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British businessperson
Asad Shamim
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)businessman, talent manager
Known forfounder and CEO of Furniture in Fashion

Asad Shamim is a British businessman and sports talent manager. He is best known as the founder of Furniture in Fashion, an online furniture retailer in the United Kingdom.

Career

In June 2007, Shamim founded 'Furniture in Fashion' in Bolton. It operates as a subsidiary of 'World of Fashion' and is known for manufacturing its products in its factory in Germany. According to The Washington Times, it is the largest online furniture retailer in the UK, operating primarily through its e-commerce platform. Furniture in Fashion has a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m) warehouse and showroom located at Stone Hill Business Park in Farnworth, which became the company's headquarters in 2012. In May 2014, the company agreed to supply office furniture for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health in Iraq.

In January 2013, Shamim launched 'Hoststop', a internet hosting service that hosts personal and business websites. In the same year, Shamim became a sports manager for notable athletes. In 2015, Shamim worked to address the British Boxing Board of Control's regulation that prohibited individuals with type 1 or type 2 diabetes from boxing professionally by assisting Muhammad Ali, a UK-born athlete diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He collaborated with medical professionals, including endocrinologist Dr. Ian Gallen, and partnered with organisations such as Diabetes UK to advocate for Ali's eligibility, which led to Ali being granted a boxing license in May 2018 and becoming the first diabetic professional boxer.

Shamim serves as a senior advisor to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qasimmi since January 2022, whose family rules the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. In this role, he advises on UK business investments in the UAE, and Al Qasimmi's ventures in the UK, including housing projects and business parks.

In February 2023, Shamin was appointed by the International Football Association (IFA7) as its Vice President for the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Awards and recognitions

In December 2018, Shamim received the Asian Business Leaders Award for founding Furniture in Fashion in the category of Successful Application of Digital Media. In 2019, Shamim was awarded the British Muslim Awards, and was a finalist in the 2020 Asian Business Leaders Awards. In May 2024, he was awarded the Business Leader of the Year award at the 2024 British Muslim Awards.

Philanthropy

Shamim is the founder of Insaaf 4U translated as "Justice for You", a non-profit organisation to aid families experiencing ongoing legal problems in Pakistan.

References

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