Dawood Pervez
| Dawood Pervez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏫 Education | Eton College University of Oxford |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | MD, Bestway Wholesale |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Clare |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | 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]
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
- ↑ "betterRetailing interview: Bestway MD Dawood Pervez". Better Retailing. 2019-02-07. Archived from the original on 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-08-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sir Anwar Pervez, Lord Zameer Choudrey, Dawood Pervez | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-08-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "From a different world | Asian Trader". www.asiantrader.biz. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Millington, Alison. "The 19 richest Asians in the UK". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ Leader, Alice. "Bestway MD Dawood Pervez on 50 years of wholesaling". The Grocer. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Bestway's Pervez named as GroceryAid Trustee". Scottish Local Retailer Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2025-08-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 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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