notable entries in the "british bangladeshi power 100" have included ruby hammer mbe, who started off as a make-up artist and went on to become a successful entrepreneur. ajmal hossain qc, a barrister. other prominent names include iqbal ahmed obe (chairman of the seamark group), sapnara khatun (barrister and judge), asif anwar ahmad (ambassador to thailand), prof moorad choudhry (treasurer rbs) and mihir bose (sports journalist), shadoq education minister rushanara ali, prospective parliamentary candidate tulip siddiq, former british high commissioner to bangladesh anwar choudhury.