Futures Institute @ University of the West of Scotland|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location= London|publisher= |date=10 December 2005|accessdate= }}</ref> at the [[University of the West of Scotland]].
*[[Ghulam Sarwar]] – Director of the [[Muslim Educational Trust]],<ref name="muslim-ed-trust">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.muslim-ed-trust.org.uk/contactus.php#1|title=Muslim Educational Trust|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> and an internationally recognised writer on Islam in English, especially for writing and publishing the first English textbook, ''[[Islam: Beliefs and Teachings]]'', for madrasah students in Britain, which is used worldwide in [[Religious Education]] classes, especially in British schools.<ref name="muslim-ed-trust">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.awqafsa.org.za/Library%20&%20Resources/Waqf%20Articles/Waqf%20Paper%20-%20Salma.doc|title= |work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* [[Professor|Prof]] [[Ghulam Sarwar]] – Director of the [[Muslim Educational Trust]],<ref name="muslim-ed-trust">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.muslim-ed-trust.org.uk/contactus.php#1|title=Muslim Educational Trust|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> and an internationally recognised writer on Islam in English, especially for writing and publishing the first English textbook, ''[[Islam: Beliefs and Teachings]]'', for madrasah students in Britain, which is used worldwide in [[Religious Education]] classes, especially in British schools.<ref name="muslim-ed-trust">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.awqafsa.org.za/Library%20&%20Resources/Waqf%20Articles/Waqf%20Paper%20-%20Salma.doc|title= |work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Tipu Aziz|Tipu Zahed Aziz]] – Professor of [[neurosurgery]] at the [[John Radcliffe Hospital]] in Oxford, and [[lecturer]] at [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] and [[Imperial College London]] medical school.<ref name="oxfordprivatehealth">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.oxfordprivatehealth.co.uk/consultants/consultants.asp?consultantid=452|title=Prof. Tipu Aziz" |work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* [[Professor|Prof]] [[Tipu Aziz|Tipu Zahed Aziz]] – Professor of [[neurosurgery]] at the [[John Radcliffe Hospital]] in Oxford, and [[lecturer]] at [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] and [[Imperial College London]] medical school.<ref name="oxfordprivatehealth">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.oxfordprivatehealth.co.uk/consultants/consultants.asp?consultantid=452|title=Prof. Tipu Aziz" |work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>


