The Lord Sheikh | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of theHouse of Lords | |
| Life peerage 6 June 2006 – 22 September 2022 | |
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| Born | (1941-06-13)13 June 1941 |
| Died | 22 September 2022(2022-09-22) (aged 81) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | City College of London |
| Website | www |
Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh, Baron Sheikh (13 June 1941 – 22 September 2022) was a British politician and businessman. He was formerly an insurance broker and underwriter.
Mohamed Sheikh was born inKenya and raised inUganda. He arrived in the UK in 1962 and later studied at the Holborn College of Law, Languages and Commerce and the City College of London. Lord Sheikh then received training at a major insurance company, Sun Alliance and London Group.
Previously, he was the chairman and Chief Executive ofLloyd's Brokers,Camberford Law PLC.
He was also chairman of companies relating to Property and other businesses.[1]
Lord Sheikh was appointed a life peer in 2006 after he was nominated byMichael Howard MP, then Leader of the Conservative Party. Thelife barony conferred upon Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh was gazetted on 6 June 2006 by the name, style and title ofBaron Sheikh,ofCornhill in theCity of London.[2]
He founded and Co-Chaired the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Islamic and Ethical Finance in British Parliament. He was co-chair of the APPG on Turkey and the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. He was also a vice-chair of the APPGs on Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
Sheikh first joined the Conservative Party in 2004. He founded theConservative Muslim Forum and chaired it for several years.[3] He was President of the Forum.[4] He sat on theConservative benches in theHouse of Lords and he was actively involved in promoting the Conservative Party to ethnic minorities.
Lord Sheikh was the chairman and a founding member of the recently established National Muslim War Memorial Trust.[5]
On 15 August 2018MailOnline published an article headed "EXCLUSIVE: Top Tory Peer’s appearance at Corbyn's 'hate conference' in Tunisia comes after YEARS of rubbing shoulders with Islamists, hate preachers and Holocaust deniers".[6] This started theCorbyn wreath-laying controversy. Lord Sheikh took action against the publishers, Associated Newspapers Ltd who later accepted fault, admitted their allegations were false, and issued an apology.[7][8]
Sheikh was married to Shaida Sheikh in 1985 and Guli Sheikh in 2018. He has a daughter from a previous marriage. He died on 22 September 2022, at the age of 81.[9][10]
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