Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Syed Ahmed (businessman)

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A non-notable candidate in the early UK series of The Apprentice. Searching for reliable sources brings back nothing except a small amount of tabloid articles, which are not suitable. The article appears to have also been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Syedahmed74 edited by the subject].

As the title has a "businessman" disambiguator, I don't think it's suitable to have this as a redirect to the main Apprentice article. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:17, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:17, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Television, Bangladesh, and England. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:46, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

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• {{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Ali |title=Apprentice star gets a taste for the high life |work=The Sunday Times |date=31 December 2006 |page=13}}
• {{cite news |last1=Rumbelow |first1=Helen |title=Attack of the Apprentice clones |work=The Times |date=20 June 2007 |page=23}}
• {{cite news |last1=Mangan |first1=Lucy |author-link=Lucy Mangan |title=Last night's TV: Syed Ahmed - Hot Air? |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/jun/20/lastnightstvsyedahmedhot |work=The Guardian |date=20 June 2007}}
• {{cite magazine |last=Zaman |first=Tamara |title=British-Bangladeshis who have made a mark |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2008/oct/10/oct10/xtra_inner4.html |magazine=New Age Xtra |date=10–16 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030124247/http://www.newagebd.com/2008/oct/10/oct10/xtra_inner4.html |archive-date=2008-10-30}}
• {{cite book |last1=Matthews |first1=Dan |title=The New Rules of Business: Leading Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Secrets for Success |year=2010 |publisher=Harriman House Publishing |isbn=978-1-90-665916-5 |pages=7-11}}
• {{cite book |last1=Murray |first1=Emma |title=The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way: 10 Secrets of the Boardroom's Toughest Interviewer |year=2010 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-0-85-708085-1 |pages=111-113}}
• {{cite news |last1=Burn-Callander |first1=Rebecca |title=Ex-Apprentice star raises £1.5m for 'smart' eco hand dryer |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=7 September 2014}}
• {{cite book |last1=King |first1=Katie |title=Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge |year=2019 |publisher=Kogan Page |isbn=978-0-74-948340-1 |pages=73-78}}

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• {{cite news |title=May 1-5 2006 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/may/05/mediadiary |work=The Guardian |date=5 May 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=You're fired... |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4755687.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=10 May 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Michelle: 'Syed And I Are Just Friends' |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Michelle-Syed-And-I-Are-Just-Friends/Article/200605213523317?lid=ARTICLE_13523317_Michelle:%20'Syed%20And%20I%20Are%20Just%20Friends'&lpos=searchresults |work=Sky News |date=11 May 2006 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2013.09.02-183423/http://news.sky.com/story/427558/michelle-syed-and-i-are-just-friends |archive-date=2013-09-02}}
• {{cite news |title=Fraud cops nick Syed |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/exclusive-fraud-cops-nick-syed-1623769 |work=The Mirror |date=12 August 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Apprentice Star Ahmed Arrested |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Apprentice-Star-Ahmed-Arrested/Article/20060821230747?lid=ARTICLE_1230747_Apprentice%20Star%20Ahmed%20Arrested&lpos=Home_0 |publisher=Sky News |date=13 August 2006 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2013.09.02-183339/http://news.sky.com/story/446038/apprentice-star-ahmed-arrested |archive-date=2013-09-02}}
• {{cite news |title=Reality star bailed in cash probe |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4791817.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=14 August 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Media troubling Apprentice stars |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5270904.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=21 August 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Apprentice star 'protecting' Michelle from media |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23363969-details/Apprentice+star+'protecting'+Michelle+from+media/article.do |work=London Evening Standard |date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=http://archive.today/2013.05.05-083414/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/apprentice-star-protecting-michelle-from-media-7203441.html |archive-date=2013-05-05}}
• {{cite news |title=Apprentice winner loses her baby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5279946.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=23 August 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Apprentice pairing is put on hold |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5359232.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=19 September 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Doherty voted leading 'anti-icon' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6160623.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=30 November 2006}}
• {{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Genevieve |title=Review of the year: Winners of the year |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/review-of-the-year-winners-of-the-year-5331820.html |work=The Independent |date=29 December 2006}}
• {{cite news |title=Sugar begins hunt for new Apprentice |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/sugar-begins-hunt-for-new-apprentice-1019922 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=15 February 2007}}
• {{cite news |title=Syed Ahmed |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/realitytv/a61323/syed-ahmed.html |work=Digital Spy |date=18 June 2007 |type=Interview}}
• {{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Lorna |title=Where Are They Now? |url=http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/realitytv/the-apprentice/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7853803&imageindex=5 |work=entertainment.uk.msn.com |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329235902/http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/realitytv/the-apprentice/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7853803&imageindex=5 |archive-date=2008-03-29}}
• {{cite news |title=Best and worst of The Apprentice |url=http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/galleries/realitytv/apprentice2008/best-worst-candidates.php?ssid=2 |work=Virgin Media |access-date=2009-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412015520/http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/galleries/realitytv/apprentice2008/best-worst-candidates.php?ssid=2 |archive-date=2008-04-12}}
• {{cite book |last1=Haigh |first1=Gerald |title=Inspirational - and cautionary ? tales for would-be school leaders |year=2008 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-41-543792-9 |page=138}}
• {{cite book |last1=Burden |first1=Charlie |title=The Apprentice A-Z: The Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series |year=2011 |publisher=John Blake Publishing |isbn=978-1-84-358767-5}}
• {{cite news |title=Doherty is 'most undeserving icon' |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/doherty-is-most-undeserving-icon-7193222.html |work=The Standard |date=11 April 2012}}
• {{cite web |last1=Dunsby |first1=Megan |title=Former Apprentice contestant raises £1.5m to launch “world’s first” data-driven eco hand dryers |url=https://startups.co.uk/former-apprentice-contestant-raises-1-5m-to-launch-worlds-first-data-driven-eco-hand-dryers/ |website=Startups.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908034933/https://startups.co.uk/former-apprentice-contestant-raises-1-5m-to-launch-worlds-first-data-driven-eco-hand-dryers/ |archive-date=2014-09-08 |date=5 September 2014}}

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--Worldbruce (talk) 00:52, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

• Keep Despite the deplorable state of the article, sources that demonstrate notability do exist (examples collapsed above). --Worldbruce (talk) 01:01, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

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• Keep, Article is in a bad way but he does have notability Rickyc123 (talk) 12:09, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

• Delete per nom.

:RAIHAN ⚡ Got something to say? 17:52, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

::{{ping|UwU.Raihanur|label=RAIHAN}} You write "per nom". Which of the articles listed in the collapsed green section from The Sunday Times, the The Times, The Guardian, New Age Xtra, and The Daily Telegraph are "tabloid articles"? Are the sections of books published by Harriman House Publishing (an independent publisher of finance, business, and investment books), Wiley, and Kogan Page tabloid articles? The nominator may not have found anything but tabloid articles, but many more and many better sources exist. --Worldbruce (talk) 18:21, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

:::Sorry, I didn't notice them. ~ RAIHAN ⚡ Got something to say? 14:46, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

• Keep: Agree with Worldbruce.
• :RAIHAN ⚡ Got something to say? 14:47, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

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