==Literature==
==Literature==
[[File:Ed Husain.jpg|thumb|right|85px|[[Ed Husain]]]]
[[File:Ed Husain.jpg|thumb|right|85px|[[Ed Husain]]]]
* [[Ghulam Murshid]] – Author, scholar, and journalist. He's received numerous top literary awards from India and Bangladesh including the [[Bangla Academy]] award.<ref name="openlibrary">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://openlibrary.org/a/OL520257A/Ghulam_Murshid|title=Ghulam Murshid|work= |location= |publisher=Open Library|date= |accessdate=10 March 2010}}</ref>
* [[Ghulam Murshid|Dr Ghulam Murshid]] – Author, scholar, and journalist. He's received numerous top literary awards from India and Bangladesh including the [[Bangla Academy]] award.<ref name="openlibrary">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://openlibrary.org/a/OL520257A/Ghulam_Murshid|title=Ghulam Murshid|work= |location= |publisher=Open Library|date= |accessdate=10 March 2010}}</ref>
* [[Kia Abdullah]] – Novelist and journalist. She contributes to ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper<ref name="Guardianprofile">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/kiaabdullah|title=Guardian: Kia Abdullah|work=Kia Abdullah|location=London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=4 July 2008|accessdate=2 February 2009}}</ref> and has written two novels: ''Life, Love and Assimilation''<ref name="lla">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Love-Assimilation-Kia-Abdullah/dp/1897312008|title=Life, Love and Assimilation|work=Kia Abdullah|location= |publisher=''[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]''|date= |accessdate=May 2006}}</ref> and Child’s Play.<ref name="childsplay">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955807859/|title=Child's Play|work=Kia Abdullah|location= |publisher=''[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]''|date= |accessdate=December 2009}}</ref>
* [[Kia Abdullah]] – Novelist and journalist. She contributes to ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper<ref name="Guardianprofile">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/kiaabdullah|title=Guardian: Kia Abdullah|work=Kia Abdullah|location=London|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=4 July 2008|accessdate=2 February 2009}}</ref> and has written two novels: ''Life, Love and Assimilation''<ref name="lla">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Love-Assimilation-Kia-Abdullah/dp/1897312008|title=Life, Love and Assimilation|work=Kia Abdullah|location= |publisher=''[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]''|date= |accessdate=May 2006}}</ref> and Child’s Play.<ref name="childsplay">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955807859/|title=Child's Play|work=Kia Abdullah|location= |publisher=''[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]''|date= |accessdate=December 2009}}</ref>
* [[Ed Husain|Mohammed Mahbub 'Ed' Husain]] – Writer of the book ''[[The Islamist]]'' on account of his experience for five years with the [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]].<ref name="dailymailed">{{cite news |last=Wilson|first=A. N.|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054090/The-Great-Surrender-How-Britain-given-religious-fanatics-intent-destroying-way-life.html|title=The Great Surrender: How Britain has given in to the religious fanatics intent on destroying our way of life|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|date=9 September 2008|accessdate=15 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="timeout">{{cite news |last=Taylor|first=Rebecca|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/big-smoke/features/2872/islamic_extremists_in_the_east_end.html|title=Islamic extremists in the East End|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out London]]''|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=15 February 2009}}</ref>
* [[Ed Husain|Mohammed Mahbub 'Ed' Husain]] – Writer of the book ''[[The Islamist]]'' on account of his experience for five years with the [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]].<ref name="dailymailed">{{cite news |last=Wilson|first=A. N.|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054090/The-Great-Surrender-How-Britain-given-religious-fanatics-intent-destroying-way-life.html|title=The Great Surrender: How Britain has given in to the religious fanatics intent on destroying our way of life|work= |location= London|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|date=9 September 2008|accessdate=15 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="timeout">{{cite news |last=Taylor|first=Rebecca|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/big-smoke/features/2872/islamic_extremists_in_the_east_end.html|title=Islamic extremists in the East End|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out London]]''|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=15 February 2009}}</ref>
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* [[Doctor of Philosophy|Dr]] [[Muhammad Abdul Bari]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Physicist, educationalist, Secretary General of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]] from 2006 until 2010, and chairman of the [[East London Mosque]].<ref name="bbcnewsbari>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5046970.stm|title=Profile: Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari|work=''[[BBC News]]''|location= |publisher= |date=5 June 2006|accessdate=6 December 2008}}</ref>
* [[Doctor of Philosophy|Dr]] [[Muhammad Abdul Bari]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] – Physicist, educationalist, Secretary General of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]] from 2006 until 2010, and chairman of the [[East London Mosque]].<ref name="bbcnewsbari>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5046970.stm|title=Profile: Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari|work=''[[BBC News]]''|location= |publisher= |date=5 June 2006|accessdate=6 December 2008}}</ref>
