Mohammad Ajman Miah (born 1959), better known as Tommy Miah, is a British celebrity chef of Bangladeshi origin. He is an internationally renowned chef, being one of the leading Bangladeshi businessman in the United Kingdom, he owns an award winning restaurant, his flagship restaurant is located in Edinburgh. He is often recognized as the "Curry King" in Britain.
Life and Career
Miah was born in a village in Moulvibazar in Bangladesh. He arrived at the age of ten to the United Kingdom, with limited knowledge of English. He became interest in food and cooking which he began to work in the catering industry. Throughout the years of hard work and determination, it led to a success in his business. He established himself in Edinburgh in Scotland, he owns the Raj Restaurant, which is an award winning restaurant. He founded the International Indian Chef of the Year Competition in 1991 to promote innovation and quality in Indian cooking, which attracts 5000 entrants from around the world.The competition also consists an event to raise funds for the Sreepur Village Orphanage in Bangladesh. He was chosen to head the first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Food Festival in Delhi. He was also selected by the Bangladesh Foreign Office to represent Bangladesh, cooking typical Bangladeshi staple dishes.
With his status being as a celebrity chef, including having his own television show in Bangladesh, and with the experience of international dining and catering, he has established the foundation of the Tommy Miah Institute of Hospitality Management, which is an institution which trains Bangladeshis in the international hospitality industry. In Bangladesh, Miah's recipes for of any types of cuisine such as Bangladeshi, Thai, Indian and Chinese meals can be requested through text message from any Banglalink mobile phone. He also owns the Original Raj Hotel in Murrayfield and The Heritage Restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Miah's achievements includes, delivering a curry lunch-box to 10 Downing Street for the then Prime Minister John Major’s 50th birthday, producing the world’s largest curry which was large enough to feed 10000, promoting innovation and quality in Asian cuisine, developing dishes for high class manufacturers, writing cooking books, and he was the first to make Indian meals available on flights world wide. He has sponsored for many charity groups both in Bangladesh and Britain, which includes, 'Cancer Research UK', 'Shishu Polli', 'Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed' and the 'ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital'