Sarwar Ahmed ( bn, সরয়ার আহমেদ; born 9 July 1971) is a British publisher, founder of ''
Eastern Eye'', and publisher of ''Asiana'' and ''Asiana Wedding''.
Background
Ahmed was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire and his family moved to London when he was six months old. He was brought up in
East London. His father was a
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
journalist.
[ Sarwar Ahmed]
Career
In 1989,
at the age of 18,
Ahmed founded ''
Eastern Eye''
and was the managing director of Smart Asian Media Limited. He was formerly publisher of Ethnic Media Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Southnews plc.
Ahmed became editor-in-chief of four newspapers, having bought the ''Asian Times'', ''
The Caribbean Times
''The Caribbean Times'' was a British weekly newspaper that was first published in 1981 by Hansib Publications, a publishing house for Caribbean, African and Asian writers and their communities, founded in London by Guyanese-born businessman A ...
'' and ''
New Nation
''New Nation'' was a weekly newspaper published in the UK for the Black British community. Launched in 1996, the newspaper was Britain's Number 1-selling black newspaper. The paper was published every Monday.
''New Nation'' was initially la ...
'', then sold up to launch ''Smart Asian Media'', publishers of
''Asian Woman'' magazine, ''Asian Bride'' and ''Asian Xpress'' newspaper.
He later sold ''Smart Asian Media'' and launched ''Asiana'' magazine.
In 2002, Ahmed was appointed to The Newspapers Panel of the Competition Commission.
He is currently publisher of ''Asiana'' and ''Asiana Wedding''.
Awards
In January 2013, Ahmed was awarded the Services to Media award at the
British Muslim Awards
The British Muslim Awards are an annual award ceremony that honours the success and achievements of British Muslim individuals, groups and businesses. It was established in 2013.
Overview
The British Muslim Awards was founded by Oceanic Consult ...
.
See also
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British Bangladeshi
British Bangladeshis ( bn, বিলাতী বাংলাদেশী, Bilatī Bangladeshī) are people of Bangladeshi origin who have attained citizenship in the United Kingdom, through immigration and historical naturalisation. The term c ...
*
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 a ...
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
British Muslims
British people of Bangladeshi descent
British publishers (people)
People from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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