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Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed (born 23 October 1987) is a British doctor, chef and winner of the BBC's MasterChef competition in 2017.[1]
Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed | |
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Born | Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed 23 October 1987 Mansfield, England, UK |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Website | Official website |
Her final menu was to prepare a three-course meal for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace which consisted of:
Mahmood-Ahmed was born in Mansfield, Notts and raised in Ickenham, Middlesex.[citation needed]
She was educated at Beaconsfield High School (Grammar School) for girls and studied Medicine at Kings College graduating in 2012. She began her career in medicine as a junior doctor working for the NHS at St Mary's Hospital specialising in gastroenterology. She has subsequently worked at Hillingdon Hospital and Watford General Hospital.
She began cooking at the age of 12 and was heavily influenced by the Kashmiri style of cooking of her maternal grandmother and mother.
Mahmood-Ahmed has been married to Usman Ahmed since August 2013. Her husband is also a doctor, specialising in acute medicine. Their first son, Aashir, was born in October 2014 and their second in March 2020.[4]
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