Native name সায়মান মিয়া Name Saiman Miah Religion Islam | Ethnicity Bengali Nationality British | |
Born 7 December 1986 (age 37) ( 1986-12-07 ) Birmingham, West Midlands, England Alma mater Bournville Centre for Visual Arts
Birmingham School of Architecture Occupation Architectural designer, graphic designer Education Birmingham Institute of Art and Design | ||
Residence Moseley, United Kingdom | ||
Saiman Miah - Excelsior Sylhet, Bangladesh Marketing Video March 2015
Saiman Miah (Bengali: সায়মান মিয়া; born 7 December 1986) is an English architectural designer and graphic designer. He designed one of the two £5 commemorative coins for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Contents
- Saiman Miah Excelsior Sylhet Bangladesh Marketing Video March 2015
- Early life
- Career
- Awards and recognition
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Miah's parents immigrated from Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. He grew up in inner city Birmingham and moved to Moseley at the age of 11.
Miah completed BA (Hons) in architecture in 2009 and a master's in architecture in 2012 at the Birmingham School of Architecture of Birmingham City University.
Career
In November 2011, Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. He won £5,000 prize money as one of the winners of the Royal Mint competition for art and design students attending higher education colleges and universities across the UK to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London’s role as the host city of the Olympic Games.
In September 2014, Miah was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about his design project in Sylhet.
Awards and recognition
In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the Channel S Awards.
Personal life
Miah lives in Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. He is a Muslim and is married.