Norman bin Musa (born 20 November 1974) is a Malaysian born chef, author, TV host, tutor, restaurateur and entrepreneur, based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Born in Butterworth, Penang in Malaysia, he was the co-founder of Ning restaurant in Manchester and Executive Chef of Wah Nam Hong Restaurant in The Hague, The Netherlands and author of the Amazing Malaysian cookbook. Life, career and awards Norman Musa is a Malaysian Malay, raised by his parents in a kampung called Sungai Nyior in Butterworth. Following his secondary education, he earned a scholarship to study quantity surveying at the University of Portsmouth beginning in1994. After graduation in 1997, his first job as a quantity surveyor was in Bournemouth, Southern England before relocating to London in 1999. In 2003, he moved to Manchester where he continued to practice as a quantity surveyor. In 2006, Musa took a break as a quantity surveyor to plan, design, and develop a restaurant with his partner at the time. The restaurant, Ning, opened for business in December 2006 and was located in the Northern Quarter. The menu centered on Malaysian and Thai cuisine. Norman worked as Head Chef at the restaurant for the first year, then returned to his role as a quantity surveyor. Once the restaurant business took off in 2009, he left his career in quantity surveying to work full-time at Ning. A second Ning restaurant opened in York and was in business from 2012 to 2014. Norman Musa has received various awards and acknowledgements since 2013, beginning with the Hospitality Guild's Young Hall of Fame award, which he received at a parliamentary reception at the House of Commons. He was also acknowledged as runner up for the Asian & Oriental Chef of the Year category at the Asian Curry Awards in 2013. In November 2014, the Kuala Lumpur Mayor's office issued a press release announcing Musa's appointment as the Kuala Lumpur Food Ambassador for the European market. In April 2016, Musa was shortlisted as one of the seven Malaysian cooks who made it abroad by the Malaysian Newspaper, The Star. In March 2017, Musa was handed a five-year disqualification for employing illegal workers at Ning. The disqualification follows an investigation by the Insolvency Service, which found that Musa failed to ensure the business completed relevant immigration checks on its employees resulting in the employment of two illegal workers. In March 2018, Musa was offered to