List of British Bangladeshis

This is a list of notable British Bangladeshis ( bn, উল্লেখযোগ্য বিলাতী বাংলাদেশীদের তালিকা). This includes Bangladeshi immigrants settled or residing in the United Kingdom and British-born citizens of Bangladeshi national origin.

Successful members from the community are recognised in the annual ''BritBangla'', '' British Bangladeshi Who's Who'' and '' British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100'' for their significant work, contribution and achievements in British society.

Business

* Abdul Latif – Restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell".
* Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman. In 2010, his restaurant Lasan won the Best Local Restaurant category on Channel 4's '' The F Word''. In 2011, he won the Central regional heat to reach the final of the BBC Two series ''Great British Menu''.
* Aref Karim – Accountant and hedge fund manager. In 1995, he founded Quality Capital Management (QCM), which has assets in the region of £150 million according to the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List.
* Atique Choudhury – Businessman whose restaurant Yum Yum is Europe's largest Thai restaurant.
* Ayub Ali Master – One of the first Bengali restaurateurs, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant which became a hub for the British Asian community.
* Bajloor Rashid MBE – Businessman and former president of the Bangladesh Caterers Association.
* Enam Ali MBE – Restaurateur and businessman. In 2005, he founded The British Curry Awards. He is also the founder, publisher and editor of '' Spice Business Magazine''.
* Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP – Businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.
* Iqbal Ahmed OBE – Entrepreneur, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Seamark Group. In 2006, he became the highest British Bangladeshi to feature on the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List (listed at number 511). He has a net worth of $250 million.
* Iqbal Wahhab OBE – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist and publisher. He founded '' Tandoori Magazine'' and multi-award-winning restaurant Cinnamon Club. Taken from the book ''Starting Your Own Restaurant'' (Crimson Publishing)
* Jobeda Ali – Social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and Chief Executive of Three Sisters Care. In 2010, she won the Social Business Leader award at Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards.
* Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia – Car engineer, designer and coachbuilder, who builds imitation supercars out of old models in a workshop on Discovery Channel's reality television programme '' Bangla Bangers/Chop Shop: London Garage''.
* Mahee Ferdous Jalil – Businessman, founder of Channel S, owner of Prestige Auto Group and television presenter.
* Mamun Chowdhury – Businessman, and founder and co-director of London Tradition. In 2014, the company was awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade in recognition of its increase in sales.
* Muquim Ahmed – Entrepreneur who became the first Bangladeshi millionaire at the age of 26 due to diversification in banking, travel, a chain of restaurants with the Cafe Naz group, publishing and property development.
* Ragib Ali – Industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker who has a net worth of $250 million.
* Sabirul Islam – Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He has written three self-help books and developed a board game. Since 2011, he has spoken at over 700 events worldwide as part of his Inspire1Million campaign.
* Shelim Hussain MBE – Entrepreneur, and founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Euro Foods (UK).
* Siraj Ali – Restaurateur and philanthropist. In 2011, he was awarded the British Bangladeshi Who's Who "Outstanding Contribution Award" for his long standing contribution to the hospitality and catering industry.
* Syed Ahmed – Entrepreneur, businessman and television personality. He is best known for being a candidate on series two of BBC reality television programme ''The Apprentice'' in 2006.
* Mohammad Ajman "Tommy" Miah MBE – Celebrity chef and restaurateur. In 1991, he founded the Indian Chef of the Year Competition.
* Wali Tasar Uddin MBE – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, community leader and Chairman of the Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce.
* Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE – Managing Director and Country Head of BOC Bangladesh Limited.
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Broadcast media

