Adam Kamani

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Adam Kamani
Born5 June 1989 (1989-06-05) (age 36)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of PrettyLittleThing
CEO of Kamani Property Group
Parent Mahmud Kamani
Relatives Umar Kamani (brother)

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

Kamani grew up in Chorlton. [4] His grandfather, Abdullah Kamani, emigrated from Kenya to the United Kingdom in the 1960s with his wife and four children. [5] Kamani was educated at Cheadle Hulme School and Wilmslow High School. [4] He later enrolled at Sheffield Hallam University to study international hospitality business but left the programme after moving abroad. [4] In 2012, Kamani co-founded the fashion company Pretty Little Thing with his brother Umar Kamani, which focused on fashion accessories. [6] In 2017, Boohoo group acquired a majority stake in the company. [4] [7]

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. 1 2 3 4 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. Wood, Zoe (14 December 2016). "Boohoo spends £3.3m on cofounder's sons' company". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. "Boohoo determined not to be another fashion sob story". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.