Sarwar Ahmed
| Sarwar Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Native name | সরয়ার আহমেদ |
| Born | 9 July 1971 |
| Residence | Tower Hamlets, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Founder of Eastern Eye |
Sarwar Ahmed (Bengali: সরয়ার আহমেদ; born 9 July 1971) is a British publisher, founder of Eastern Eye, and publisher of Asiana and Asiana Wedding.
Background
Ahmed was brought up in East London and his father was a Bengali journalist.[1]
Career
In 1989,[2] at the age of 18,[1] Ahmed founded Eastern Eye[3] and was the Managing Director of Smart Asian Media Limited. He was formerly publisher of Ethnic Media Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Southnews plc.[1]
Ahmed became editor-in-chief of four newspapers, having bought the Asian Times, The Caribbean Times and New Nation, then sold up to launch Smart Asian Media, publishers of Asian Woman magazine, Asian Bride and Asian Xpress newspaper.[4][5] He later, sold Smart Asian Media and launched Asiana magazine.[1][6]
In 2002, Ahmed was appointed to The Newspapers Panel of the Competition Commission.[4] He is currently publisher of Asiana and Asiana Wedding.[7]
Awards
In January 2013, Ahmed was awarded the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards.[8][9]
See also
References
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External links
- Sarwar Ahmed on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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