* Ajmal Masroor – Television presenter, politician and Imam. He was the Liberal Democrats Parliamentary candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow constituency in the 2010 general election. He is a television presenter on political and Islamic programmes on Islam Channel and Channel S.
* Ali Shahalom – Comedian who hosts his own YouTube channel called Aliofficial1 with comedy sketches. Since 2014, he has hosted ''The Variety Show'' on Channel S.
* Fazle Lohani – Journalist, writer, television presenter and filmmaker. He was best known as the presenter of variety television programme ''Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren''.
* Hasina Momtaz – News presenter for Channel i Europe and previously for NTV Europe, and former press officer for the Mayor of London between 2003 and 2011.
* Kanak "Konnie" Huq – Television presenter best known for being the longest-serving female '' Blue Peter'' presenter.
* Lisa Aziz – News presenter and journalist, best known as the co-presenter of the Bristol-based ITV West Country nightly weekday news programme ''The West Tonight'', and as one of the first Asian presenters to be seen on television. In 2004, she won the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy's Best Television News Journalist Award.
* Nadia Ali – Television and radio presenter. Since 2012, she has presented the live Bengali show on Sunday nights for BBC Asian Network.
* Nadiya Hussain – Columnist and television personality best known for winning series six of BBC baking competition programme ''The Great British Bake Off'' in 2015.
* Nina Hossain – Journalist, newscaster and sole presenter of ITV London's regional news programme ''ITV News London''.
* Nurul Islam – Broadcast journalist, radio producer and presenter. He is best remembered for his work with the '' BBC World Service''.
* Reshmin Chowdhury – Sports journalist and broadcaster. Since 2010, she has broadcast as a sports presenter for the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. In 2015, she won the Media Award at the Asian Football Awards.
* Rizwan Hussain – Television presenter, philanthropist, international humanitarian aid worker, barrister, and former Hindi music singer and producer. He presents Islamic and charity programmes on Channel S and Islam Channel.
* Shafik Rehman – Journalist, political analyst, and writer, who is best known for introducing Valentine's Day in Bangladesh.
* Syed Neaz Ahmad – Academic, writer, journalist, columnist and critic. He is best known for anchoring NTV Europe current affairs talk show ''Talking Point''.
* Tasmin Lucia-Khan – Journalist, presenter and producer. She is best known for delivering BBC Three's nightly hourly "World News" bulletins on '' 60 Seconds'' and presenting ''E24'' on the rolling news channel BBC News. She currently delivers news bulletins and breaking stories on ITV breakfast television programme '' Daybreak''.

Finance

* Helal Miah – Investment analyst at The Share Centre. His tips for how to invest have appeared in ''The Sunday Times'' and numerous investment blogs.
* Moorad Choudhry – Managing Director, Head of Business Treasury and Global Banking & Markets at Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
* Sultan Choudhury OBE – Banker, chartered accountant and Chief Executive Officer of Al Rayan Bank (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain).

Journalism

* Abdul Gaffar Choudhury – Writer, journalist and columnist for Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. He is best known for his lyrics on " Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano" in 1952, which is the most widely celebrated song commemorating the Bengali Language Movement.
*Ash Sarkar – British journalist and political activist, currently a Contributing Editor at Novara Media.
* Fareena Alam – Former editor of British Muslim magazine '' Q News''. She was named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006.
* Rejina Sabur-Cross – Food writer and blogger.
* Sarwar Ahmed – Publisher best known for founding '' Eastern Eye'' in 1989. He is the publisher of ''Asiana'' and ''Asiana Wedding''. In 2013, he was awarded the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards.
* A. N. M. Serajur Rahman – Journalist and broadcaster. From 1960 to 1994, he worked for BBC World Service, and was the deputy chief of BBC Bangla Service before retirement.
* Shamim Chowdhury – Television and print journalist for '' Al Jazeera English''.
* Shelina Begum – Journalist and editor of ''Asian News''. In 2006, she was named North West Journalist of the Year at the British Nuclear Fuels-sponsored press wards.
* Syed Nahas Pasha – Journalist and editor-in-chief of '' Janomot'' and '' Curry Life''.

Politics

Members of Parliament

* Apsana Begum MP – Labour Party Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse, first Hijabi to be elected as an MP for the British parliament.
* Rupa Huq MP – Labour Party Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton constituency, writer, columnist, senior lecturer in Sociology at Kingston University and former Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Ealing.
* Rushanara Ali MP – Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow constituency. She became the first person of Bangladeshi origin to be elected to the House of Commons and one of the first three Muslim women to be elected as a Member of Parliament.
* Tulip Siddiq MP – Labour Party Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Kilburn, former councillor for Regent's Park ward and Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities in Camden London Borough Council. In 2010, she became the first Bengali female councillor in Camden Council.
* Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP – Labour Party Member of Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region. He is the first British Bangladeshi to be elected as a Member of Scottish Parliament as well as being a businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.

Life peers

* Baroness "Pola" Manzila Uddin – Labour Party life peer, community activist, and the first Muslim and second Asian woman to sit in the House of Lords.

