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The event was hosted by Nitin Ganatra, with Pakistani actress/model Ainy Jaffri Rahman (known for Balu Mahi) serving as the co-host.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kant |first=Aavish |date=2023-09-18 |title=Asians across fields honoured at the star-studded 21st Asian Achievers Awards - Asian Sunday & Style |url=https://www.asiansunday.co.uk/asians-across-fields-honoured-at-the-star-studded-21st-asian-achievers-awards/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singer Kanika Kapoor healthcare heroes win Asian Achievers Awards in UK |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/entertainment/2023/09/16/fgn24-uk-indian-singer-award.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=21st Asian Achievers Awards - Commemorates Strong Women-CELESTIA MAGAZINE |url=https://www.celestiamag.co.uk/?p=5027 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Britain's 1st Work Life Balance Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Singer Kanika Kapoor, healthcare heroes win Asian Achievers Awards in UK |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/singer-kanika-kapoor-healthcare-heroes-win-asian-achievers-awards-in-uk-2689181 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
The event was hosted by Nitin Ganatra, with Pakistani actress/model Ainy Jaffri Rahman (known for Balu Mahi) serving as the co-host.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kant |first=Aavish |date=2023-09-18 |title=Asians across fields honoured at the star-studded 21st Asian Achievers Awards - Asian Sunday & Style |url=https://www.asiansunday.co.uk/asians-across-fields-honoured-at-the-star-studded-21st-asian-achievers-awards/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singer Kanika Kapoor healthcare heroes win Asian Achievers Awards in UK |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/entertainment/2023/09/16/fgn24-uk-indian-singer-award.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=21st Asian Achievers Awards - Commemorates Strong Women-CELESTIA MAGAZINE |url=https://www.celestiamag.co.uk/?p=5027 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Britain's 1st Work Life Balance Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Singer Kanika Kapoor, healthcare heroes win Asian Achievers Awards in UK |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/singer-kanika-kapoor-healthcare-heroes-win-asian-achievers-awards-in-uk-2689181 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"

!'''Category'''
# '''Art And Culture:''' [[Jasdeep Singh Degun]]
!Winner
# '''Business Person Of The Year:''' [[Harren Jhoti|Dr Harren Jhoti FRS OBE]]
|-
# '''Community Service:''' [[Poulomi Desai]]
|Art And Culture
# '''Entrepreneur Of The Year:''' Tani Dulay
|[[Jasdeep Singh Degun]]
# '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' Shashikant K Vekaria
|-
# '''Media:''' Anila Dhami
|Business Person Of The Year
# '''Professional Of The Year:''' [[Nikita Kanani|Dr Nikki Kanani]]
|[[Harren Jhoti|Dr Harren Jhoti FRS OBE]]
# '''Sports Personality Of The Year:''' [[Hamzah Sheeraz]]
|-
# '''Uniformed And Civil Service:''' Salman Desai KAM
|Community Service
# '''Woman Of The Year:''' Dr Lalitha Iyer
|[[Poulomi Desai]]
# '''Special Award For Contribution In Music:''' [[Kanika Kapoor]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=2023-09-16 |title=Singer Kanika Kapoor, healthcare heroes win Asian Achievers Awards in UK |url=https://theprint.in/feature/singer-kanika-kapoor-healthcare-heroes-win-asian-achievers-awards-in-uk/1764893/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Entrepreneur Of The Year
|Tani Dulay
|-
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|Shashikant K Vekaria
|-
|Media
|Anila Dhami
|-
|Professional Of The Year
|[[Nikita Kanani|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]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=2023-09-16 |title=Singer Kanika Kapoor, healthcare heroes win Asian Achievers Awards in UK |url=https://theprint.in/feature/singer-kanika-kapoor-healthcare-heroes-win-asian-achievers-awards-in-uk/1764893/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}


=== Year 2022 ===
=== Year 2022 ===
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=Shortlist announced for 20th annual Asian Achievers Awards |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/UK/Shortlist-announced-for-20th-annual-Asian-Achievers-Awards |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=Shortlist announced for 20th annual Asian Achievers Awards |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/UK/Shortlist-announced-for-20th-annual-Asian-Achievers-Awards |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"

