Syed Ahmed (born 1975), is a British businessman of Bengali descent. He is the founder and CEO of Savortex, a British technology company. He participated in the 2006 edition of The Apprentice, a UK television series, finishing in fifth place.
Ahmed, born in 1975 in Sylhet, Bangladesh, relocated to the United Kingdom with his parents when he was nine months old. His father was a tailor. Ahmed grew up in Bethnal Green in the East End of London with five sisters born in the UK. He studied business at Hammersmith and Fulham College.
Ahmed appeared as a candidate in series two of The Apprentice, a British reality television show hosted by Alan Sugar. The series was broadcast from February to May 2006.
Syed is an ambassador for international charity WaterAid which supports projects all over the world and Bangladesh.
In January 2015, he was nominated and won the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.