Dawood Pervez

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Dawood Pervez
Born1975 (age 49–50)
NationalityBritish
Education Eton College
University of Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
TitleMD, Bestway Wholesale
SpouseClare
Children2
Parent Anwar Pervez

Dawood Pervez (born 1975) is a British businessman. Since 2018, he has been the managing director of Bestway Wholesale. [1] In 2012, he received the Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade. [2]

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Early life

Pervez is the son of Bestway founder, Sir Anwar Pervez. [3]

Pervez attended Eton College, and studied law at the University of Oxford. [4] [2]

Career

Pervez's family started "a single shop in Earls Court" in 1963, which was then renamed to Bestway in 1976. [5] [6] As a child, Pervez frequently observed and assisted his father, Bestway founder Sir Anwar Pervez, and took various jobs in the company while growing up. [4] [2]

After graduating from Oxford, Pervez worked at Linklaters, with a concentration in international mergers and acquisitions, before returning to Bestway in 2002 in a legal capacity. He subsequently worked in human resources and portfolio management. [2] In 2004, he was named to the company's board of directors. [7]

In 2018, Pervez became the managing director of Bestway Wholesale. [8]

In 2020, Pervez was named a trustee of GroceryAid. [7] In 2022, he became the two-year chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors after having served as a council member since 2018. [9]

Personal life

Pervez is married to Clare, they have two children and live in Gerrards Cross. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "betterRetailing interview: Bestway MD Dawood Pervez". Better Retailing. 2019-02-07. Archived from the original on 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Bestway forward: Exclusive interview with Bestway Wholesale MD Dawood Pervez - Neighbourhood Retailer". 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Sir Anwar Pervez, Lord Zameer Choudrey, Dawood Pervez | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  4. 1 2 "From a different world | Asian Trader". www.asiantrader.biz. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  5. ↑ Millington, Alison. "The 19 richest Asians in the UK". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  6. ↑ Leader, Alice. "Bestway MD Dawood Pervez on 50 years of wholesaling". The Grocer. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  7. 1 2 "Bestway's Pervez named as GroceryAid Trustee". Scottish Local Retailer Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  8. 1 2 Hegarty, Ronan. "How Dawood Pervez is steering Bestway through the pandemic". The Grocer. Archived from the original on 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  9. ↑ Fish, Isabella. "Bestway boss gives wholesale support to vital local shops". The Times. Archived from the original on 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
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