!'''Category'''
# '''Art And Culture:''' [[Namit Malhotra]]
!Winner
# '''Business Person Of The Year:''' [[Dishoom (restaurant)|Shamil and Kavi Thakrar]]
|-
# '''Woman Of The Year:''' [[Suella Braverman|The Rt Hon Suella Braverman]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-24 |title=Indian-origin home minister Suella Braverman wins first Queen Elizabeth II award |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/indian-origin-home-minister-suella-braverman-wins-first-queen-elizabeth-ii-award/articleshow/94420554.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-24 |title=Indian-origin home minister Suella Braverman wins first Queen Elizabeth II award |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/indian-origin-home-minister-suella-braverman-wins-first-queen-elizabeth-ii-award-11326011.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>
|Art And Culture
# '''Entrepreneur Of The Year:''' Sherry Vaswani
|[[Jasdeep Singh Degun|Namit Malhotra]]
# '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Kartar Lalvani|Dr Kartar Lalvani OBE]]
|-
# '''Media:''' [[Naga Munchetty]]
|Business Person Of The Year
# '''Special Award For Business Leadership:''' Puneet Gupta
|[[Harren Jhoti|Shamil and Kavi Thakrar]]
# '''Professional Of The Year:''' [[Shankar Balasubramanian|Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian]]
|-
# '''Special Award For Innovation And Entrepreneurship:''' Bankim Chandra
|Woman Of The Year
# '''Sports Personality Of The Year:''' [[Karenjeet Kaur Bains]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaur Bains |first=Karenjeet |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Warwick powerlifting athlete Karenjeet Kaur Bains wins sports personality award |url=https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/warwick-powerlifting-athlete-karenjeet-kaur-bains-wins-sports-personality-award-3857203 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Poulomi Desai|The Rt Hon Suella Braverman]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-24 |title=Indian-origin home minister Suella Braverman wins first Queen Elizabeth II award |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/indian-origin-home-minister-suella-braverman-wins-first-queen-elizabeth-ii-award/articleshow/94420554.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-24 |title=Indian-origin home minister Suella Braverman wins first Queen Elizabeth II award |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/indian-origin-home-minister-suella-braverman-wins-first-queen-elizabeth-ii-award-11326011.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>
# '''Uniformed And Civil Service:''' [[Preet Chandi|Captain Harpreet Chandi Polar Preet]]
|-
# '''Community Service:''' Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed
|Entrepreneur Of The Year
# '''Special Award For Woman In Healthcare:''' Prema Subaskaran
|Sherry Vaswani
|-
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|[[Kartar Lalvani|Dr Kartar Lalvani OBE]]
|-
|Media
|[[Naga Munchetty]]
|-
|Special Award For Business Leadership
|Puneet Gupta
|-
|Professional Of The Year
|[[Nikita Kanani|Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian]]
|-
|Special Award For Innovation And Entrepreneurship
|Bankim Chandra
|-
|Sports Personality Of The Year
|[[Hamzah Sheeraz|Karenjeet Kaur Bains]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaur Bains |first=Karenjeet |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Warwick powerlifting athlete Karenjeet Kaur Bains wins sports personality award |url=https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/warwick-powerlifting-athlete-karenjeet-kaur-bains-wins-sports-personality-award-3857203 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Uniformed And Civil Service
|[[Preet Chandi|Captain Harpreet Chandi Polar Preet]]
|-
|Community Service
|Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed
|-
|Special Award For Woman In Healthcare
|Prema Subaskaran
|}


