Sarwar Ahmed (; born 9 July 1971) is a British publisher, founder of ''
Eastern Eye
The ''Eastern Eye'' is a British weekly newspaper, published every Friday. It was created in 1989 and was first published by ''The Guardian'', before becoming a standalone newspaper.
History
Sarwar Ahmed founded the ''Eastern Eye'' from hi ...
'', and publisher of ''Asiana'' and ''Asiana Wedding''.
Background
Ahmed was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire and his family moved to London when he was six months old. He was brought up in
East London
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. His father was a
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
journalist.
[ Sarwar Ahmed]
Career
In 1989,
at the age of 18,
Ahmed founded ''
Eastern Eye
The ''Eastern Eye'' is a British weekly newspaper, published every Friday. It was created in 1989 and was first published by ''The Guardian'', before becoming a standalone newspaper.
History
Sarwar Ahmed founded the ''Eastern Eye'' from hi ...
''
and was the managing director of Smart Asian Media Limited. He was formerly publisher of Ethnic Media Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Southnews plc.
Ahmed became editor-in-chief of four newspapers, having bought the ''Asian Times'', ''
The Caribbean Times'' and ''
New Nation
''New Nation'' was a weekly newspaper published in the United Kingdom, UK for the Black British community. The newspaper was launched in November 1996 by Richard Adeshiyan, the founding Editor who gave the title its name. the newspaper was Bri ...
'', then sold up to launch ''Smart Asian Media'', publishers of
''Asian Woman'' magazine, ''Asian Bride'' and ''Asian Xpress'' newspaper.
He later sold ''Smart Asian Media'' and launched ''Asiana'' magazine.
In 2002, Ahmed was appointed to The Newspapers Panel of the Competition Commission.
He is currently publisher of ''Asiana'' and ''Asiana Wedding''.
Awards
In January 2013, Ahmed was awarded the Services to Media award at the
British Muslim Awards
The British Muslim Awards are an annual award ceremony that honours the success and achievements of British Muslim individuals, groups and businesses. It was established in 2013.
Overview
The British Muslim Awards was founded by Oceanic Consult ...
.
See also
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British Bangladeshi
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*
List of British Bangladeshis
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Successful members from the community are recognised in ...
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
21st-century British publishers (people)
British Asian writers
English Muslims
English people of Bangladeshi descent
English people of Bengali descent
People from Keighley
Writers from Bradford
Writers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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