Lord Aleem (Aleem Iqbal)
Lord Aleem (Aleem Iqbal)
Career
Platinum Executive Travel
In October 2006, Lord Aleem's father Saleem Iqbal set up Platinum Executive Travel: a luxury chauffeur driving service.
It is currently based in Yardley, Birmingham and offers several luxury car brands for hire, including Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bentley. [13]
Aleem helps his father run the company.
YouTube
On April 24, 2013, he uploaded a video of him purchasing a 2013 Ferrari 458 Spider from his local dealership, The Torque Project. The video is one of his most popular ones, as it has generated over 2.5 million views. [6]
In December 2014, he reached the 100,000-subscriber milestone.
Bread Project (Syria)
Aleem has made philanthropic efforts to help Syrian refugees. In 2016, he raised £28,766 (~$38,000) for his 'Bread Project' in an attempt to provide 2.1 million meals for Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre. [8]
Controversy
In 2013, Aleem was fined after being caught using a mobile phone at the wheel of a £300,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom.[17]
In 2017, Aleem was banned from driving for 12 months after being convicted of speeding offences while driving a Rolls-Royce Wraith.[17]
Aleem's £240,000 Ferrari 458 Spider was pictured after smashing into a wall in Burnley. He later said he wasn't behind the wheel and had loaned the car to a friend.[17]
In December 2017, he was involved in a car crash while driving his white Audi Q7 in Birmingham.[17]
In May 2018, his car, Mercedes G-Class crashed into parked cars and caused a fracas.[17]