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education 3, 4, 6, 12–14, 17, hard-working 125–6, 159, 172,
21–2, 25 252, 356
Islamic schooling 4, 78 birth of Jemma-Lia 138
early interest in trading and house in Winchmore Hill
banking 5–6 139–41, 174, 208
destined for his father’s business enjoys being a dad 140, 160,
6, 7, 16–19, 25 167, 207–8, 254–5, 358–9
disastrous fire at the Brick Lane and father’s kidnapping 154–9
house 9–10 stress relief 159–60
moves to Forest Gate 11–12 ‘Jesus’ nickname 167, 168
love of football 12, 13 and Barts 187–91, 211–12
first visit to Pakistan 12 and the NSPCC 191–3
early business acumen 15, 31 sets up Humana International
wants to start a business on his with Bugie 199–205
own 17, 18–19, 60, 88, 93, 95 moves to St John’s Wood 208
efforts to break free 17–20 business methods 217
moves out 21–8 his father’s death and funeral
first jobs 31–4 230–34
at Premier Personnel 36–40 apartment in Cannes 236, 251,
car purchases 39, 96–7, 136–7, 255, 257
332 executive chairman 236
skiing holiday 40–41 Kosovo 243–9
change of name 41–2, 46, 77, learns how to use a computer
168–70, 268 253–4
at City Centre Staff Bureau Entrepreneur of the Year award
43–5, 46–7 255–7, 260
at Alfred Marks 47–8, 50–51 learns to fly, race cars and sail
at Reid Trevana 51–70, 84, 87, 257–8
91, 92, 93, 97, 98, 106, 113, and Islam 258–9
184 at Harvard 259–60, 261–6
spending 67–8 school in Pakistan 271–77, 278,
fear of failure 70, 357 280
interviews his future wife, Aisha other education charity work
71–3 280–81
and Aisha’s boutique 83–4, 88, talks with Musharraf 283–5
89–90, 95 Asian Jewel Awards 287
proposes to Aisha 85–6 sets up Hamilton Bradshaw
driven by margin and profit87 291–7
marries Aisha 88–9 and the Kashmir earthquake
prefers recruitment to Aisha’s 315–27
boutiques 95, 97 Dragons’ Den ix-x, 298, 304,
start of Alexander Mann 328–42
97–103 goes on the haj 357, 358

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