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Governor in the Ottoman Empire
Sitter associated with 2 portraits 
Foreign dignitary; son of Haile Selassie I
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission; Government Whip, House of Lords
Sitter in 2 portraits 
Sri Lankan Buddhist priest, baptised by Adam Clarke
Sitter in 1 portrait 
State ruler and 'Faithful Ally of the British Government'
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Lawyer and Ghana's first High Commissioner to London
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Princess of Ethiopia, linguist and author
Sitter in 4 portraits 
Daughter of 1st Baron Renwick of Coombe; first wife of John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton
Sitter in 2 portraits 
Public servant; wife of Obafemi Awolowo
Sitter in 11 portraits 
1411 people matching these criteria:
- group '345'
Black, Asian and minority ethnic sitters
A selection of BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) sitters represented in the collection. See also the Black, Asian and minority ethnic artists group.
Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar ('Jazzar or Djezzar Pasha')
circa 1720s-1804Governor in the Ottoman Empire
Sitter associated with 2 portraits
born circa 1922
Deposed Sultan of Lahej (Yemen) 1952-58
Sitter in 1 portrait
Deposed Sultan of Lahej (Yemen) 1952-58
Sitter in 1 portrait
Soldier and medical officer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
1984-
Radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist.
Sitter in 1 portrait
Radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist.
Sitter in 1 portrait
Amha Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
1916-1997Foreign dignitary; son of Haile Selassie I
Sitter in 4 portraits
Brother-in-law of Sir Samuel Quashie-Idun
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos of Brondesbury
1954-Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission; Government Whip, House of Lords
Sitter in 2 portraits
Singer of indie pop band Babeheaven
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
1947-
Sickle-cell and thalassemia nurse specialist and Professor of Nursing
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sickle-cell and thalassemia nurse specialist and Professor of Nursing
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
Alexander Dharma Rama Apotantreygay
born circa 1792Sri Lankan Buddhist priest, baptised by Adam Clarke
Sitter in 1 portrait
died 2006
Ghanian High Commissioner to United Kingdom and Minister for Overseas Trade
Sitter in 2 portraits
Ghanian High Commissioner to United Kingdom and Minister for Overseas Trade
Sitter in 2 portraits
1962-
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
1963-
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
H.E.H. Asaf Jah, Nizam of Hyderabad
1886-1967State ruler and 'Faithful Ally of the British Government'
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye
1903-1976Lawyer and Ghana's first High Commissioner to London
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
1935-2006
Poet, novelist, philosopher of mathematics and civil servant
Sitter in 1 portrait
Poet, novelist, philosopher of mathematics and civil servant
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hannah, Princess Asfa Yilma (Mrs Algernon Holland)
died 1945Princess of Ethiopia, linguist and author
Sitter in 4 portraits
Susan Mary Baring (née Renwick), Lady Ashburton
1930-Daughter of 1st Baron Renwick of Coombe; first wife of John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton
Sitter in 2 portraits
1931-2021
Book publisher, magazine proprietor and writer, producer of plays, films and television documentaries
Sitter in 2 portraits
Book publisher, magazine proprietor and writer, producer of plays, films and television documentaries
Sitter in 2 portraits
Actress, dancer and singer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (née Adelana)
1918-2015Public servant; wife of Obafemi Awolowo
Sitter in 11 portraits