Aktar Islam | |
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| Born | Aktar Islam 1980 (age 43–44) Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Spouse | Mishke Fredericks |
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| Cooking style | Modern British cuisine Indian cuisine Italian cuisine Argentinian cuisine |
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| Website | opheem |
Aktar Islam (born 1980) is a multiple award-winning English Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur.
He left the Lasan Group in 2016 to work on his new, flagship project, Opheem, and launched his now-closed Italian restaurant, Legna, in winter 2018. His new group of restaurants concentrates on the celebration of ingredients and is dedicated to gastronomy. Both Opheem and Legna opened to critical acclaim and Opheem received its first Michelin star in October 2019. In February 2024, Opheem received a second Michelin star.
Islam opened another restaurant in March 2020, Pulperia, an Argentine restaurant built around the celebration of beef, and went on to become the only Michelin-listed Steakhouse restaurant in Birmingham before permanently closing in September 2022.
AI Restaurant Group now is steered by Aktar Islam's focus on product-led cooking whilst creating opportunities for young individuals from Birmingham.
In 2009, Aktar Islam was crowned champion by Gordon Ramsay on Channel 4's The F Word. In June 2011, he won the fish course in the final of the BBC Two series Great British Menu. He returned to the Great British Menu Kitchen as a veteran Judge in 2022.