Tommy Miah
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Mohammad Ajman Miah (Template:Langx), MBE FRSA (born 28 March 1959), better known by his nick name Tommy Miah, is a Bangladeshi-born British chef, owner of the Raj Restaurant and founder of the International Indian Chef of the Year Competition.[1]Template:BSN He is often recognised as the "Curry King" in Britain.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Early life
Miah was born in a village in South Sylhet subdivision, Chittagong Division, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He arrived at the age of 10 in Birmingham, England. He was interested in food and cooking due to which he began working in the catering industry.[2] He began by starting his own small takeout restaurant at the age of 17.[3]Template:BSN
Career
Miah established himself in Edinburgh and founded Raj Restaurant. In 1991, he founded the International Indian Chef of the Year Competition- which attracts 5000 entrants from around the world- to promote innovation and quality in Indian cooking..[4]{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=January 2023
He was chosen to head the first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Food Festival in Delhi. He was also selected by the Bangladesh Foreign Office to represent Bangladesh, cooking typical Bangladeshi staple dishes.[5]Template:BSN
Miah established the Tommy Miah Institute of Hospitality Management, which is an institution which trains Bangladeshis in the international hospitality industry. He also owns the Original Raj Hotel in Murrayfield and The Heritage Restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6]Template:BSN
Miah's achievements include delivering a curry lunch-box to 10 Downing Street for the then Prime Minister John Major's 50th birthday, producing the world's largest curry, which was large enough to feed 10,000, promoting innovation and quality in Asian cuisine, developing dishes for high class manufacturers, writing cooking books. He was the first to make Indian meals available on flights worldwide.[2][6]Template:BSN He has sponsored many charity groups both in Bangladesh and Britain, which include Cancer Research UK, Shishu Polli, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, and the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital.[7]Template:BSN Tommy Miah runs food hygiene classes for refugee camps in Bangladesh, and also sponsors foreign students to study in the UK.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Awards and recognition
In 2004, Miah was elected a fellow of Royal Society of Arts.[8]Template:BSN
In 2017, Miah was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for his services to the hospitality industry and charity.[9]
References
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External links
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- Tommy Miah on British Bangladeshi Who's Who
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- British Muslims
- Bangladeshi emigrants to Scotland
- Bangladeshi emigrants to England
- British chefs
- Chefs of Indian cuisine
- British restaurateurs
- Bangladeshi businesspeople
- People from Moulvibazar District
- Bangladeshi Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom