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{{Short description|Bangladeshi chef}}
{{For|the American sports executive and businessman|Tony Khan}}
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| name               = Tony Karim
| image              = Tony Khan.jpg
| caption            = Tony Karim
| birth_name         = Tony Alal Karim Khan
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1961|6|9}}
| birth_place        = [[Khulna]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan
| nationality        = Bangladeshi
| alma_mater         = [[University of Sydney]]<br />[[RMIT University]]
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'''Tony Alal Karim Khan''' is a Bangladeshi chef and hotelier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=tony-khan-chef - The Daily Life News |url=http://thedailylifenews.com/%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25AC%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%259F%25E0%25A6%25BF-%25E0%25A6%25B6%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25AB-%25E0%25A6%259F%25E0%25A6%25A8%25E0%25A6%25BF-%25E0%25A6%2596%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25A8-%25E0%25A6%259C%25E0%25A7%2580/tony-khan-chef/ |website=The Daily Life News |access-date=2015-12-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> He has received awards and nominations as a chef.<ref name=":2" /> He has appeared as a celebrity cook on television shows.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=MR. Tony Khan |url=http://etravelbangladesh.com/mr-tony-khan/ |website=etravelbangladesh.com |access-date=2015-12-24 |archive-date=2015-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816165442/http://etravelbangladesh.com/mr-tony-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is previously [[general manager]] and director of food and beverages, [[executive chef]] for Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf since 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |title=5-Star tea resort and golf at Srimangal |work=Risingbd |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/5-Star_tea_resort_and_golf_at_Srimangal/11112 |access-date=2015-12-27 |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119152705/https://www.risingbd.com/english/5-Star_tea_resort_and_golf_at_Srimangal/11112 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Opening of 'Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf' at Srimangal |url=http://english.thesunrisetoday.com/index.php/grand-opening-of-grand-sultan-tea-resort-and-golf-at-srimangal/ |website=The Sunrise Today |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072403/http://english.thesunrisetoday.com/index.php/grand-opening-of-grand-sultan-tea-resort-and-golf-at-srimangal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life==
Tony Karim was born on 9 June 1961 to parents Sarjan Ali Khan, a shipping businessman and filmmaker and Marium Begum Khan in [[Khulna]], Bangladesh.  In 2015, he started his own culinary institute called The Tony Khan Culinary Institute in Bangladesh.<ref name="littleblackbookdhaka.com">{{Cite web |title=Little Black Book Dhaka Discover Dhak |url=http://www.littleblackbookdhaka.com/#!Hotel-Boom-Bangladesh/cjds/55f5c5c60cf24e84f768f1b6 |website=Little Black Book Dhaka Discover Dhak |access-date=2015-12-21}}</ref> He has also served as a judge at many culinary competitions.<ref name="hinckleytimes.net">{{Cite web |title=Burbage chef crowned UK's King of Spice |url=http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/burbage-chef-crowned-uks-king-10535098 |website=Hinckley Times |date=2 December 2015 |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119152708/https://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/burbage-chef-crowned-uks-king-10535098 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2015, he serves as an External Verifier for [[City and Guilds of London Institute|City and Guilds]] appointed and certified by [[International Labour Organization|ILO]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tony Khan selected as City & Guilds' External Verifier {{!}} Hotel & Restaurant |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.com.bd/hotel-and-restaurant/2015/09/01/4421/print |website=www.bangladeshmonitor.com.bd |access-date=2015-12-21}}</ref>
== Education ==
He started life in Khulna where he studied in [[Khulna Zilla School]] in Khulna till 1975 and attended college till 1977 in Shaheed Suhrawardy College in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh. He went to Singapore to train as an Apprentice Chef and complete his college education from [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands Marsiling Secondary School]], Singapore with a major in Economics in 1978.<ref name=":3" /> In 1992, he majored again in [[human nutrition]] from [[University of Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name=":4" /> In 1998, he attended [[RMIT University]], [[Melbourne]] to study [[Hazard analysis and critical control points|Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)]].<ref name=":3" />
== Career and philosophy ==
He joined Sheraton Ayers Rock Hotel, now known as [[Voyages Hotels & Resorts|Voyages Ayers Rock Resort]], as [[sous chef]] from 1982. He then went on to join a cruise line as Executive Chef and Food and Beverages developer on board the [[Carnival Cruise Line]] in [[Miami|Miami, United States]] from 1994 to 1999.<ref name=":4" /> He then traveled to Saudi Arabia to join [[Hyatt|Hyatt Regency]].<ref name=":4" /> From March 2003 to August 2006, he has overseen and served at ten five star hotels as Executive Chef and providing corporate Executive Chef at the Intercontinental Hotels.<ref name=":3" /> He returned to [[Bangladesh]] in September 2006 and started employment at [[Radisson Hotels|Radisson Blue Water Garden Hotel]], [[Dhaka]] as Executive Chef and Food and Beverages.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Local chefs come to the fore |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=31666 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085648/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=31666 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, he became the executive chef and food and beverage manager of [[The Westin Dhaka]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=A little bit of Italy goes a long way: Prego at the Westin, Dhaka |url=http://jessicamudditt.com/2010/10/15/a-little-bit-of-italy-goes-a-long-way-a-review-of-prego-restaurant-at-the-westin-dhaka/ |website=Jessica Mudditt's Blog - Stories from around the world |access-date=2015-12-21 |first=Jessica |last=Mudditt |date=15 October 2010 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075853/http://jessicamudditt.com/2010/10/15/a-little-bit-of-italy-goes-a-long-way-a-review-of-prego-restaurant-at-the-westin-dhaka/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=July 2019}} and stayed until 2012. He currently is employed in Bangladesh at Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf, [[Sreemangal Upazila|Sreemangal]] where he is acting General Manager, Director of Food and Beverages and Executive Chef since May 2013.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Living the Grand life |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/weekend/2014/jan/18/living-grand-life |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Majestic Inaugural of the largest resort in country "Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf" |url=http://reflectionnews.com/majestic-inaugural-of-the-largest-resort-in-country-grand-sultan-tea-resort-golf/ |website=reflectionnews.com |access-date=2015-12-27 |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119152712/http://reflectionnews.com/majestic-inaugural-of-the-largest-resort-in-country-grand-sultan-tea-resort-golf/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2015, he started his own culinary institute, Tony Karim's Culinary Institute to teach amateur chefs to become internationally trained in the hotel industry.<ref name="littleblackbookdhaka.com"/>
== Affiliations and awards ==
Tony Karim played a role in placing intellectually disabled persons to attain full-time restaurant jobs in [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]], Australia in 1989.<ref>{{cite news |title=Placing intellectually disabled in full jobs |last=Woods |first=Wendy |date=6 December 1989 |work=Nunawading Gazette}}</ref> Karim has been a full member of the Australasian Guild Of Professional Cooks since 1986. He is a founding member and President of the Bangladesh Chef's Association.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |title=Chefs cook up new culinary association |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=32627 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2016-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207153736/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=32627 |url-status=live }}</ref> Karim is a member of the Chef's Association of Pakistan as Honorary Vice President.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldchefs.org/Country/Pakistan |title=Chef's Association of Pakistan |date=22 October 2014 |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119152725/https://worldchefs.org/pakistan-celebrates-international-chefs-day-2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has been a member of the Industry Skills Council, Funded by the [[International Labour Organization|International Labor Organization]] (ILO)<ref name=":0" /> and operated by the National Skills Development Council (NSDC), Prime Minister's office, Government of the People Republic of Bangladesh. He has contributed recipes to books as Cancer Society, Eat and Enjoy and Restaurant Secrets. He is a speaker for South Asian Association for Gastronomy (SAAG).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saag |url=http://thesaag.org/speakers.html |website=South Asian Association for Gastronomy |access-date=2015-12-27}}</ref> According to [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]], Khan was named{{By whom|date=January 2023}} one of “[[10 Best Chefs in the World]]” and in1991 "[[Chef of The Year]]" by the [[South Pacific Tourism Board]] of Papua New Guinea.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2010/02/01/page04.htm |title=The Westin's New Recruit |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2016-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207154159/http://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2010/02/01/page04.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
He is founder and president of Bangladesh Chef's Association.<ref name=":5" /> He has served as a judge at The [[Malaysian Palm Oil Board|Malaysian Palm Oil]] Shera Chef 2011,<ref>{{cite news |title=Talent hunt for chef's |url=http://news.priyo.com/tv/2011/05/06/talent-hunt-chef-s-25264.html |work=Priyo News |access-date=2015-12-23 |archive-date=2016-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207114907/http://news.priyo.com/tv/2011/05/06/talent-hunt-chef-s-25264.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Curry Chef Awards 2015,<ref name="hinckleytimes.net"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Four chefs from Northants set to battle it out to be named UK's King of Spice |url=http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/chefs-Northants-set-battle-named-UK-s-King-Spice/story-28023654-detail/story.html |work=Northampton Herald & Post |access-date=2015-12-27 |archive-date=2015-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022103654/http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/chefs-Northants-set-battle-named-UK-s-King-Spice/story-28023654-detail/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Pappadoms owner competing to be UK's best curry chef |url=http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/pappadoms_owner_competing_to_be_uk_s_best_curry_chef_1_4286946 |work=Weston Mercury |access-date=2015-12-27 |first=Report by Sarah |last=Robinson |archive-date=2015-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103123142/http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/pappadoms_owner_competing_to_be_uk_s_best_curry_chef_1_4286946 |url-status=live }}</ref> Youth Tourism Skills Competition 2015<ref>{{cite web |title=DIU Tourism and Hospitality Management department moves to Final Round in the 1st Youth Tourism Skills Competition |url=http://news.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/597-diu-tourism-and-hospitality-management-department-move-to-final-round-in-the-1st-youth-tourism-skills-competition.html |website=news.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd |access-date=2015-12-28 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000058/http://news.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/597-diu-tourism-and-hospitality-management-department-move-to-final-round-in-the-1st-youth-tourism-skills-competition.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Nando's]] Master Grillers' Challenge 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title='Nando's Master Grillers' Challenge 2015' held |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/4131 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |access-date=2015-12-21 |archive-date=2018-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922101841/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/4131 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 12 March 2020 Tony Karim was presented with a Special Recognition award at the House of Commons ion London from Asian Catering Federation chairman Yawar Khan at the launch of the Asian Restaurant Awards and Asian Curry Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://londonbangla.com/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner|title = Asian caterers tackle skills shortage at awards dinner|date = 14 March 2020|access-date = 23 March 2020|archive-date = 19 January 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119152717/https://londonbangla.com/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://vodcasts.uk/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner|title = Asian caterers tackle skills shortage at awards dinner|date = 14 March 2020|access-date = 23 March 2020|archive-date = 23 March 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200323115016/https://vodcasts.uk/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://eastlondonnews.co.uk/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner|title = Asian caterers tackle skills shortage at awards dinner|date = 14 March 2020|access-date = 23 March 2020|archive-date = 23 March 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200323120433/https://eastlondonnews.co.uk/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mediaofthings.co.uk/index.php/2020/03/14/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner |title=Asian caterers tackle skills shortage at awards dinner |website=Media of Things |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323114931/https://mediaofthings.co.uk/index.php/2020/03/14/asian-caterers-tackle-skills-shortage-at-awards-dinner2/ |archive-date=23 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/news/asian-catering-federation-yawar-khan-training-initiative-young-chefs-bangladesh|title=Asian Catering Federation announces training|date=17 March 2020|access-date=23 March 2020|archive-date=23 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323123644/https://www.thecaterer.com/news/asian-catering-federation-yawar-khan-training-initiative-young-chefs-bangladesh|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* http://www.tonykhan-institute.com/
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