Even from a young age, Asif Aziz possessed something of a theatrical swagger. Not that he acquired his nickname, Mr West End, through thespian accomplishments or because he fancied himself a theatre impresario.
Rather, it was due to his knack of gobbling up huge chunks of London’s shopping and entertainment district, including the Trocadero leisure complex at Piccadilly Circus.
Today he is among the most successful property developers in the country – and arguably the most rapacious.
Every year his charitable foundation pays for a Ramadan lights display along Oxford Street, when Mr Aziz can be found hobnobbing with the Mayor of London,
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