Saiman Miah
| Saiman Miah | |
|---|---|
| Native name | সায়মান মিয়া |
| Born | 7 December 1986 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Residence | Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Education | Architecture |
| Alma mater | Bournville Centre for Visual Arts Birmingham School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architectural designer, graphic designer |
| Website | www |
Saiman Miah (Bengali: সায়মান মিয়া; born 7 December 1986) is an English architectural designer and graphic designer. He designed one of the two £5 commemorative coins for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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Early life
Miah's parents immigrated from Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.[1][2] He grew up in inner city Birmingham and moved to Moseley at the age of 11.
Miah completed BA (Hons) in architecture in 2009 and a master's in architecture in 2012 at the Birmingham School of Architecture of Birmingham City University.[3][4][5]
Career
In November 2011,[6][7] Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.[8] He won £5,000 prize money[9] as one of the winners of the Royal Mint competition for art and design students[10][11][12][13] attending higher education colleges and universities across the UK[14] to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London’s role as the host city of the Olympic Games.[15]
In September 2014, Miah was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about his design project in Sylhet.[16]
Awards and recognition
In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the Channel S Awards.[17]
Personal life
Miah lives in Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[18][19] He is a Muslim and is married.[16]
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External links
- Official website
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Academics of Birmingham City University
- Alumni of Birmingham City University
- Alumni of Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
- English designers
- English Muslims
- English people of Bangladeshi descent
- People from Moseley