* [[Faria Alam]] – Former [[Football Association]] secretary.<ref name="bbcfaria>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4231454.stm|title=PA who wooed FA's most powerful|work=''[[BBC News]]''|location= |publisher= |date=9 September 2005|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> Appeared in ''[[Celebrity_Big_Brother_2006_(UK)#Faria_Alam|Celebrity Big Brother (UK) 2006]]''.<ref name="bbcfaria>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://biogs.com/bigbrother/alam.html|title=Faria Alam|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* [[Faria Alam]] – Former [[Football Association]] secretary.<ref name="bbcfaria>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4231454.stm|title=PA who wooed FA's most powerful|work=''[[BBC News]]''|location= |publisher= |date=9 September 2005|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> Appeared in ''[[Celebrity_Big_Brother_2006_(UK)#Faria_Alam|Celebrity Big Brother (UK) 2006]]''.<ref name="bbcfaria>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://biogs.com/bigbrother/alam.html|title=Faria Alam|work= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* Dr [[Husna Ahmad]] – Chief Executive Officer of the Faith Regen Foundation. She sits on the Advisory Board to the [[East London Mosque]]<ref name="devonfaiths">{{cite news |last=Will|first=David|url=http://www.devonfaiths.org.uk/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=38&cntnt01returnid=105|title=Latest News|work= |location= |publisher=''Devon Faith & Belief Forum''|date=July 2011|accessdate=1 December 2012}} Dr. Husna Ahmad OBE</ref><ref name="bbpower100ahmad">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower100.com/women/|title=Women – Welcome to British Bangladeshi Power 100|publisher=''British Bangladeshi Power 100''|date=January 2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> and she previously sat on the [[Department for Work and Pensions]]' Ethnic Minority Advisory Group (EMAG).<ref name="centreformodernfamily">{{cite web |url=http://www.centreformodernfamily.com/ExpertViews/DrHusnaAhmadOBE.aspx|title=Dr Husna Ahmad, OBE|publisher=Centre for the Modern Family|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* Dr [[Husna Ahmad]] – Chief Executive Officer of the Faith Regen Foundation. She sits on the Advisory Board to the [[East London Mosque]]<ref name="devonfaiths">{{cite news |last=Will|first=David|url=http://www.devonfaiths.org.uk/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=38&cntnt01returnid=105|title=Latest News|work= |location= |publisher=''Devon Faith & Belief Forum''|date=July 2011|accessdate=1 December 2012}} Dr. Husna Ahmad OBE</ref><ref name="bbpower100ahmad">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://bbpower100.com/women/|title=Women – Welcome to British Bangladeshi Power 100|work= |location= |publisher=''British Bangladeshi Power 100''|date=January 2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref> and she previously sat on the [[Department for Work and Pensions]]' Ethnic Minority Advisory Group (EMAG).<ref name="centreformodernfamily">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.centreformodernfamily.com/ExpertViews/DrHusnaAhmadOBE.aspx|title=Dr Husna Ahmad, OBE| work= |location= |publisher=Centre for the Modern Family|date= |accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Irene Khan]] – Consulting editor of Bangladeshi newspaper ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]'',<ref name="thedailystarkhan>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=138537|title=Irene Khan joins The Daily Star|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]]''|date=15 May 2010|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of [[University of Salford]],<ref name="salford>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/906/|title=Amnesty International's Secretary General becomes the University of Salford's new Chancellor|work= |location= |publisher=''[[University of Salford]]''|date=10 July 2009|accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref> and former [[Secretary General]] of [[Amnesty International]]; she is the first woman, Asian, and Muslim to hold the position;<ref name="civicsociety">{{cite news |last=Mason|first=Tania|url=http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/8390/charity_commission _ has_no_jurisdiction_over_board_members_payment_from_amnesty|title=Charity Commission has 'no jurisdiction' over board member's payment from Amnesty|work= |location= |publisher=''civilsociety.co.uk''|date=21 February 2011|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> she won ''[[Sydney Peace Prize]]'' 2006.<ref name="amnesty>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGORG100102002|title=Irene Khan - Biography|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Amnesty International]]''|date=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
