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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]

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 Asian Achievers Awards were established to 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

  1. Art And Culture: Jasdeep Singh Degun
  2. Business Person Of The Year: Dr Harren Jhoti FRS OBE
  3. Community Service: Poulomi Desai
  4. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Tani Dulay
  5. Lifetime Achievement Award: Shashikant K Vekaria
  6. Media: Anila Dhami Professional Of The Year: Dr Nikki Kanani
  7. Sports Personality Of The Year: Hamzah Sheeraz
  8. Uniformed And Civil Service: Salman Desai KAM
  9. Woman Of The Year: Dr Lalitha Iyer
  10. 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

  1. Art And Culture: Namit Malhotra
  2. Business Person Of The Year: Shamil and Kavi Thakrar
  3. Woman Of The Year: The Rt Hon Suella Braverman[13][14]
  4. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Sherry Vaswani
  5. Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr Kartar Lalvani OBE
  6. Media: Naga Munchetty
  7. Special Award For Business Leadership: Puneet Gupta
  8. Professional Of The Year: Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian
  9. Special Award For Innovation And Entrepreneurship: Bankim Chandra
  10. Sports Personality Of The Year: Karenjeet Kaur Bains[15]
  11. Uniformed And Civil Service: Captain Harpreet Chandi Polar Preet
  12. Community Service: Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed
  13. 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

  1. Business Person Of The Year: Vipul Vadera
  2. Lifetime Achievement Award: Anil Agarwal
  3. Sports Personality Of The Year: Harjit Singh Bhania OBE Aka Haj Bhania
  4. Uniformed And Public Services: Hafsa Qureshi
  5. Professional Of The Year: Krishna Omkar
  6. Woman Of The Year: Neeta Patel
  7. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Kush Kanodia
  8. Achievement In Community Service: Onkardeep Singh
  9. Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture: Faisal Islam

Year 2018

Winners

  1. Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr Hasmukh Shah BEM [17]
  2. Business Person Of The Year: Rishi Khosla
  3. Sports Personality Of The Year: Anoushè Husain [17]
  4. Achievement In Community Service: Poppy Jaman OBE [17]
  5. Achievement In Media, Arts & Culture: Babita Sharma
  6. Uniformed & Civil Services: AC Neil Basu
  7. Professional Of The Year: Dr Anil Kumar Ohri
  8. Woman Of The Year: Trishna Bharadia
  9. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Adarsh Radia
  10. AAA: Pre-Eminent Personality Of The Year: Vraj Pankhania
  11. AAA: Business Of The Year: Sanjay Foods
  12. 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

  1. Achievement In Media: Tanika Gupta MBE
  2. Achievement In Community Service: Saba Nasim BEM
  3. Sports Personality Of The Year: Sivakumar Ramasamy
  4. Professional Of The Year: Fayyaz Afzal OBE
  5. Woman Of The Year: Jagdeep Rai
  6. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Gi Fernando MBE
  7. Business Person Of The Year: Surinder Arora
  8. Uniformed And Civil Service: Kulbir Pasricha
  9. Achievement In Arts & Culture: Amrit Kaur Lohia

Year 2016

Winners

  1. Business Person Of The Year: Nik Kotecha
  2. Lifetime Achievement Award: Lord Naren Patel KT
  3. Sports Personality Of The Year: Ryan Raghoo
  4. Uniformed, Civil And Public Services: PC Karmi Rekhi
  5. Professional Of The Year: Jo Sidhu QC
  6. Woman Of The Year: Manjit Gill
  7. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Selva Pankaj
  8. Achievement In Community Service: Zlakha Ahmed
  9. Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture: The Singh Twins

Year 2015

Winners

  1. Business Person Of The Year: Iqbal Ahmed OBE
  2. Lifetime Achievement Award: Lord Rumi Verjee CBE
  3. Sports Personality Of The Year: Moeen Ali
  4. Uniformed And Public Services: Lance Corporal Tuljung Gurung
  5. Professional Of The Year: Satvir Bungar
  6. Woman Of The Year: Bindi Karia
  7. Entrepreneur Of The Year: Nish & Sach Kukadia
  8. Achievement In Community Service: Jasvinder Sanghera CBE
  9. Achievement In Media, Arts And Culture: Romesh Gunasekera

Year 2014

Winners

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

Year 2013

Winners

  1. Woman Of The Year: Farida Gibbs
  2. Business Person Of The Year: Firoz Tejani
  3. Sports Personality Of The Year: Ruqsana Begum
  4. Achievement In Community Service: Professor Naina Patel OBE
  5. Media, Arts And Culture: Seeta Indrani
  6. Uniformed And Civil Services: Surjeet Manku
  7. Young Entrepreneur Of The Year: Rajeeb Dey
  8. Professional Of The Year: Nandita Parshad
  9. Lifetime Achievement: Hinduja Brothers
  10. Editor’s Award: Lawyer Of The Year: Mitesh Patel
  11. Editor’s Award: Philanthropist Of The Year: Anita Choudrie

Year 2012

Winners

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

References

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