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Saiman Miah (Bengali: সায়মান মিয়া; born 7 December 1986) is a British Bangladeshi architect and graphic designer. He designed one of the two £5 commemorative coins for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Early life

Miah's parents immigrated from Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He grew up in inner city Birmingham and moved to Moseley at the age of 11.

Miah completed BA (Hons) in architecture in 2009 and a master's in architecture in 2012 at the Birmingham School of Architecture of Birmingham City University.

Career

In November 2011, Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. He won £5,000 prize money as one of the winners of the Royal Mint competition for art and design students attending higher education colleges and universities across the UK to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London's role as the host city of the Summer Olympics.

In September 2014, Miah was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about his design project in Sylhet.

Awards and recognition

In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the Channel S Awards.

Personal life

Miah lives in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. He is a Muslim and is married.

References

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13. "London 2012: Winning design". BBC News. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
14. "Design Students Dreams of Gold Come True". Glasgow: Able. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
15. ^ "Architectural Designer Saiman Miah". BBC Asian Network. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
16. "Channel S Awards 2012 -the Winners". The Sylhet Times. Sylhet. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
17. Shama, Saveem. "21 Anniversary Supplement". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 31 May 2012. Saiman Miah
18. "Birmingham Design Student's Dream of Gold comes true". Birmingham: Desi Express. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

External links

• Official website

• 1986 births
• Living people
• Academics of Birmingham City University
• Alumni of Birmingham City University
• Alumni of Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
• English designers
• English Muslims
• Bangladeshi Muslims
• English people of Bangladeshi descent
• People from Moseley
• 21st-century Bengalis
• 20th-century Bengalis