Joint Person of the year 2021
Hamza Choudhury
Hamza Choudhury, the first person of British Bangladeshi heritage to play in the FA Premier League and winner of the FA Cup 2021.
Person of the Year
The BBPI Person of the Year, accolade is given in recognition of one individual’s ground-breaking achievement in their professional career.
Joint Person of the year 2021
Joy Crookes
Joy Crookes, singer songwriter and multiple Brit Awards nominee.
Person of the year 2020
Dabirul Islam Choudhury
Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE, the centenarian covid 19 fundraiser, who walked laps of his garden to raise money for charities and encouraging all to stay safe.
Person of the year 2018
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.
Person of the year 2017
Shafi Ahmed
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.
Person of the year 2016
Nadiya Hussain
The British Bangladeshi Person of the Year 2016 is Nadiya Hussain for her outstanding achievement as the winner of the Great British Bake Off.
Person of the year 2015
Khatun Sapnara
The BBPI 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.