Adam Kamani

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

Adam Kamani
Born5 June 1989 (1989-06-05) (age 32)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of PrettyLittleThing
CEO of Kamani Property Group
Parent(s)Mahmud Kamani
RelativesUmar Kamani (brother)

Early life

Kamani grew up in Chorlton, UK.[4] Kamani's grandfather, Abdullah Kamani, left Kenya in the 1960s and moved to the UK with his wife and four children.[5]

He studied at Cheadle Hulme school and Wilmslow High School.[4] He went on to study international hospitality business at Sheffield Hallam University but left after moving abroad.[4]

Career

In 2006, Kamani started his career by working for Boohoo, which was founded by his father Mahmud Kamani.[6]

In 2012, Kamani co-founded Pretty Little Thing with his brother Umar Kamani which focused on the fashion accessories market.[7] The business attracted the likes of Kylie Jenner, Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj and other celebrities.[8] In 2017, Boohoo bought a majority stake in the business.[4][9]

Kamani is the founder the Kamani Property Group and he is currently its chief executive.[10][11] The business owns properties Manchester, London, New York and Dubai.

In 2017, Kamani founded Kamani Capital Fund, a funding platform that aims to support young, dynamic businesses with a key focus on tech start-ups.[11][10]

In 2018, Kamani was awarded Young Property Professional Of The Year at the North West Business Insiders Young Professionals Awards.[12]

In 2020, Kamani launched Move Streets which is a property selling app.[10][13]

References
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  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. 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. "Businessman is plotting next stage of family empire". thebusinessdesk.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. Wood, Zoe (14 December 2016). "Boohoo spends £3.3m on cofounder's sons' company". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. "Fashion retailers top list of fastest growing brands in 2017". The Telegraph. 2017-11-29. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  9. "Boohoo determined not to be another fashion sob story". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. 2021-07-29T00:00:00+01:00. "Q&A: Five minutes with Adam Kamani, co-founder of MoveStreets". Property Week. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  11. "EMPIRE OF THE SON". insidermedia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  12. "NORTH WEST'S YOUNG TALENT CELEBRATED AT INSIDER AWARDS". insidermedia.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. Barlow, Nigel (2020-08-06). "Manchester Entrepreneurs Launch New Property Dating App - MoveStreets". About Manchester. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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