▁panel , ▁which ▁ens ures ▁fair ness ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant ▁industry , ▁by ▁that ▁department ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ali ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Muslim ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁cur ry ▁industry ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ity ▁industry . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁Best ▁Business ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁his ▁local ▁area ▁of ▁E ps om ▁and ▁E well ▁at ▁their ▁Business ▁Ex cell ence ▁Awards , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁contributions ▁hosting ▁char itable ▁events , ▁raising ▁more ▁than ▁£ 1 . 0 2 ▁million ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁ 2 6 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ali ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁Culture ▁A war eness ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Muslim ▁Awards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁NR B ▁Person ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁Mill en ni um ▁Global ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Institute ▁of ▁Hospital ity ▁recogn ises ▁contribution ▁made ▁by ▁Mr ▁Ali ▁Cont ribution ▁to ▁the ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁British ▁Asian ▁personal ities ▁and ▁the ▁man ▁behind ▁revolution ary ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁cur ry ▁industry . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁British ▁Bang l ades hi ▁ ▁Business ▁of ▁British ▁Bang l adesh is ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁British ▁Bang