Imitiaz Qureshi
Imitiaz Qureshi was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India on February 2nd, 1931 and is the Chef. At the age of 93, Imitiaz Qureshi biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Imitiaz Qureshi, an Indian chef and master chef at ITC Hotels, is best known for establishing the Bukhara restaurant brand and reviving the Dum Pukht cuisine style.
He has attended many official banquets hosted by the Prime Minister and the President of India.
Career
Qureshi was born on 2 February 1931 in a family of chefs in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Qureshi started his culinary career with his uncle before joining Krishna Caterers, a catering company which served the Indian Army during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. After working at a few local restaurants, he joined ITC Hotels in 1979 and served the hospitality chain at several of their locations such as Clark Hotel, Lucknow and Maurya Sheraton, Delhi before becoming the master chef of the group. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to culinary art, thus making him the first chef to receive the honor. He has five sons and two daughters, Aisha Qureshi, Ishtiyaque Qureshi, Ashfaque Qureshi, Irfan Qureshi, Yasmin Qureshi, Imran Qureshi & Muhammad Ahsan Ali Qureshi, are also in the culinary business and have restaurants in Indian and abroad.