=== Year 2019 ===
=== Year 2019 ===
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=THE WINNERS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS ARE |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/What's-On/Awards/Asian-Achievers-Awards/THE-WINNERS-OF-THE-19TH-ANNUAL-ASIAN-ACHIEVERS-AWARDS-ARE |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=THE WINNERS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS ARE |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/What's-On/Awards/Asian-Achievers-Awards/THE-WINNERS-OF-THE-19TH-ANNUAL-ASIAN-ACHIEVERS-AWARDS-ARE |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"
# '''Business Person Of The Year:''' Vipul Vadera
!'''Category'''
# '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Anil Agarwal (industrialist)|Anil Agarwal]]
!Winner
# '''Sports Personality Of The Year:''' Harjit Singh Bhania OBE Aka Haj Bhania
|-
# '''Uniformed And Public Services:''' Hafsa Qureshi
# '''Professional Of The Year:''' Krishna Omkar
|Business Person Of The Year
|Vipul Vadera
# '''Woman Of The Year:''' Neeta Patel
|-
# '''Entrepreneur Of The Year:''' Kush Kanodia
|Lifetime Achievement Award
# '''Achievement In Community Service:''' [[City Sikhs|Onkardeep Singh]]
|[[Anil Agarwal (industrialist)|Anil Agarwal]]
# '''Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture:''' [[Faisal Islam]]
|-
|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
|[[Naga Munchetty|Onkardeep Singh]]
|-
|Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture
|[[Faisal Islam]]
|}


=== Year 2018 ===
=== Year 2018 ===


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"
# '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' Dr Hasmukh Shah BEM <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=British Muslim |date=2018-09-17 |title=High-profile Muslims are winners at the 18th Asian Achievers Awards 2018 - British Muslim Magazine |url=https://www.britishmuslim-magazine.com/2018/09/high-profile-muslims-are-winners-at-the-18th-asian-achievers-awards-2018/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.britishmuslim-magazine.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
!'''Category'''
# '''Business Person Of The Year:''' [[Rishi Khosla]]
!Winner
# '''Sports Personality Of The Year:''' [[Anoushé Husain|Anoushè Husain]] <ref name=":0" />
|-
# '''Achievement In Community Service:''' [[Poppy Jaman|Poppy Jaman OBE]] <ref name=":0" />
|Lifetime Achievement Award
# '''Achievement In Media, Arts & Culture:''' [[Babita Sharma]]
|Dr Hasmukh Shah BEM <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=British Muslim |date=2018-09-17 |title=High-profile Muslims are winners at the 18th Asian Achievers Awards 2018 - British Muslim Magazine |url=https://www.britishmuslim-magazine.com/2018/09/high-profile-muslims-are-winners-at-the-18th-asian-achievers-awards-2018/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.britishmuslim-magazine.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
# '''Uniformed & Civil Services:''' [[Neil Basu|AC Neil Basu]]
|-
# '''Professional Of The Year:''' Dr Anil Kumar Ohri
# '''Woman Of The Year:''' Trishna Bharadia
|Business Person Of The Year
|[[Rishi Khosla]]
# '''Entrepreneur Of The Year:''' Adarsh Radia
|-
# '''AAA: Pre-Eminent Personality Of The Year:''' Vraj Pankhania
# '''AAA: Business Of The Year:''' Sanjay Foods
|Sports Personality Of The Year
|[[Anoushé Husain|Anoushè Husain]] <ref name=":0" />
# '''Editor’s Award: Philanthropy & Community Leadership Award:''' Joginder Sanger
|-
|Achievement In Community Service
|[[Poppy Jaman|Poppy Jaman OBE]] <ref name=":0" />
|-
|Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture
|[[Babita Sharma]]
|-
|Uniformed And Civil Service
|[[Neil Basu|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
|}


===== External Links =====
===== External Links =====
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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. <ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=Shortlist announced for 20th annual Asian Achievers Awards |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/UK/Shortlist-announced-for-20th-annual-Asian-Achievers-Awards |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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. <ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=Shortlist announced for 20th annual Asian Achievers Awards |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/UK/Shortlist-announced-for-20th-annual-Asian-Achievers-Awards |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"
# Achievement In Media: [[Tanika Gupta|Tanika Gupta MBE]]
!'''Category'''
# Achievement In Community Service: Saba Nasim BEM
!Winner
# Sports Personality Of The Year: Sivakumar Ramasamy
|-
# Professional Of The Year: Fayyaz Afzal OBE
|Achievement In Media
# Woman Of The Year: Jagdeep Rai
|[[Tanika Gupta|Tanika Gupta MBE]]
# Entrepreneur Of The Year: Gi Fernando MBE
|-
# Business Person Of The Year: [[Surinder Arora]]
|Achievement In Community Service
# Uniformed And Civil Service: Kulbir Pasricha
|Saba Nasim BEM
# Achievement In Arts & Culture: Amrit Kaur Lohia
|-
|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 ===
=== Year 2016 ===