* [[Irene Khan]] – Consulting editor of Bangladeshi newspaper ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]'',<ref name="thedailystarkhan>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=138537|title=Irene Khan joins The Daily Star|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]]''|date=15 May 2010|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of [[University of Salford]],<ref name="salford>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/906/|title=Amnesty International's Secretary General becomes the University of Salford's new Chancellor|work= |location= |publisher=''[[University of Salford]]''|date=10 July 2009|accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref> and former [[Secretary General]] of [[Amnesty International]]; she is the first woman, Asian, and Muslim to hold the position;<ref name="civicsociety">{{cite news |last=Mason|first=Tania|url=http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/8390/charity_commission _ has_no_jurisdiction_over_board_members_payment_from_amnesty|title=Charity Commission has 'no jurisdiction' over board member's payment from Amnesty|work= |location= |publisher=''civilsociety.co.uk''|date=21 February 2011|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> she won ''[[Sydney Peace Prize]]'' 2006.<ref name="amnesty>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGORG100102002|title=Irene Khan - Biography|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Amnesty International]]''|date=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
* [[Khatun Sapnara]] – Barrister and part-time judge. In 2003, she was the first ethnic person to be elected to the Family Law Bar Association Committee. In 2004, she was appointed to the [[Family Justice Council]].<ref name="coramchambers">{{cite web |url=http://www.coramchambers.co.uk/barristers/profiles/khatun_sapnara|title=Khatun Sapnara|publisher=Coram Chambers|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> She assisted in formulating and drafting the [[Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007]].<ref name="bbcsapnara">{{cite news |last=Jones|first=Meirion|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8165684.stm|title=Enforced marriage law forces couple apart|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=24 July 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> In 2006, she was appointed as a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the Crown, which made her the only person of Bangladeshi origin in a senior judicial position.
* [[Khatun Sapnara]] – Barrister and part-time judge. In 2003, she was the first ethnic person to be elected to the Family Law Bar Association Committee. In 2004, she was appointed to the [[Family Justice Council]].<ref name="coramchambers">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.coramchambers.co.uk/barristers/profiles/khatun_sapnara|title=Khatun Sapnara|work= |location= |publisher=Coram Chambers|date= |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> She assisted in formulating and drafting the [[Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007]].<ref name="bbcsapnara">{{cite news |last=Jones|first=Meirion|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8165684.stm|title=Enforced marriage law forces couple apart|work= |location= |publisher=''[[BBC News]]''|date=24 July 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> In 2006, she was appointed as a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the Crown, which made her the only person of Bangladeshi origin in a senior judicial position.
* [[Honorary degree|Dr]] [[Nazia Khanum]] – Management consultant, researcher, director of Equality in Diversity, non-executive director for NHS Luton and chair of various voluntary community organisations.<ref name="bbpower100khanum">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower100.com/women/|title=Women – Welcome to British Bangladeshi Power 100|publisher=''British Bangladeshi Power 100''|date=January 2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Honorary degree|Dr]] [[Nazia Khanum]] – Management consultant, researcher, director of Equality in Diversity, non-executive director for NHS Luton and chair of various voluntary community organisations.<ref name="bbpower100khanum">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://bbpower100.com/women/|title=Women – Welcome to British Bangladeshi Power 100|work= |location= |publisher''British Bangladeshi Power 100''|date=January 2012|accessdate=1 December 2012}}</ref>
* [[Saleemul Huq]] – Scientist, and Senior Fellow in the Climate Change Group at the [[International Institute for Environment and Development]]. He was awarded the ''[[Burtoni Award]]'' in 2007 for his work on climate change adaptation.<ref name="Salf>{{cite journal | url =http://www.bangladoot.se/kaleidoscope/March-April%20Issue-2007.pdf|title=Kaleidoscope: Newsletter of the Embassy of Bangladesh, Sweden|volume= 1|issue=11|date=March - April 2007|accessdate=29 April 2009|page=19}}</ref>
* [[Saleemul Huq]] – Scientist, and Senior Fellow in the Climate Change Group at the [[International Institute for Environment and Development]]. He was awarded the ''[[Burtoni Award]]'' in 2007 for his work on climate change adaptation.<ref name="Salf>{{cite journal | url =http://www.bangladoot.se/kaleidoscope/March-April%20Issue-2007.pdf|title=Kaleidoscope: Newsletter of the Embassy of Bangladesh, Sweden|volume= 1|issue=11|date=March - April 2007|accessdate=29 April 2009|page=19}}</ref>
* [[Councillor|Cllr]] [[Sandra Kabir]] – Philanthropist, executive director of [[BRAC (NGO)|BRAC UK]], Labour Party politician, and councillor for [[London Borough of Brent]].<ref name="financialeducationsummit">{{cite web |url=http://financialeducationsummit.org/2008/speakerinfo.php?profile=kabir|title=Sandra Kabir|publisher=''Financial Education Summit''|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Councillor|Cllr]] [[Sandra Kabir]] – Philanthropist, executive director of [[BRAC (NGO)|BRAC UK]], Labour Party politician, and councillor for [[London Borough of Brent]].<ref name="financialeducationsummit">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://financialeducationsummit.org/2008/speakerinfo.php?profile=kabir|title=Sandra Kabir|work= |location= |publisher=''Financial Education Summit''|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>


