Nadeem Shah effortlessly straddles and unites two cultures a world apart, taking inspiration from his late father Ahmed Hassan Shah, who was a Major in the British Indian Army. Arriving in Britain over 40 years ago Ahmed became successful in a number of commercial enterprises and well known as a philanthropist in the South Yorkshire area.

Nadeem set up the AHS Foundation in memory of his late father whose business flair, sense of fair play and commitment to “putting something back” into the community, he and his wife Maureen both embrace.

When Nadeem visited the shattered village of Noon Bagla back in October 2005 he immediately saw a lack of even the most basic health care provision, a situation exacerbated by the earthquake and one that he felt was vital to address. In consultation with the local community leaders the concept of building a cottage hospital was born. And so the AHS Foundation has committed to raising £100,000 in order to build the hospital and improve medical provision not just for the village, but for the remote outlying area too.

Nadeem’s book ‘Earthquake’ is also dedicated to his father whose wisdom taught him, among other tenets: “We all build cottages for ourselves but the greater man builds castles for others.”