Asian Achievers Awards 2026 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 24th Asian Achievers Awards has been announced, recognising excellence across business, culture, media, sport and community service ahead of the ceremony on 18th September 2026 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. More than 500 nominations were received across the award categories.
Pratik Dattani, Managing Director of EPG, said: “We received one of the strongest set of submissions we’ve ever had at this year’s Asian Achievers Awards. Judges looked for examples of leadership, impact and contribution to the community. At a time when Britain is facing a continued cost-of-living crisis, frequent changes in government and an anti-immigrant sentiment, our Awards showcase the very best of what our community has to offer. They showcase inspiration, innovation and resilience.”
2026 Shortlist
Achievement in Art and Culture
▪ Anjana Vasan
▪ Neelam Gill
▪ Nikita Pathakji
▪ Pravesh Kumar MBE
▪ Saurav Dutt
Achievement in Community Service
▪ Dr Pam Gosal MBE
▪ Mesba Ahmed MBE
▪ Nazim Ali
▪ Sujan Katuwal MBE
Achievement in Media
▪ Tommy Nagra
▪ Aaron Paul
▪ Balvinder Singh Sanghera
▪ Sarita Sabharwal
Achievement in Sports
▪ Aaron Rai
▪ Dr Zafar Iqbal
▪ Mariam Mahmood
▪ Sanjeev Sharma
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Business Person of the Year
▪ Abbas Esufally
▪ Des Gunawardena
▪ Kamal Pankhania
▪ Priyanjith Weerasooria
▪ Rajiv Batra
Entrepreneur of the Year
▪ Karan Gokani
▪ Nilofar Jaques
▪ Rhim Shah
▪ Roheel Ahmad
▪ Sanjeet Manek
▪ Subodh Joshi & Sujay Sohani
Professional of the Year
▪ Chaitanya Tatineni
▪ Fezaa Sheikh
▪ Manthi Wickramasooriya
▪ Prof Shitij Kapur
▪ Rushanka Amrutkar FRAS
Woman of the Year
▪ Dipna Anand
▪ Farzana Baduel
▪ Prity Somani
▪ Prof Sunita Toor
▪ Venya Wijegunerwardene
The event will be hosted by Nitin Ganatra OBE, with performances from Rishi Rich, Ustad Rafaqat Ali Khan and comedian Tez Ilyas, while charity partner Pardada Pardadi will be supported during the evening.
