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Syed Ahmed
Syed Ahmed
সৈয়দ আহমেদ
	Ahmed in 2019
Born	17 September 1974 (age 50); Sylhet, Bangladesh
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Sir John Cass Redcoat School; West London College
Known for	The Apprentice
Website	syed-ahmed.com

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Syed Ahmed (born 17 September 1974), is a British businessman of Bengali descent. He is the founder and CEO of Savortex, a British technology company. He participated in the 2006 edition of The Apprentice, a UK television series, finishing in fifth place.

Early life

Ahmed, originally from Sylhet, Bangladesh,^[1]^{[failed verification]} relocated to the United Kingdom with his parents when he was nine months old, and grew up in East London.^[2]

The Apprentice

Ahmed appeared as a candidate in series two of The Apprentice, a British reality television show hosted by Alan Sugar. The series was broadcast from February to May 2006.

Charity work

Syed is an ambassador for international charity WaterAid which supports projects all over the world and Bangladesh.^[3]

Awards and nominations

In January 2015, he was nominated and won the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.^[4]

References

^ "Wadsworth, Alfred Powell, (26 May 1891–4 Nov. 1956), Editor Emeritus Manchester Guardian (Editor 1944–56); Director Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, retrieved 25 June 2023
^ White, Frederick H. (1 April 2016), "A Slap in the Face of American Taste: Transporting He Who Gets Slapped to American Audiences", Border Crossing, Edinburgh University Press, retrieved 25 June 2023
^ Hussain, Ali (31 December 2006). "Apprentice star gets a taste for the high life". The Sunday Times. London. Born in Bangladesh, he arrived in Britain when he was nine months old.
^ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "Wadsworth, Alfred Powell, (26 May 1891–4 Nov. 1956), Editor Emeritus Manchester Guardian (Editor 1944–56); Director Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, retrieved 25 June 2023

[2] White, Frederick H. (1 April 2016), "A Slap in the Face of American Taste: Transporting He Who Gets Slapped to American Audiences", Border Crossing, Edinburgh University Press, retrieved 25 June 2023

[st1-3] Hussain, Ali (31 December 2006). "Apprentice star gets a taste for the high life". The Sunday Times. London. Born in Bangladesh, he arrived in Britain when he was nine months old.

