Iqbal Ahmed
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Iqbal Ahmed, OBE (born 4 August 1956), is a Bangladesh-born British entrepreneur.
He made his fortune by importing shrimp from Manchester.
Seamark and Ibco, among other things, have a long history in shipping, hotel and real estate construction, hospitality, and food.
Both businesses made him into one of the United Kingdom's richest guys.
He is also one of the highest-ranked Bangladeshis to be included on the Sunday Times Rich List.
Early life
Ahmed was born in Balaganj, Sylhet District, East Pakistan, (now Bangladesh). He immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1971, at the age of 15, following the demise of his native Ireland. He studied at Westminster College and joined his family's company in Oldham a few years later, which his brothers Kamal and Bilal joined later as the company grew.
Personal life
Ahmed lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Bilal and Kamal, his brothers, live nearby. Traveling, playing golf, tennis, and swimming are among his hobbies.
Ahmed, also runs his own foundation to help and improve the lives of the poor in Bangladesh's rural communities, and is the founder chairman of the NRB Bank initiative to assist non-resident Bangladeshis in their contribution to the country's economy. He established a secondary school and college in Sylhet in 2014.
Career
Since March 1992, Ahmed has been CEO of the Seamark Group, which he founded with his brothers. The company Ibco is a supplier to the catering trade, and Seamark is the frozen-food processor. He also owns a hotel development, a Thai restaurant and bar called the Vermilion and Cinnabar (opened 14 November 2007), on Hulme Hall Lane which is worth £5 million, close to the City of Manchester Stadium.
In 2004, Seamark and Ahmed's brothers made a combined profit of £5.1 million on £108 million. The Ahmed family featured in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006, listed at number 511 with a total net worth of £110 million. In 2007, however, the rank fell to 574, and in 2008 to 644 at £120 million. Ahmed and his brothers were twice listed at number 20 in Top 20 richest Asians in UK with a net worth of £88 million in 2006, and of £90 million in 2007.
Ahmed and his family's Manchester-based business has a £200 million revenue across the city, with a workforce of 2,000 in Bangladesh, which is where he was born. The products are exported across Europe and America, as popular brand names such as Mr Prawn, Lily, Classic and Tiger. In 2001, a new sales office was created in the United States to distribute products in North America, located in New Jersey and in Brooklyn, New York City. He is popularly known as 'Mr Shrimp' or 'King Prawn' by the British community.
In 2006, Ahmed was nominated by The British Frozen Food Federation to represent their interest and concerns as a member of the Ethical Trading Champions' Group, which was set up as part of the Government's Food Industry Sustainability Strategy.
In 2007, Ahmed was invited to join an economic think tank, the New Enterprise Council, by George Osborne. Over the years he has played an active role in a number of government committees and advisory bodies. They include the Department of Trade and Industry's Southern Asia Advisory Group; the Competitiveness Council and the British Council's BOND initiative, which provides UK companies with low-cost introductions to potential business partners in key developing international markets.