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Asian Achievers Awards

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The Asian Achievers Awards (AAA), also known as the People’s Choice Awards, is an annual event held in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2000, the awards celebrate excellence within the British Asian community founded by Asian Business Publications Limited (ABPL), the awards were later taken over by Economic Policy Group (EPG), a global advisory firm.[1] [2]

The Asian Achievers Awards have raised over £5 million for charitable causes over the past two decades reflecting a commitment to fostering connections within the diverse Asian community.[3]

The awards honour and celebrate changemakers within the South Asian community in the UK, acknowledging their significant contributions to the country's cultural, social, and economic growth.[4]

Past Awards

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Year 2023

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The 21st annual Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) took place on September 15 at the London Hilton on Park Lane Diane Kruger To Be Feted At Zurich — Global Briefs (deadline.com), attracting nearly 700 attendees, including high-profile guests, celebrities, senior ministers, global stars, and influencers. Naomi Dilip Dattani Nominated as Asian Achievers Awards (cricketworld.com)[5]

The event was hosted by Nitin Ganatra, with Pakistani actress/model Ainy Jaffri Rahman (known for Balu Mahi) serving as the co-host.[6] High profile guests in attendance included London’s Indian-origin Deputy Mayor of Business Rajesh Agrawal, Lord Dolar Popat – the first Gujarati to represent the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, and prolific novelist Lord Jeffrey Archer.[7][8][9]

Winners

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Category Winner
Art And Culture Jasdeep Singh Degun
Business Person Of The Year Dr Harren Jhoti FRS OBE
Community Service Poulomi Desai
Entrepreneur Of The Year Tani Dulay
Lifetime Achievement Award Shashikant K Vekaria
Media Anila Dhami
Professional Of The Year Dr Nikki Kanani
Sports Personality Of The Year Hamzah Sheeraz
Uniformed And Civil Service Salman Desai KAM
Woman Of The Year Dr Lalitha Iyer
Special Award For Contribution In Music Kanika Kapoor[10]

Year 2022

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The 20th Annual Asian Achiever Awards has returned after a break due to the pandemic, now organized by the global advisory firm EPG and took place on Friday, September 23, at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.[11]

The event featured performances by Brit Award nominee Rumer and stand-up comedian Tez Ilyas from TV's Man Like Mobeen. Lord Jeffrey Archer conducted the charity auction, adding to the night's entertainment and charitable contributions.[12]

Winners

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Category Winner
Art And Culture Namit Malhotra
Business Person Of The Year Shamil and Kavi Thakrar
Woman Of The Year The Rt Hon Suella Braverman[13][14]
Entrepreneur Of The Year Sherry Vaswani
Lifetime Achievement Award Dr Kartar Lalvani OBE
Media Naga Munchetty
Special Award For Business Leadership Puneet Gupta
Professional Of The Year Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian
Special Award For Innovation And Entrepreneurship Bankim Chandra
Sports Personality Of The Year Karenjeet Kaur Bains[15]
Uniformed And Civil Service Captain Harpreet Chandi Polar Preet
Community Service Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed
Special Award For Woman In Healthcare Prema Subaskaran

Year 2019

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The awards ceremony took place on Friday, September 6th, at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.

Hosted by actor Nitin Ganatra and Nisha Parmar, a semi-finalist of BBC’s Masterchef UK, the event welcomed business leaders, entrepreneurs, and dignitaries, including Jeffrey Archer. Archer's skilled auctioneering helped raise an impressive £150,000 for this year's chosen charity, Yuva Unstoppable, a youth movement in India focused on educating underprivileged children.[16]

Winners

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Category Winner
Business Person Of The Year Vipul Vadera
Lifetime Achievement Award Anil Agarwal
Sports Personality Of The Year Harjit Singh Bhania OBE Aka Haj Bhania
Uniformed And Civil Service Hafsa Qureshi
Professional Of The Year Krishna Omkar
Woman Of The Year Neeta Patel
Entrepreneur Of The Year Kush Kanodia
Achievement In Community Service Onkardeep Singh
Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture Faisal Islam

