Finalists have been announced for the 20th Asian Achievers Awards in London.

Established in 2000, the Awards return for the first time in three years following the pandemic and are hosted by global advisory firm, EPG, and supported by the  Asian Voice and Gujarat Samchar, Zee TV and Sunrise Radio. 

Pratik Dattani, Managing Director, EPG said: “The Asian Achievers Awards aim to celebrate Asian excellence across the UK. 

"They harbour a special place in the community, documenting our growth and contribution to life in the country over the last two decades. 

"We have been impressed by the breadth and calibre of nominations from across the country that came in this year which show quite how extensive our positive contribution is across all aspects of British life.”

The awards ceremony will include live performances on the night from Brit Award-nominee, Rumer and stand-up comedian Tez Ilyas. Lord Jeffrey Archer is set to conduct a charity auction in support of the chosen Charity Partner, Pardada Pardadi.

The awards take place on Friday 23 September at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane London.

Asian Achievers Awards 2022 full shortlist: 
 
Art and Culture:
Simone Ashley (Actor)
Chandra Chakraborty (Music Artist) 
Namit Malhotra (CEO, DNEG)
Charli XCX (Music Artist) 
 
Business Person of the Year: 
Dr Debashis Bhattacharya (Director, Reckitt Benckiser) 
Shamil and Kavi Thakrar (Co-founders, Dishoom) 
Praveen Karadiguddi (CEO, Scrumconnect Consulting) 
Dr Gordon Sanghera (Co-founder, Oxford Nanopore) 
 
Community Service: 
Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed (Founder & CEO, Gift Wellness)
Haris Kiani (ADA Ventures Scout) 
Katharine Moana Birbalsingh CBE (Head Teacher)
Krishna Pujara (CEO, Enfield-Saheli)
Dev Trehan (Sky Sports; Creator, South Asians In The Game) 
 
Entrepreneur of the Year: 
Shamash Alidina (Learn Mindfulness) 
Samir Desai CBE (Founder & CEO, Super Payments) 
Shahid Munir (Co-founder, Minted)
Sherry Vaswani (Founder & CEO, Xalient)
 
Media: 
Raj Baddhan (CEO, Lyca Media)
Ahmed Hussain (Head of Station, BBC Asian Network)
Aasmah Mir (Broadcaster) 
Naga Munchetty (News Presenter) 
 
Professional of the Year: 
Dr Manu Agrawal (South Staffordshire LMC)
Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian (University of Cambridge) 
Naina Bhattacharya (Danone S.A.) 
Viresh Paul (Paul & Co)
 
Sports Personality of the Year:
Karenjeet Kaur Bains (Team GB Female Powerlifter)
Salma Bi (Grassroots Cricket Champion)
Millie Chandarana (Blackburn Rovers Ladies Footballer) 
Amir Khan (Professional Boxer)
 
Uniformed and Civil Service:
Alisa Ahmad (Civil Engineer)
Captain Harpreet Chandi (British Army Officer, ‘Polar Preet’)
Sal Naseem (Regional Director for London, IOPC, Tell Mama UK)
 
Woman of the Year:
Rt Hon Suella Braverman (Attorney General for England & Wales) 
Rita Chowdhry (Poet & Novelist) 
Emb Hashmi (Journalist)
Raga D’silva (Author, Tedx Speaker & LBTQ Advocate)