Ahmed Pochee (23 September 1939 – 18 December 1998) was a

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and entrepreneur, notably the founder of Oddbins and the Great Wapping Wine Company.

Early life

Pochee was born on 23 September 1939, to an Indian father of

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descent. His father had become blind whilst studying Medicine, but despite his disability, he worked as a chef and opened the first Indian restaurant in Edinburgh.

References

1939 births 1998 deaths Wine merchants British businesspeople of Indian descent English people of Indian descent English people of Iranian descent Alumni of the University of Westminster 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-1930s-stub