Mayors

* Lutfur Rahman – Community activist and Independent politician. From 2010 to 2015, he was the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets and the first Bangladeshi leader of the council.
* Nadia Shah – Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park ward and former Mayor of Camden. In May 2016, she became the first female mayor in the United Kingdom of Bangladeshi origin.
* Nasim Ali OBE – Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park ward, Cabinet Member for Young People in Camden Council and former Mayor of Camden. In 2003, at the age of 34, he became UK's youngest mayor as well as the first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor.

Local

* Luthfur Rahman OBE – Labour Party politician, councillor in the City of Manchester and Executive Member for Skills, Culture and Leisure in Manchester City Council. In 2008, he became the first person of Bengali origin to be elected a councillor on Manchester City Council.
* Abjol Miah – Politician, Liberal Democrats, former Chairman of the Respect Party and former councillor for Shadwell ward. In 2010, he stood as the Respect parliamentary candidate in Bethnal Green and Bow constituency at the 2010 general election.
* Farida Anwar – Labour Party politician, councillor for Headington Hill and Northway in Oxford City Council. In 2014, she became Oxfordshire's first city councillor from a Bangladeshi background.
* Murad Qureshi – Labour Party politician and former Greater London Assembly Member.
* Rabina Khan – Liberal Democrat councillor for Shadwell ward, former Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, community worker and author of ''Ayesha's Rainbow''.
* Syeda Khatun MBE – Labour Party politician, councillor for Tipton Green in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Cabinet Advisor for Education. In 1999, she was the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands.
* Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury – politician

Public policy and leadership

* Abul Fateh – Diplomat and statesman. He was the first Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh after independence in 1971.
* Anwar Choudhury – The British High Commissioner for Bangladesh between 2004 and 2008. He was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post. He is currently the Director of International Institutions at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
* Aftab Ali, founder of All-India Seamen's Federation, helped thousands of British Asians to migrate, settle and find employment in Britain.
* Asif Ahmad CMG – British Diplomat who served as the British Ambassador to Thailand from November 2010 until August 2012. Since July 2013, he has been British Ambassador to the Philippines.
* Dia Chakravarty – Political activist and commentator. Daily Telegraph Brexit editor, past Political Director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, singer and Brexit editor of ''The Daily Telegraph''.
* Mockbul Ali OBE – British Diplomat and current British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti.
* Nahid Majid OBE – Civil servant, Chief Operating Officer of Regeneration Investment Organisation and Deputy Director within the Department for Work and Pensions. She is currently the most senior British Bangladeshi Muslim woman in the civil service.
* Niaz Alam – Responsible investment consultant and writer. He was a Director on the Board of the London Pensions Fund Authority from 2001 to 2010, a trustee of the charity War on Want from 2000 to 2007, a member of the BBC Appeals Advisory Committee 2004-08 and is on the Editorial Board of '' Dhaka Tribune''.
* Poppy Jaman – Mental health advocate, and CEO and founding member of Mental health first aid England (MHFAE).
* Saleemul Huq – Scientist and Senior Fellow in the Climate Change Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development. In 2007, he was awarded the Burtoni Award for his work on climate change adaptation.
* M. Sayeedur Rahman Khan – Academic and diplomat. He was a former vice-chancellor of the University of Rajshahi and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh in the UK.
* Talyn Rahman-Figueroa – Diplomatic consultant, and Director and founder of Grassroot Diplomat.
* Tozammel "Tony" Huq MBE – Educationist, former Ambassador of Bangladesh to France, Spain and UNESCO, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of UNESCO.

Music

* Alaur Rahman – Folk singer who has released 40 albums.
* Boyan Chowdhury – Former lead guitarist of rock band The Zutons.
* Deeder Zaman – Rapper and former lead vocalist of electronica band Asian Dub Foundation when he was then known as Master D. He has recorded two solo albums: 2008's '' Minority Large'' and 2011's '' Pride of the Underdog''.
* Farook Shamsher – Alternative dub dance music DJ, record producer and member of Joi. They have recorded three albums: 1999's '' One and One Is One'', 2000's'' We Are Three'', and 2007's '' Without Zero''. In 2006, he received the Commitment to Scene award at the UK Asian Music Awards.
* Gouri Choudhury – Hindi and Bengali music singer and music teacher. She featured on the track "Radhe Radhe" with Crispian Mills on the Kula Shaker's 1999 album '' Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts''.
* Haroon Shamsher – Alternative dub dance music DJ, record producer who was member of Joi.
* 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.
* Joy Crookes – Singer-songwriter nominated for Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards. Placed fourth in BBC
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