The Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2011 took place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at the Hilton, Park Lane. These prestigious awards have been co-founded by Pinky Lilani OBE and have a very special patron, Cherie Blair. The awards were conceived to celebrate the often unsung Asian heroines of British life. Such women make a huge contribution in fields as diverse as business, entrepreneurship and social and humanitarian work and these awards, are their moment in the spotlight.
The ceremony, which was compered by BBC presenter Riz Lateef, was attended by the Home Secretary Theresa May, The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, James Caan - entrepreneur and former TV ‘Dragon’, ITV newsreader Mary Nightingale, wife of deputy prime minister Miriam Clegg and HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan.
These awards were split into nine categories and Shezmin Madhani won the Social and Humanitarian Award for her commitment to Nia Children's Foundation.
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Press articles about the awards:
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Evening Standard
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Hillingdon Times - click here to view
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Image above: Shezmin Madhani with Kamel Hothi (Asian Markets Director at Lloyds Banking Group).
Image above: The winners from all catagories.
Image above: Shezmin Madhani being presented the award by Air Vice-Marshal David Walker (Master of the Royal Household).
Image above: The finalists of the Social and Humanatarian Award.
Image above: Home Secretary Theresa May, The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell and wife of deputy prime minister, Miriam Clegg.
Image above: James Caan, entrepreneur and former TV ‘Dragon’.
The winner of the other catagories include:
The Arts & Culture Award: Anusha Subramanyam, Artistic Director, Beeja
Business Woman of the Year: Noor Ali, Ethnic Buyer, Asda
Entrepreneur of the Year: Kamal Basran, Founder, The Authentic Food Company
Media Professional of the Year: Yasmin Diamond CB, Director of Communications, Home Office and Ritula Shah, Presenter, The World Tonight, BBC
Professional of the Year: Dr Aisha K. Gill, Senior lecturer in criminology, Roehampton University
The Public Sector Award: Khizra Dhindsa, Police Sergeant, West Midlands Police
The Social & Humanitarian Award: Shezmin Madhani, Founder/Director, Nia Children’s Foundation
Young Achiever of the Year: Shireen Irani, Executive Director, i-ProBono
The Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets AWA Award: Amerdeep Somal, Commissioner, Independent Police Complaints Commission
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