Inaugural British Asian Women's Awards: Celebrating Amazing Women Winners

The inaugural British Asian Women's Awards 2024 winners are proudly presented by Oceanic Consulting in association with Oceanic Awards. The purpose of these awards is to provide a forum for honoring and recognizing the perseverance, hard work, and resolve of the women who are the backbones of many different companies and sectors.

As generational shifts take place and we witness a rise in Asian women achieving success in the economic and professional spheres, we must acknowledge the work of these women who are pushing the envelope and shattering stereotypes to demonstrate to the world that women of color are capable of leading not just families but entire empires. The Crown Plaza hotel in Birmingham recently held a formal event to reveal the winners.

A Spokesperson for the first 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 and 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 and 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 and Bridges, Birmingham).

Woman of the Year: Jaswant Narwal (Crown Prosecution Service, London). Highly Commended went to Bobbie Cheema-Grubb (High Court England and 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 and 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 (pictured above) (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).