The BBPI ‘Person of the Year’, accolade is given in recognition of one individual’s ground-breaking achievement in their professional career. The Person of the Year is someone who is an exceptional role model and embodies our values of talent, success, leadership.

2018

The British Bangladeshi Person of the Year 2018 is Sir Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury
The Honourable Mr Justice Choudhury. The first person of Bangladeshi origin to be a Justice of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division.

2017

The British Bangladeshi Person of the Year 2017 is Shafi Ahmed for his outstanding achievement in performing the world’s first VR and Snapchat spectacles operations and for developing innovate platforms for surgical training accessible to all.

2016

The British Bangladeshi Person of the Year 2016 is Nadiya Hussain for her outstanding achievement as the winner of the Great British Bake Off.

2015

The British Bangladeshi Person of the Year 2015 is Her Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara for her outstanding achievement as the first person of British Bangladeshi origin in a senior judicial position.