DR AZIM P H SOMANI
Born in Uganda, Africa to the third generation of Indian immigrants, Dr Somani has lived in the United Kingdom since 1972, after the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin, then the President of Uganda.
Dr Somani is an individual who converses in many languages and has worked in public service for twelve years, hence his vast knowledge in different cultures.
Once the Managing Director of Shamir Properties, Yuleton Trading and now the backbone of APHS Group.
He has a Bachelors Degree with Honors in English Literature, Imaginative Writing and Cultural History and was awarded a PhD in English Literature. He has also achieved Masters Degree in Corporate Law and is the author of the following novels:
Shattered Live In The Pearl Of Africa – Through The Eyes Of Innocence (ISBN 09550998 03)
It Never Happens To Us…That’s What I Thought…! (ISBN: 09550998-3-8)
Shattered Lives (One man takes a journey back on his memory lane) (ISBN: 09550998 62)
Prisoner (ISBN: 978-0-9550998-4-7)
A Perception of Power: Influential People of the Modern Day (978-0-9550988-7-8)
He has completed other professional studies such as RSA, Business, Cambridge Information Technology, Three levels of Counseling and Forensic Science.
Dr Somani worked with Vale Royal Citizens Advice Bureau for five years and achieved - accomplished and qualified competence in:
Ways of working – attitudes, principle and approach.
Working through the advice process with clients – exploration, options, action and conclusion.
Working with the main enquiry areas of benefit, debt, employment, housing, immigration and nationality, consumer, family and personal.
Working to influence Social Policy change, identifying and raising issues.
Working to develop own practice and maintaining competence.
On the 8th of September 2003, Dr Somani in the presence of a two thousand specially selected audience at the Roscoe Lectures, was awarded the Citizenship Award for services to community by Mr Gerard Houllier – the Manager of Liverpool Football Club in company of Lord Alton and Professor Michael Brown. The award ceremony took place at the wonderful and impressive Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool.
British Publishing Corporation is a trading name for Somani Publications Ltd - Company Number: 5492685
Copyright © APHS Group 2005
Professor Brown, Alison Jardine, Mr Gerard Houllier, Dr A P H Somani
Dr. Somani’s Mottos:
“Learning other people’s culture is knowledge - Not understanding or accepting is ignorance.”
“Treat people not the way you like to be treated but, the way they want to be treated... Thus avoid misunderstandings. ”
“Live and let live, there is plenty for us all - don’t let greed play the part in life”
