His father Abdullah Kamani is from Gujarat, India; settled in Kenya, but left in the 1960s due to unrest and moved to north-west England with his wife and three children.
[9] In February 2021, Boohoo has bought Arcadia brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton out of administration for £25.2 million.
[12] Mahmud Kamani retains his connection to Kenya by supporting Kibera Kids, a Nairobi-based non-profit organization.
[13] In July 2020, allegations were made about the I Saw It First fashion brand and Morefray Ltd, a supply company to Boohoo, of paying less than the minimum wage and failing to protect staff from coronavirus during the pandemic.
The company is owned by Jalal Kamani, who jointly founded Boohoo with his brother Mahmud.