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How Chef Karim Lakhani Survived Idi Amin Expulsion and Built Award-Winning Culinary Career
🎙️ From Ugandan Refugee Dishwasher to Award-Winning Chef: Karim Lakhani's Extraordinary Journey
In this inspiring episode, Karim Lakhani, Executive Vice President of Food & Beverage and Procurement at Northwood Hospitality, shares his remarkable journey from losing everything overnight when Idi Amin expelled 80,000 Ugandan Asians in 1972. He landed in Regina, Saskatchewan at age 12 with his mother after witnessing dead bodies at checkpoints, looting, and violence. His father had already passed away when Karim was 7. At age 13, he became a dishwasher when his mother needed surgery, then…
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