==Sport==
==Sport==
[[File:Anwar Uddin.png|thumb|right|85px|[[Anwar Uddin (footballer)|Anwar Uddin]]]]
[[File:Anwar Uddin.png|thumb|right|85px|[[Anwar Uddin (footballer)|Anwar Uddin]]]]
{{See also|British Asians in association football}}
{{See also|British Asians in association football}}
* [[Anwar Uddin (footballer)|Anwar Uddin]] – Professional footballer who plays as a defender. After joining [[Dagenham and Redbridge]] he became first British Asian to captain a side in the top four divisions.<ref name="telegraphuddin">{{cite web |first=Patrick|last=Nathanson|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2318501/Anwar-Uddin-to-lead-Dagenham-and-Redbridge.html|title=Anwar Uddin to lead Dagenham and Redbridge||work= |location= |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=8 August 2007|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref> He currently plays for [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]].<ref name="givemefootball>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.suttonunited.net/news.php#1620|title=U's sign ex-Daggers captain|work= |location= |publisher=''Sutton United F.C.''|date=3 February 2012|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Anwar Uddin (footballer)|Anwar Uddin]] – Professional footballer who plays as a defender. After joining [[Dagenham and Redbridge]] he became first British Asian to captain a side in the top four divisions.<ref name="telegraphuddin">{{cite news |first=Patrick|last=Nathanson|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2318501/Anwar-Uddin-to-lead-Dagenham-and-Redbridge.html|title=Anwar Uddin to lead Dagenham and Redbridge|work= |location= |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=8 August 2007|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref> He currently plays for [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]].<ref name="givemefootball>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.suttonunited.net/news.php#1620|title=U's sign ex-Daggers captain|work= |location= |publisher=''Sutton United F.C.''|date=3 February 2012|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jahid Ahmed]] – Cricketer who played country cricket for [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.<ref name="cricinfo">{{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/213076.html}}</ref>
* [[Jahid Ahmed]] – Cricketer who played country cricket for [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.<ref name="cricinfo">{{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/213076.html}}</ref>
* [[Ruqsana Begum]] – [[Muay Thai]] kickboxer. In November 2010, she became the current British female Atomweight (48–50&nbsp;kg) Muay Thai boxing Champion. In September 2012, she was nominated as captain of the British Muay Thai Team.<ref name="thedailystarbegum">{{cite news |last=Ahmed Ully|first=Ansar|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=250326|title=Kick-boxer Ruqsana wins bronze|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=19 September 2012|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ruqsana Begum]] – [[Muay Thai]] kickboxer. In November 2010, she became the current British female Atomweight (48–50&nbsp;kg) Muay Thai boxing Champion. In September 2012, she was nominated as captain of the British Muay Thai Team.<ref name="thedailystarbegum">{{cite news |last=Ahmed Ully|first=Ansar|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=250326|title=Kick-boxer Ruqsana wins bronze|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=19 September 2012|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Shahed Ahmed]] – Former professional footballer who played as a striker for [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref name="givemefootball>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/player-profiles/anwar-uddin|title=Shahed Ahmed Profile Profile|work= |location= |publisher=Player history|date= |accessdate= }}</ref> He currently plays for [[Sporting Bengal United F.C.|Sporting Bengal United]]<ref name="nonleaguedaily">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=73502|title=SAFETY NET ASSOCIATES KENT LEAGUE ROUND-UP|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com|date=6 February 2011|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> and has now been appointed as captain.
* [[Shahed Ahmed]] – Former professional footballer who played as a striker for [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref name="givemefootball>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/player-profiles/anwar-uddin|title=Shahed Ahmed Profile Profile|work= |location= |publisher=Player history|date= |accessdate= }}</ref> He currently plays for [[Sporting Bengal United F.C.|Sporting Bengal United]]<ref name="nonleaguedaily">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=73502|title=SAFETY NET ASSOCIATES KENT LEAGUE ROUND-UP|work= |location= |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com|date=6 February 2011|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> and has now been appointed as captain.
* [[Tahmina Begum]] – Football referee and PE assistant. In 2010, she became the first qualified female referee of Bangladeshi descent in the United Kingdom.<ref name="london24">{{cite news |last=Kvist|first=Else|url=http://www.london24.com/news/olympic_torch_carried_through_stepney_green_park_by_first_bangladeshi_woman_football_referee_in_tower_hamlets_1_1454610|title=Olympic torch carried through Stepney Green Park by first Bangladeshi woman football referee in Tower Hamlets|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Archant|London 24]]''|date=21 July 2012|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonadvertiser">{{cite news |last=Kvist|first=Else|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/olympic_torch_carried_through_stepney_green_park_by_first_bangladeshi_woman_football_referee_in_tower_hamlets_1_1454610|title=Olympic torch carried through Stepney Green Park by first Bangladeshi woman football referee in Tower Hamlets|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Archant|The Docklands & East London Advertiser]]''|date=21 July 2012|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Tahmina Begum]] – Football referee and PE assistant. In 2010, she became the first qualified female referee of Bangladeshi descent in the United Kingdom.<ref name="london24">{{cite news |last=Kvist|first=Else|url=http://www.london24.com/news/olympic_torch_carried_through_stepney_green_park_by_first_bangladeshi_woman_football_referee_in_tower_hamlets_1_1454610|title=Olympic torch carried through Stepney Green Park by first Bangladeshi woman football referee in Tower Hamlets|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Archant|London 24]]''|date=21 July 2012|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="eastlondonadvertiser">{{cite news |last=Kvist|first=Else|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/olympic_torch_carried_through_stepney_green_park_by_first_bangladeshi_woman_football_referee_in_tower_hamlets_1_1454610|title=Olympic torch carried through Stepney Green Park by first Bangladeshi woman football referee in Tower Hamlets|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Archant|The Docklands & East London Advertiser]]''|date=21 July 2012|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>


