Date of Appointment: 26 April, 2019 –

Lord Zameer Mohammed Choudrey CBE SI Pk is the Chief Executive of Bestway Group, which is the seventh largest family business in UK with annual turnover of £3.4 billion. The Group is the 2nd largest wholesaler in the UK, the 3rd largest retail pharmacy in the UK, the second largest cement producer in Pakistan and the second largest private bank in Pakistan.

Lord Choudrey is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England & Wales.

Lord Choudrey is a trustee of Bestway Foundation UK and Chairman of Bestway Foundation Pakistan. He is also a trustee of Crimestoppers. Lord Choudrey is the Chairman of British Asian Trust’s UK Advisory Council and a member of HRH Prince of Wales Pakistan Recovery Fund International Leadership Team.

In December 2014, he was awarded an honorary degree by University of Kent in recognition of his philanthropic services to the community.

In December 2015, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty the Queen for his services to the UK wholesale industry and various charitable causes in the UK and abroad.

In March 2018, the President of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) in recognition of his unparalleled contribution in advancing Pakistan through his services and the wide array of philanthropic work.

In September 2019, he was nominated for a life peerage and was created Baron Choudrey of Hampstead in recognition of his contribution to Britain’s domestic and foreign trade and his philanthropic work in the UK and abroad.

He formally joined the House of Lords in November 2019.

Office Address: M/s. Bestway (Holdings) Limited 2 Abbey Road, Royal Park London, UK NW10 7BW Tel: 0044-20-8453 1234