Successful British Muslims: Real Business ranking
by Real Business - Wednesday, 13th February 2008
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Sir Anwar Pervez is a former Bradford bus driver, who built Bestway into a cash and carry behemoth worth £175m. Shami Ahmed (49th) started working on his father’s market stall in Manchester, and built the Legendary Joe Bloggs jeans brand into a fashion icon of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
These are just two examples of successful British Muslim business role models. Click here to read our full story, from 2004.
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