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Wali Tasar Uddin, MBE

Order of the British Empire

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, is a British

United Kingdom

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entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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, a community leader and a humanitarian. He is one of the most notable Bangladeshis based in Scotland.

Background

Wali was born in Maulvibazar, Sylhet

Sylhet Division

Sylhet Division , also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

where he received his education there in high school. At the age of 25 in 1977, he moved to the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

. Since his arrival, he first started to work in restaurants in London

London

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. After gaining a good achievement in the catering

Catering

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business, he then in 1976 moved to Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. He is married to Syeda, and has five children.

Community contributions

Wali has received many awards for his contribution and work in the communities. In 1984 he was appointed as the Justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

, the first Bangladeshi to do so, from 1993 to 1997 he became the first Bangladeshi to be the member of the Honorary Consul in Scotland. In 1995 he was awarded the member of the British Empire (MBE

MBE

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) medal by Queen Elizabeth II, for his services to race relations.

Business achievements

Wali is also notable for being successful in the Indian restaurant

Indian cuisine

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industry in Scotland, most well known for owning the Britannia Spice restaurant, which has received over 10 awards for being one of the top restaurants in Scotland. He also has long chain of Indian restaurant companies throughout the UK, and is the chairman of the Universal Koba Corporation Limited.

Current role(s)

He is the current chairman of the British-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce, which was created in 1991. The Chamber has operated as a networking business hub for the British Bangladeshi

British Bangladeshi

A British Bangladeshi is a person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis...

community who have British business or interests in Bangladesh. The organisation has held a number of trade and investment meetings with such as the Home Secretary

Home Secretary

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and the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Prime Minister of Bangladesh

The Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Head of the Government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Jatiya Sangsad Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate...

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