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This is a list of notable British Bangladeshis.

Successful members from the community are recognized in the annual ”British Bangladeshi Who's Who,”[1] ”BritBangla”[2] and ”The British Bangladeshi Power 100”[3] for their significant community work, contribution and achievements in British society.

Business

See also: Business of British Bangladeshis and Bangladesh Caterers Association UK
  • Abdul Latif – Restauranteur known for his dish “Curry Hell.”[4]
  • British Curry Awards and publisher and editor Spice Business Magazine.[5]
  • British Bangladeshi to feature on the Sunday Times Rich List (placed at number 511 in 2006).[6]
  • Iqbal Wahhab OBE – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist, publisher, founded Tandoori Magazine, and founder of multi-award winning restaurant Cinnamon Club.[7]
  • Mohammad Ajman 'Tommy Miah' – Internationally renowned celebrity chef, award winning restaurateur,[8][9] founder and promoter of the Indian Chef of the Year Competition.[10]
  • Muquim Ahmed – Entrepreneur, who became the first Bangladeshi millionaire at the age of 26,[11] due to diversification in banking, travel, a chain of restaurants with the Cafe Naz group, publishing and property development.[12]
  • series two
    in 2006.
  • Nizamuddin 'Leepu' Awila – Car engineer, and coachbuilder who converts rusty old cars into imitation supercars in a workshop Channel reality television programme Bangla Bangers/Chop Shop: London Garage.[13]
  • series five in 2009.[15]
  • Ragib Ali – Industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist, and banker.[16]
  • Shelim Hussain MBE – Entrepreneur, founder and Managing Director of Euro Foods (UK) Limited.[17]
  • Siraj Ali – Businessman and philanthropist.[18]
  • series two in 2006.[19]
  • Wali Tasar Uddin MBE – Entrepreneur, restauranteur, community leader, and chairman of the Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce.[20][21]
  • Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE – Managing Director and Country Head of BOC Bangladesh Limited, one of the first British companies to invest in Bangladesh in the 1950s to produce and supply industrial and medical gases.[22]

Media

See also:
NTV (Bangladesh)
Konnie Huq

Journalism

Nurul Islam
See also: BBC Asian Network

Politics

Baroness Uddin
See also:
List of ethnic minority British politicians

Music

Mumzy Stranger
See also: Asian Underground and UK Asian Music Awards

Drama

Nazrin Choudhury
See also: EMMA

Arts

Aladin

Education

Andy Miah

Literature

Ed Husain

Organisations

Anwar Choudhury

Sport

Anwar Uddin
See also: British Asians in association football
  • Dagenham and Redbridge he became first British Asian to captain a side in the top four divisions.[145] He currently plays for Sutton United.[146]
  • Jahid Ahmed – Cricketer who played country cricket for Essex as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.[147]
  • Ruqsana Begum – Muay Thai kickboxer. In November 2010, she became the current British female Atomweight (48–50 kg) Muay Thai boxing Champion. In September 2012, she was nominated as captain of the British Muay Thai Team.[148]
  • Shahed Ahmed – Former professional footballer who played as a striker for Wycombe Wanderers.[146] He currently plays for Sporting Bengal United[149] and has now been appointed as captain.
  • Tahmina Begum – Football referee and PE assistant. In 2010, she became the first qualified female referee of Bangladeshi descent in the United Kingdom.[150][151]

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