23 Facts About Tony Karim

Tony Alal Karim Khan is a Bangladeshi chef and hotelier.

Tony Karim has received awards and nominations as a chef.

Tony Karim has appeared as a celebrity cook on television shows.

Tony Karim is previously general manager and director of food and beverages, executive chef for Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf since 2013.

Tony Karim was born on 9 June 1961 to parents Sarjan Ali Khan, a shipping businessman and filmmaker and Marium Begum Khan in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Tony Karim has served as a judge at many culinary competitions.

Tony Karim started life in Khulna where he studied in Khulna Zilla School in Khulna till 1975 and attended college till 1977 in Shaheed Suhrawardy College in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Tony Karim went to Singapore to train as an Apprentice Chef and complete his college education from Woodlands Marsiling Secondary School, Singapore with a major in economics in 1978.

Tony Karim joined Sheraton Ayers Rock Hotel, now known as Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, as sous chef from 1982.

Tony Karim then went on to join a cruise line as Executive Chef and Food and Beverages developer on board the Carnival Cruise Line in Miami, United States from 1994 to 1999.

Tony Karim then traveled to Saudi Arabia to join Hyatt Regency.

Tony Karim returned to Bangladesh in September 2006 and started employment at Radisson Blue Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka as Executive Chef and Food and Beverages.

Tony Karim currently is employed in Bangladesh at Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf, Sreemangal where he is acting General Manager, Director of Food and Beverages and Executive Chef since May 2013.

Tony Karim played a role in placing intellectually disabled persons to attain full-time restaurant jobs in Nunawading, Australia in 1989.

Tony Karim has been a full member of the Australasian Guild Of Professional Cooks since 1986.

Tony Karim is a founding member and President of the Bangladesh Chef's Association.

Tony Karim is a member of the Chef's Association of Pakistan as Honorary Vice President.

Tony Karim has been a member of the Industry Skills Council, funded by the International Labor Organization and operated by the National Skills Development Council, Prime Minister's office, Government of the People Republic of Bangladesh.

Tony Karim has contributed recipes to books as Cancer Society, Eat and Enjoy and Restaurant Secrets.

Tony Karim is a speaker for South Asian Association for Gastronomy.

Tony Karim is founder and president of Bangladesh Chef's Association.

Tony Karim has served as a judge at The Malaysian Palm Oil Shera Chef 2011, Curry Chef Awards 2015, Youth Tourism Skills Competition 2015 and Nando's Master Grillers' Challenge 2015.

On 12 March 2020 Tony Karim was presented with a Special Recognition award at the House of Commons ion London from Asian Catering Federation chairman Yawar Khan at the launch of the Asian Restaurant Awards and Asian Curry Awards.