The Asian Awards

The Asian Awards
The Asian Awards
	The Asian Awards Logo
Awarded for	Honouring Asian Excellence
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Paul Sagoo OBE
First awarded	2010
Website	http://www.theasianawards.com

The Asian Awards is an annual award ceremony for the global Asian community which takes place in the United Kingdom, with 14 categories that include business, philanthropy, entertainment, culture and sport. Nominees are selected by an independent judging panel initially co-chaired by Baroness Verma and Nat Wei, Baron Wei then from 2014 onwards Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria.^[1]^[2]

In 2010 and 2011, the awards were only open to those born in or with direct family origin from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, or Bangladesh. From 2013, they were expanded to include all people of South, East and South East Asian origin.^[3]

The tenth edition of the awards will take place in October 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be hosted in Dubai for the first time.

^ Prestigious New International Asian Awards Launched, [1] 18 June 2010
^ Celebrities raise over £100,000 for Save the Children at Asian Awards launch, [2], 28 October 2010]
^ "4th Asian Awards to take place on 4/4/14 in London". Ethnic Now. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[1] Prestigious New International Asian Awards Launched, [1] 18 June 2010

[2] Celebrities raise over £100,000 for Save the Children at Asian Awards launch, [2], 28 October 2010]

[3] "4th Asian Awards to take place on 4/4/14 in London". Ethnic Now. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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