In 2010, Hami Sharafi said goodbye to his mum, dad and sister, and left Tehran for the UK. Hami, 42, says, “I wanted the opportunity to do something big with my life, but in Iran, opportunity didn’t exist. Instead, you had to make your dreams limited.”
Growing up, Hami helped his mum Azam and dad Hossein at the family restaurant in Shahsavar in Mazandaran Province, a city located on the beautiful northern coast.
“We had so much fun, our guests didn’t want to leave. We’d party together until 1am every night. Coming to the UK was an amazing opportunity – one I’d been looking for my whole life – but it was very sad being apart from so many people I loved.”