Year 2018

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Winners

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Category Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award Dr Hasmukh Shah BEM [17]
Business Person Of The Year Rishi Khosla
Sports Personality Of The Year Anoushè Husain [17]
Achievement In Community Service Poppy Jaman OBE [17]
Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture Babita Sharma
Uniformed And Civil Service AC Neil Basu
Professional Of The Year Dr Anil Kumar Ohri
Woman Of The Year Trishna Bharadia
Entrepreneur Of The Year Adarsh Radia
AAA: Pre-Eminent Personality Of The Year Vraj Pankhania
AAA: Business Of The Year Sanjay Foods
Editor’s Award: Philanthropy & Community Leadership Award Joginder Sanger
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Year 2017

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The 17th annual Asian Achievers Awards celebrated its winners among Bollywood stars, celebrities, and dignitaries on Friday, September 22nd, at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane highlighting achievements in the fields of Media, Art, and Culture. [18]

Winners

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Category Winner
Achievement In Media Tanika Gupta MBE
Achievement In Community Service Saba Nasim BEM
Sports Personality Of The Year Sivakumar Ramasamy
Professional Of The Year Fayyaz Afzal OBE
Woman Of The Year Jagdeep Rai
Entrepreneur Of The Year Gi Fernando MBE
Business Person Of The Year Surinder Arora
Uniformed And Civil Service Kulbir Pasricha
Achievement In Arts & Culture Amrit Kaur Lohia

Year 2016

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Winners

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Category Winner
Business Person Of The Year Nik Kotecha
Lifetime Achievement Award Lord Naren Patel KT
Sports Personality Of The Year Ryan Raghoo
Uniformed, Civil And Public Services PC Karmi Rekhi
Professional Of The Year Jo Sidhu QC
Woman Of The Year Manjit Gill
Entrepreneur Of The Year Selva Pankaj
Achievement In Community Service Zlakha Ahmed
Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture The Singh Twins

Year 2015

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Winners

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Category Winner
Business Person Of The Year Iqbal Ahmed OBE
Lifetime Achievement Award Lord Rumi Verjee CBE
Sports Personality Of The Year Moeen Ali
Uniformed, Civil And Public Services Lance Corporal Tuljung Gurung
Professional Of The Year Satvir Bungar
Woman Of The Year Bindi Karia
Entrepreneur Of The Year Nish & Sach Kukadia
Achievement In Community Service Jasvinder Sanghera CBE
Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture Romesh Gunasekera

Year 2014

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Category Winner
Business Person Of The Year Mahmud Kamani
Entrepreneur Of The Year Dr. Richie Nanda
Sports Personality Of The Year Dilawer Singh MBE
Uniformed, Civil And Public Services Nazir Afzal OBE
Media, Arts And Culture Hanif Kureishi CBE
Woman Of The Year Priya Lakhani OBE
Achievement In Community Service Wasim Gulzar Khan MBE
Professional Of The Year Prof Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, FRS
Editor’s Award for Rising Star Shahid Khan (Naughty Boy)

Year 2013

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Winners

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Category Winner
Woman Of The Year Farida Gibbs
Business Person Of The Year Firoz Tejani
Sports Personality Of The Year Ruqsana Begum
Achievement In Community Service Professor Naina Patel OBE
Media, Arts And Culture Seeta Indrani
Uniformed And Civil Services Surjeet Manku
Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Rajeeb Dey
Professional Of The Year Nandita Parshad
Lifetime Achievement Hinduja Brothers
Editor’s Award: Lawyer Of The Year Mitesh Patel
Editor’s Award: Philanthropist Of The Year Anita Choudrie

Year 2012

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Winners

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Category Winner
Achievement in Media, Arts and Culture Nileeka Gunawardene
Uniformed and Civil Service Rear-Admiral Amjad Mazhar Hussain CB
Award for Woman of the Year Shahnaz Husain
Sports Personality Of The Year Akaash Bhatia (collected on behalf by his father, Bipin Bhatia)
Professional of the Year Prof Sunil Shah
Achievement in Community Service Kishan Devani
Award for Business Person of the Year Subaskaran Allirajah
Award for Young Entrepreneur Shamir Shah
Award for Lifetime Achievement Lord Ghulam Noon
International Sporting Personality of the Year Kevin Pietersen
International Personality of the Year Hema Malini
Editor’s Award HH Sir Judge Mota Singh QC
Asian Voice Special Award for Vision & Enterprise Mr Samrat Bhandar

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