Tanveer Ahmed (comedian)
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Tanveer Ahmed is an Bangladesh
i-Australia
n comedian, journalist, television personality and a doctor working as a psychiatrist
.
, Australia
. He won a scholarship to be educated at Sydney Grammar School
and went on to Sydney University, where he studied medicine, graduating in 2000. He also had a stint writing for the university's Honi Soit
magazine. He represented the Australian Medical Association
as the national representative for training doctors in 2006-2007.
He has also been a journalist for SBS TV
, and appeared regularly on radio and television discussing issues pertaining to multiculturalism and mental health issues. He is also a regular contributor to the major newspapers, most commonly the Sydney Morning Herald. As a comedian, Ahmed was a dual state finalist during the Triple J
Raw Comedy tournament and played the part of the Bingo Commissioner in the axed Channel Seven
game show National Bingo Night
. He also appeared in a television advertisement for Pataks Indian food.
Ahmed is also an appointee to the Advertising Standards Board, and serves as an UN ambassador against domestic violence via becoming a White Ribbon Day ambassador. He was chosen as one of one hundred future leaders of Australia under the age of 40 to attend the Future Forum in 2006.
Ahmed stood for the Liberal Party
in Marrickville
for the 2008 New South Wales local council elections.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i-Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedian, journalist, television personality and a doctor working as a psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
.
Biography
Ahmed was born in Bangladesh but was raised in the western suburbs of SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He won a scholarship to be educated at Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and went on to Sydney University, where he studied medicine, graduating in 2000. He also had a stint writing for the university's Honi Soit
Honi Soit
Honi Soit is the student newspaper of the University of Sydney, first published in 1929 and produced by an elected editorial team as part of the activities of the Students' Representative Council...
magazine. He represented the Australian Medical Association
Australian Medical Association
The Australian Medical Association is a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students.The AMA uses a representative structure involving state branches and committees to work with members to promote and protect the interests of doctors.The mechanisms that allow this include:*...
as the national representative for training doctors in 2006-2007.
He has also been a journalist for SBS TV
SBS TV
SBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally...
, and appeared regularly on radio and television discussing issues pertaining to multiculturalism and mental health issues. He is also a regular contributor to the major newspapers, most commonly the Sydney Morning Herald. As a comedian, Ahmed was a dual state finalist during the Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
Raw Comedy tournament and played the part of the Bingo Commissioner in the axed Channel Seven
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
game show National Bingo Night
National Bingo Night (Australian game show)
National Bingo Night was an Australian game show, based on the American game show of the same name, which premiered on the Seven Network on 21 October 2007. The show was hosted by former Home and Away star Tim Campbell with former Girlband member Renee Bargh acting as the number caller. Tanveer...
. He also appeared in a television advertisement for Pataks Indian food.
Ahmed is also an appointee to the Advertising Standards Board, and serves as an UN ambassador against domestic violence via becoming a White Ribbon Day ambassador. He was chosen as one of one hundred future leaders of Australia under the age of 40 to attend the Future Forum in 2006.
Ahmed stood for the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
in Marrickville
Marrickville, New South Wales
Marrickville, a suburb of Sydney's Inner West is located 7 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia and is the largest suburb in the Marrickville Council local government area...
for the 2008 New South Wales local council elections.