[asianimage-4] "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

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+| known_for          = ''[[The Apprentice (British TV series) series 2|The Apprentice]]''
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-'''Syed Ahmed''' ({{lang-bn|সৈয়দ আহমেদ}}; born 17 September 1974) is a British businessman.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-gvV7Z1OE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/Cd-gvV7Z1OE |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Syed Presenting at The Cleaning Show 2019|website=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=monkey>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/01/mediamonkey |title=Monkey goes to the National TV Awards |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2006-11-01 |access-date=2009-05-02 |location=London}}</ref> He is the founder and CEO of British technology company Savortex. He was a contestant on the 2006 series of UK Version of ''[[The Apprentice (UK Series Two)|The Apprentice]]'' where he finished fifth.
+'''Syed Ahmed''' (born 17 September 1974), is a British businessman of Bengali descent. He is the founder and CEO of Savortex, a British technology company. He participated in the 2006 edition of ''[[The Apprentice (British TV series)|The Apprentice]]'', a UK television series, finishing in fifth place.
-==Background==
+==Early life==
-Syed was born in [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=manchester>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/203/203701_sugar_begins_hunt_for_new_apprentice.html |title=Sugar begins hunt for new Apprentice |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=2006-02-08 |first=Ian |last=Wylie |access-date=2008-08-26}}</ref> When he was nine months old, he moved with his parents to the United Kingdom and was brought up in [[East (London sub region)|East London]].<ref name="st1">{{cite news|first=Ali|last=Hussain|title=Apprentice star gets a taste for the high life|date=2006-12-31|newspaper=The Sunday Times|location=London|quote=Born in Bangladesh, he arrived in Britain when he was nine months old.}}</ref>
+Ahmed, originally from [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Wadsworth, Alfred Powell, (26 May 1891–4 Nov. 1956), Editor Emeritus Manchester Guardian (Editor 1944–56); Director Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd |date=2007-12-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u244064 |work=Who Was Who |access-date=2023-06-25 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=August 2023}} relocated to the [[United Kingdom]] with his parents when he was nine months old, and grew up in [[List of sub-regions used in the London Plan#List of sub-regions|East London]].<ref>{{Citation |last=White |first=Frederick H. |title=A Slap in the Face of American Taste: Transporting He Who Gets Slapped to American Audiences |date=2016-04-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474411424.003.0007 |work=Border Crossing |access-date=2023-06-25 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press}}</ref>
-Ahmed is the founder and CEO of Savortex. Ahmed raised in excess of £1.5m to support the global expansion of Savortex. He initially financed the business himself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://startups.co.uk/former-apprentice-contestant-raises-1-5m-to-launch-worlds-first-data-driven-eco-hand-dryers/|title=Former Apprentice Raises £1.5 million}}</ref>
-Syed has made speeches to the young business enterprise community,<ref name="youngchamber">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngchamber.com/CaseStudy-detail.asp?csid=14 |title=Report on Isle of Wight Young Chamber Conference 2006 |publisher=Young Chamber |year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905010821/http://www.youngchamber.com/CaseStudy-detail.asp?csid=14 |archive-date=2009-09-05 |access-date=2009-05-01}}</ref><ref name="MCC">{{cite web |url=http://www.tuduloo.co.uk/mcc/mcc4.html |title=University of Oxford Special: Oxford University's Trading Places |publisher=MCC |date=2008-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807140121/http://www.tuduloo.co.uk/mcc/mcc4.html |archive-date=2008-08-07 |access-date=2009-05-02}}</ref> and the more general enterprise community in Britain<ref name="danstory">{{cite web |url=http://www.danstorey.com/herts-connections-syed-ahmed/ |title=Herts Connections - Syed Ahmed |date=2008-09-08 |website=DanStorey.com |type=Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708231113/http://www.danstorey.com/herts-connections-syed-ahmed/ |archive-date=2011-07-08 |access-date=2009-05-02}}</ref> and at the Cleaning Show at the London Excel Exhibition centre.<ref name=":0" />
 ==''The Apprentice''==
+Ahmed appeared as a candidate in [[The Apprentice (British TV series) series 2|series two]] of ''[[The Apprentice (British TV series)|The Apprentice]]'', a British reality television show hosted by [[Alan Sugar]]. The series was broadcast from February to May 2006.
-{{Further|The Apprentice (UK series two)}}
-Ahmed appeared as a candidate in [[The Apprentice (UK Series Two)|series two]] of ''[[The Apprentice (UK)|The Apprentice]]'', a British reality television show hosted by [[Alan Sugar|Lord Alan Sugar]]. The series was broadcast from February to May 2006.
-==Post Apprentice==
-Ahmed appeared on [[Sky News]] as a paper reviewer – reviewing current and forthcoming newspapers in a celebrity panel. He also has appeared on interviews, at [[BBC Breakfast]] with candidate Jo Cameron on the BBC,<ref name=bbcbreakfast>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4755687.stm |title=You're fired... |publisher=BBC News |date=2006-05-10 |access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> and also at [[GMTV]]. He appeared on [[Sky One]]'s program called ''[[The Match (Sky One TV series)|The Match]]'', where 80 celebrities take part to win a place in a celebrity football squad.
-A Sky One documentary (from June 2007) called, ''Syed Ahmed - Hot Air?'', featured Ahmed attempting to launch a new company which specialized in hand and body dryers, with £20,000 of his own money, to develop in three months.<ref name=guadiantv>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/jun/20/lastnightstvsyedahmedhot |title=Last night's TV: Syed Ahmed - Hot Air? |first=Lucy |last=Mangan |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2007-06-20 |access-date=2009-06-09 |location=London}}</ref><ref name=twofour>{{cite web |url=http://www.twofourbroadcast.com/syed-ahmed.asp |title=Syed Ahmed - Hot Air |publisher=Twofour Broadcast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122014249/http://www.twofourbroadcast.com/syed-ahmed.asp |archive-date=2008-11-22 |access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref> The program followed the launch of the SA Vortex's hand dryer products.<ref name=abf>{{cite web |url=http://www.abfed.co.uk/index.asp?p=News-And-Events&s=News-And-Events-Archive&a=45 |title=Syed Ahmed - Hot Air |publisher=Asian Business Federation |first=Louise |last=Snell |access-date=2009-06-09}}{{dead link|date=July 2016}}</ref>
 ==Charity work==
-Syed is an ambassador for international charity WaterAid which supports projects all over the world and Bangladesh.<ref name=st1/>
+Syed is an ambassador for international charity [[WaterAid]] which supports projects all over the world and Bangladesh.<ref name="st1">{{cite news |last=Hussain |first=Ali |date=2006-12-31 |title=Apprentice star gets a taste for the high life |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=London |quote=Born in Bangladesh, he arrived in Britain when he was nine months old.}}</ref>
 ==Awards and nominations==
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-[[Category:Bangladeshi businesspeople]]
 [[Category:The Apprentice (British TV series) candidates]]
 [[Category:Businesspeople from London]]
 [[Category:People from Sylhet]]
 [[Category:People educated at Sir John Cass Redcoat School]]
+[[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi businesspeople]]

v t e The Apprentice
Series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Winners	Tim Campbell Michelle Dewberry Simon Ambrose Lee McQueen Yasmina Siadatan Leah Totton Alana Spencer Sian Gabbidon Carina Lepore
Runners-up	Saira Khan Ruth Badger Kate Walsh Luisa Zissman
Other notable contestants	James Max Syed Ahmed Katie Hopkins Raef Bjayou Jennifer Maguire Susan Ma Jim Eastwood Stuart Baggs Melody Hossaini James Hill Jessica Cunningham Thomas Skinner Ryan-Mark Parsons Amy Anzel Conor Gilsenan
Related programmes	The Apprentice: You're Fired! Comic Relief Does The Apprentice Young Apprentice Beat the Boss The Apprentice (franchise)