Adam Kamani
Born5 June 1989 (1989-06-05) (age 34)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of PrettyLittleThing
CEO of Kamani Property Group
ParentMahmud Kamani
RelativesUmar Kamani (brother)

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

Kamani grew up in Chorlton.[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] In 2012, Kamani co-founded Pretty Little Thing with his brother Umar Kamani which focused on the fashion accessories market.[6] In 2017, Boohoo bought a majority stake in the business.[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.
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