# Saiman Miah

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British Bangladeshi architect and graphic designer (born 1986)

Saiman Miah সায়মান মিয়া Born (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 39) Birmingham, West Midlands, England Education Architecture Alma mater Bournville Centre for Visual Arts Birmingham School of Architecture Occupations Architectural designer, graphic designer Website saimanmiah.com

**Saiman Miah** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): সায়মান মিয়া; born 7 December 1986) is a [British Bangladeshi](/source/British_Bangladeshi) [architect](/source/Architect) and [graphic designer](/source/Graphic_designer). He designed one of the two £5 [commemorative coins](/source/Commemorative_coin) for the [2012 London Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics_marketing#Coins).

## Early life

Miah's parents immigrated from [Sylhet District](/source/Sylhet_Division), Bangladesh.[1][2] He grew up in inner city Birmingham and moved to Moseley at the age of 11.

Miah completed [BA (Hons)](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in architecture in 2009 and a master's in architecture in 2012 at the [Birmingham School of Architecture](/source/Birmingham_School_of_Architecture) of [Birmingham City University](/source/Birmingham_City_University).[3][4][5]

## Career

In November 2011,[6] Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the [2012 London Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics).[7] He won £5,000 prize money[8] as one of the winners of the [Royal Mint](/source/Royal_Mint) competition for art and design students[9][10][11][12] attending higher education colleges and universities across the UK[13] to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London's role as the host city of the Summer Olympics.[14]

In September 2014, Miah was interviewed by [Nadia Ali](/source/Nadia_Ali_(broadcaster)) on [BBC Asian Network](/source/BBC_Asian_Network) about his design project in Sylhet.[15]

## Awards and recognition

In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the [Channel S](/source/Channel_S) Awards.[16]

## Personal life

Miah lives in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[17][18] He is a [Muslim](/source/Muslim) and is married.[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-banglawire_1-0)** ["A Bangladesh-born architecture student's design has been selected as the official commemorative coin of London Olympics 2012"](http://banglawire.com/blog/tag/saiman-miah/). Bangladesh: Bangla Wire. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bdnews24_2-0)** ["Bangladeshi designs London Olympic coin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111119024135/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=211499&cid=1). Bangladesh: [Bdnews24.com](/source/Bdnews24.com). 17 November 2011. Archived from [the original](http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=211499&cid=1) on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bbc_3-0)** ["London 2012 £5 coin design success for Midlands pair"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15718464). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-telegraph_4-0)** Magnay, Jacquelin (14 November 2011). ["London 2012 Olympics: Royal Mint to produce £5 coins"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8887278/London-2012-Olympics-Royal-Mint-to-produce-5-coins.html). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-obv_5-0)** ["Saiman Miah's design to appear on Olympic coin"](http://www.obv.org.uk/node/5492). Operation Black Vote. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mirror_6-0)** ["London 2012 Olympics £5 coins unveiled"](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-2012-olympics-5-coins-277767). *[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)*. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bbpower100_7-0)** ["Emerging Influence"](http://bbpower100.com/emerging-influence/). British Bangladeshi Power 100. January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-metro_8-0)** ["Commemorative £5 coins for 2012 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled"](http://www.metro.co.uk/news/881644-commemorative-5-coins-for-london-2012-olympics-and-paralympics-unveiled). [Metro](/source/Metro_(British_newspaper)). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-thebirminghamgazette_9-0)** ["Birmingham City University student's dream of gold comes true"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140222105902/http://www.thebirminghamgazette.co.uk/?p=283). *The Birmingham Gazette*. Birmingham. 2 June 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.thebirminghamgazette.co.uk/?p=283) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-asianimage_10-0)** ["Saiman Miah design chosen for Olympic coins"](http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/9362035.Saiman_Miah_design_chosen_for_Olympic_coins/). Asian Image. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-independent_11-0)** ["Student wins Olympic silver for coin design"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/student-wins-olympic-silver-for-coin-design-6261929.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-manchesterwired_12-0)** ["London 2012 coin design success for Midlands' designers"](http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/202039-London-2012-coin-design-success-for-Midlands-designers). Manchester: Manchester Wired. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bbc2_13-0)** ["London 2012: Winning design"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-15721818). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ablemagazine_14-0)** ["Design Students Dreams of Gold Come True"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121015105904/http://ablemagazine.co.uk/design-students-dreams-of-gold-come-true/). Glasgow: Able. 14 November 2011. Archived from [the original](http://ablemagazine.co.uk/design-students-dreams-of-gold-come-true/) on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bbcasiannetwork_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bbcasiannetwork_15-1) ["Architectural Designer Saiman Miah"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p029ltt9). [BBC Asian Network](/source/BBC_Asian_Network). 28 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sylhettimesdigital_16-0)** ["Channel S Awards 2012 -the Winners"](http://sylhettimesdigital.co.uk/channel-s-awards-2012-the-winners/). *The Sylhet Times*. Sylhet. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-thedailystar_17-0)** Shama, Saveem. ["21 Anniversary Supplement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140606204541/http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2012/anniversary_2012/section3/sports02.htm). *[The Daily Star](/source/The_Daily_Star_(Bangladesh))*. Bangladesh. Archived from [the original](http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2012/anniversary_2012/section3/sports02.htm) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2012. Saiman Miah

1. **[^](#cite_ref-desixpress_18-0)** ["Birmingham Design Student's Dream of Gold comes true"](http://www.desixpress.co.uk/article.aspx?articleID=2723). Birmingham: Desi Express. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.saimanmiah.com)

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