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"
# Business Person Of The Year: Nik Kotecha
!'''Category'''
# Lifetime Achievement Award: [[Narendra Patel, Baron Patel|Lord Naren Patel KT]]
!Winner
# Sports Personality Of The Year: Ryan Raghoo
|-
# Uniformed, Civil And Public Services: PC Karmi Rekhi
# Professional Of The Year: [[Jo Sidhu|Jo Sidhu QC]]
|Business Person Of The Year
|Nik Kotecha
# Woman Of The Year: Manjit Gill
|-
# Entrepreneur Of The Year: Selva Pankaj
# Achievement In Community Service: Zlakha Ahmed
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|[[Narendra Patel, Baron Patel|Lord Naren Patel KT]]
# Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture: [[The Singh Twins]]
|-
|Sports Personality Of The Year
|Ryan Raghoo
|-
|Uniformed, Civil And Public Services
|PC Karmi Rekhi
|-
|Professional Of The Year
|[[Jo Sidhu|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 ===
=== Year 2015 ===


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"
# Business Person Of The Year: [[Iqbal Ahmed|Iqbal Ahmed OBE]]
!'''Category'''
# Lifetime Achievement Award: [[Rumi Verjee|Lord Rumi Verjee CBE]]
!Winner
# Sports Personality Of The Year: [[Moeen Ali]]
|-
# Uniformed And Public Services: Lance Corporal Tuljung Gurung
# Professional Of The Year: Satvir Bungar
|Business Person Of The Year
|[[Iqbal Ahmed|Iqbal Ahmed OBE]]
# Woman Of The Year: Bindi Karia
|-
# Entrepreneur Of The Year: Nish & Sach Kukadia
|Lifetime Achievement Award
# Achievement In Community Service: [[Jasvinder Sanghera|Jasvinder Sanghera CBE]]
|[[Narendra Patel, Baron Patel|Lord Rumi Verjee CBE]]
# Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture: [[Romesh Gunesekera|Romesh Gunasekera]]
|-
|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|Jasvinder Sanghera CBE]]
|-
|Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture
|[[Romesh Gunesekera|Romesh Gunasekera]]
|}


=== Year 2014 ===
=== Year 2014 ===
{| class="wikitable"

==== '''Winners''' ====
!'''Category'''
!Winner
# Business Person Of The Year: Mahmud Kamani
|-
# Entrepreneur Of The Year: Dr. Richie Nanda
# Sports Personality Of The Year: Dilawer Singh MBE
|Business Person Of The Year
|Mahmud Kamani
# Uniformed And Civil Services: Nazir Afzal OBE
|-
# Media, Arts And Culture: Hanif Kureishi CBE
# Woman Of The Year: Priya Lakhani OBE
|Entrepreneur Of The Year
|Dr. Richie Nanda
# Achievement In Community Service: Wasim Gulzar Khan MBE
|-
# Professional Of The Year: Prof Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, FRS
|Sports Personality Of The Year
# Editor’s Award for Rising Star: Shahid Khan (Naughty Boy)
|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 ===
=== Year 2013 ===


==== '''Winners''' ====
==== Winners ====
{| class="wikitable"
# Woman Of The Year: Farida Gibbs
!'''Category'''
# Business Person Of The Year: Firoz Tejani
!Winner
# Sports Personality Of The Year: Ruqsana Begum
|-
# Achievement In Community Service: Professor Naina Patel OBE
|Woman Of The Year
# Media, Arts And Culture: Seeta Indrani
|Farida Gibbs
# Uniformed And Civil Services: Surjeet Manku
|-
# Young Entrepreneur Of The Year: Rajeeb Dey
# Professional Of The Year: Nandita Parshad
|Business Person Of The Year
|Firoz Tejani
# Lifetime Achievement: Hinduja Brothers
|-
# Editor’s Award: Lawyer Of The Year: Mitesh Patel
|Sports Personality Of The Year
# Editor’s Award: Philanthropist Of The Year: Anita Choudrie
|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 ===
=== Year 2012 ===


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


== References ==
== References ==

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Asian Achievers Awards

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

Year 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winners

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

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

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

Winners

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

Winners

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

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

Winners

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

Winners

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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