Oceanic Consulting powered by Oceanic Awards are proud to announce the winners of the 1st British Asian Women’s Awards 2024.
These awards aim to offer a platform to award and recognise the hard work, grit and determination of the women that are the driving force behind various industries and businesses.
As generational changes occur, we are seeing an increase of Asian women excelling in business and professional sectors. It is imperative to credit the effort of women pushing boundaries and breaking barriers to show the world that women of colour can not only lead families but also lead empires!
The winners were announced at an elegant ceremony that was hosted at Crown Plaza hotel, Birmingham on Saturday the 1st of June.
A Spokesperson for the 1st ever British Asian Women’s Awards 2024 said: “We are proud to once again showcase the strength of the women of the British Asian community. These women are not only making great strides in their respective fields but are serving as inspiration for future generations.
We want to congratulate all of our winners and highly commended recipients on their accomplishments.”
The winners for The British Asian Women Awards 2024 are:
Achievements in Arts and Culture
Premila Puri (Be Kind Productions, Leeds)
Highly Commended went to Usha Parmar (Sunrise Radio, London)
Achievements in Accounting/Finance Control
Amina Hussain (SME Outsourcing, Birmingham)
Highly Commended went to Jatinder Kaur (Birmingham City University, Birmingham)
Media Achievements of the Year
Seema Jaswal (ITV and BBC Sport, Surrey)
Highly Commended went to Mehreen Baig (BBC, London)
Business of the Year
Pam Banwait (Banwait Group Holdings, Wakefield)
Highly Commended went to Kiran Bhagotra (ProtectBox, Belfast)
Fashion and Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year
Ahana Banerjee (Clear, London)
Highly Commended went to Nazmin Alim (Aab, London)
Businesswoman of the Year
Nina Ghafoor (iDEAL Land & Property, London)
Highly Commended went to Sharon Kaur (Sahara Care, Ilford)
Achievements in Finance and Banking
Manjit Kaur Kang (Natwest, Birmingham)
Highly Commended went to Veena Srikumar (Cambridge & Counties Bank, Cambridge)
Corporate Leader of the Year
Heena Mistry (United Utilities, West Midlands)
Highly Commended went to Sujata Bhatia (Monzo Bank, London)
Achievements in Civil Services
Ashufta Alam (UK Civil Service, Oxford)
Highly Commended went to Saika Jabeen (Nottinghamshire Probation Service, Nottinghamshire)
Services to Charity/ Third Sector
Amtal Rana (Kiran Support Services, London)
Highly Commended went to Tanya Hamid (Manchester Foundation Trust Charity, Manchester)
Food and Drink Entrepreneur of the Year
Jorna Chowdhery (Ammi Food, Derby)
Highly Commended went to Saima Duhare (Its Halal, London)
CEO of the Year
Nadira Hussain (Socitm, Northampton)
Highly Commended went to Farzana Baduel (Curzon PR, London)
Entrepreneur of the Year
Dita Sen-Gupta (Athertons, Wirral)
Highly Commended went to Sunny Panwar (Raise Capital Group, Worcestershire)
Achievements in Education
Shahina Pardhan (Vision and Eye Research Institute (VERI), London)
Highly Commended went to Rizwana Mahmood-Ahmed (Carlton Junior and Infants School, Dewsbury)
Aesthetics Professional of the Year
Nyla Raja (Medispa Group, Manchester)
Highly Commended went to Ameera Laher (Amedics Clinic, Leicester)
Achievements in Politics
Naz Shah (Labour Party, Bradford west)
Highly Commended went to Shaheena Haroon (Bury Council, Bury)
Achievements in Law
Anu Kaura (Malhotra Group PLC, Newcastle)
Highly Commended went to Shysta Habib (Kenworthy’s Chambers, Salford)
Achievements in Medicine
Theiba Khan (Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham)
Highly Commended went to Manjit Darby (NHS Midlands, Midlands)
Not for Profit CEO of the Year
Zeenat Jeewa (Asian People’s Disability Alliance (APDA), London)
Highly Commended went to Surwat Sohail (Roshni Birmingham, Birmingham)
Best Professional in Business
Nav Kaur Aujla (University of Warwick, Warwick)
Highly Commended went to Aesha Ali (Serco, Hart)
Business Professional of the Year
Depika Koria (HSBC, London)
Highly Commended went to Tara Panjwani (UK India Business Council, London)
Achievements in Sport
Farah Jamil (Boxing, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Layla Banaras (Football, Birmingham)
SME Business of the Year
Lorna Nanda Gangotra (Lorna Indian Kitchen, West Byfleet)
Highly Commended went to Fareha Qadri (Bricks & Bridges, Birmingham)
Woman of the Year
Jaswant Narwal (Crown Prosecution Service, London)
Highly Commended went to Bobbie Cheema-Grubb (High Court England & Wales, London)
Community Achievement of the Year
Nadia Ali (Make a Difference community group, Stockport)
Highly Commended went to Zubee Kibria (Access My Events, London)
Social Media Personality of the Year
Rumena Begum (Rumena_101, London)
Highly Commended went to Amena Khan (Amenakhan, London)
Woman of Influence
Shivvy Jervis (Innovation Forecaster, London)
Highly Commended went to Shaista Aziz (Three Hijabis, Oxford)
Women Support Group of the Year
Sharan Project (London)
Highly Commended went to Saathi House (Birmingham)
Corporate Achiever of the Year
Hema Tank (The London Institute of Banking & Finance, London)
Highly Commended went to Rifka Noronha (Tata Consultancy Services, West Midlands)
Social Leader of the Year
Salma Bi (Sporting Pathways, Birmingham)
Highly Commended went to Farah Ahamed (Period Matters, London)
Young Achiever of the Year
Sahar Ijaz (Together We Are, Bradford)
Highly Commended went to Tanya Marwaha (Baton of Hope, London)
Achievements in STEM
Anusha Shah (Arcadis, Surrey)
Highly Commended went to Sahiba Patni (We Deliver, London)
Creative Entrepreneur of the Year
Dimple Rani (Pure Chemistry, Oxford)
Highly Commended went to Rukhsar Jahangir (The Legal Lynk, Huddersfield)
Leading Lights of the Year
Rukhsar Jahangir (The Legal Services Lynk, Huddersfield)
Highly Commended went to Saliha Sadiq (Millan Centre, Bradford)
Social Media Influencer of the Year
Salwa Aziz (salwaaziz, London)
Highly Commended went to Sahiba Kaur Dhaliwal (London)