Adam Kamani

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Adam Kamani
Born5 June 1989 (1989-06-05) (age 32)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of PrettyLittleThing
CEO of Kamani Property Group
Parent(s)Mahmud Kamani
RelativesUmar Kamani (brother)

Adam Kamani (born June 1989)[1] is a British businessman. He is chief executive the of Kamani Property Group and KM Capital, and co-founder of PrettyLittleThing.[2][3]

Early life[]

Kamani grew up in Chorlton, UK.[4] Kamani's grandfather, Abdullah Kamani, left Kenya in the 1960s and moved to the UK with his wife and four children.[5]

He studied at Cheadle Hulme school and Wilmslow High School.[4] He went on to study international hospitality business at Sheffield Hallam University but left after moving abroad.[4]

Career[]

In 2006, Kamani started his career by working for Boohoo, which was founded by his father Mahmud Kamani.[6]

In 2012, Kamani co-founded Pretty Little Thing with his brother Umar Kamani which focused on the fashion accessories market.[7] The business attracted the likes of Kylie Jenner, Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj and other celebrities.[8] In 2017, Boohoo bought a majority stake in the business.[4][9]

Kamani is the founder the Kamani Property Group and he is currently its chief executive.[10][11] The business owns properties Manchester, London, New York and Dubai.

In 2017, Kamani founded Kamani Capital Fund, a funding platform that aims to support young, dynamic businesses with a key focus on tech start-ups.[11][10]

In 2018, Kamani was awarded Young Property Professional Of The Year at the North West Business Insiders Young Professionals Awards.[12]

In 2020, Kamani launched Move Streets which is a property selling app.[10][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Adam Mahmud KAMANI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ Hill, Megan (10 July 2017). "Meet the Boohoo billionaires who turned a market stall into a $4.4 billion fashion empire". news.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ Partington, Samantha (24 May 2018). "Kamani fashions new Manchester resi trend". propertyweek.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Roue, Lucy. "The rags to riches story of Manchester's billionaire Boohoo family". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ Wyat, Lucy RoueTim (6 May 2018). "Immigrants from Kenya to billionaire businessmen in two generations: the Manchester family behind Boohoo empire open up". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Businessman is plotting next stage of family empire". thebusinessdesk.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ Wood, Zoe (14 December 2016). "Boohoo spends £3.3m on cofounder's sons' company". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Fashion retailers top list of fastest growing brands in 2017". The Telegraph. 2017-11-29. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  9. ^ "Boohoo determined not to be another fashion sob story". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b c 2021-07-29T00:00:00+01:00. "Q&A: Five minutes with Adam Kamani, co-founder of MoveStreets". Property Week. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  11. ^ a b "EMPIRE OF THE SON". insidermedia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  12. ^ "NORTH WEST'S YOUNG TALENT CELEBRATED AT INSIDER AWARDS". insidermedia.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. ^ Barlow, Nigel (2020-08-06). "Manchester Entrepreneurs Launch New Property Dating App - MoveStreets". About Manchester. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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