Syed Nahas Pasha (; born 29 March 1957) is a

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i-born British journalist, and editor-in-chief of ''

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'' and '' Curry Life''.

Early life

Pasha was born into a

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family of Syeds in

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(now

). He is the second son of three sons and a daughter. One of his brothers, Syed Jaglul Pasha, is a high ranking civil servant in Bangladesh, and his younger brother, Syed Belal Ahmed, is a journalist and publisher. From an early age Pasha, was attracted to journalism. At school he was one of the top performers in the Bengali language and literature. In 1976, he came to Britain to join his father. He joined

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, after several years in there, he moved to start his own catering business.

Career

Pasha edited school magazines and during the 1980s he edited literary magazine ''Eeshan''. He is a regular contributor to Bangladeshi daily newspapers. He was employed full-time with the newspaper ''Notun Din'' for 10 years and assisted in the establishment of English Language newspaper ''Asian Post''. He later joined ''Potrika''. Then his personal friends Nobab Uddin and Amirul Choudhury invited him to join them as partner and editor-in-chief at weekly Bangla newspaper ''

''. In 2003, Pasha and his brother, Syed Belal Ahmed, published the first edition of restaurant magazine '' Curry Life'' where he is also editor-in-chief. He is the UK correspondent for ''

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''. Syed Nahas Pasha – Judging Panel In 1993, along with his journalist friends he helped to fund the London Bangla Press Club, which acts as a voice for British Bangladeshi journalists. He is one of the founding members and former General Secretary of London Bangla Press Club. He is a member of the

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(NUJ), sits on the executive committee of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA-UK). and is on the judging panel for the '' British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100''. Pasha has worked on numerous policies and issues with

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and the

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, and has travelled with Government ministers and officials to France, Germany and Bangladesh. In 2007, he was invited to accompany the Home Office and Foreign Office Ministers on a trip to France for discussions between Britain and France on cooperation on immigration. In 2012, he was elected as EC member for the Commonwealth Journalists Association at their conference in Malta. Pasha also has experience in event management, networking conference, exhibitions, print and publishing.

Personal life

Pasha has two daughters and one son.

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'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasha, Syed Nahas 1957 births Living people British Muslims Bangladeshi emigrants to England British people of Bangladeshi descent Bangladeshi journalists British male journalists British newspaper editors British Asian writers 20th-century British journalists 21st-century British writers Journalists from London People from Sylhet District People from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 20th-century English male writers

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