This is alist of notableBritish Bangladeshis (Bengali :উল্লেখযোগ্য বিলাতী বাংলাদেশীদের তালিকা ). This includes Bangladeshi immigrants settled or residing in the United Kingdom and British-born citizens of Bangladeshi national origin.
Successful members from the community are recognised in the annualBritBangla ,[ 1] British Bangladeshi Who's Who [ 2] British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100 [ 3]
Abdul Latif – Restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell".[ 4] Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman. In 2010, his restaurantLasan won the Best Local Restaurant category on Channel 4'sThe F Word [ 5] Great British Menu [ 6] [ 7] Aref Karim – Accountant and hedge fund manager. In 1995, he foundedQuality Capital Management (QCM),[ 8] Sunday Times Rich List[ 9] [ 10] Atique Choudhury – Businessman whose restaurant Yum Yum is Europe's largest Thai restaurant.[ 11] Ayub Ali Master – One of the first Bengali restaurateurs, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant which became a hub for theBritish Asian community.[ 12] Bajloor Rashid MBE – Businessman and former president of theBangladesh Caterers Association .[ 13] [ 14] Enam Ali MBE – Restaurateur and businessman. In 2005, he foundedThe British Curry Awards . He is also the founder, publisher and editor ofSpice Business Magazine [ 15] Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP – Businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.[ 16] Iqbal Ahmed OBE – Entrepreneur, and chairman and chief executive ofSeamark Group .[ 17] In 2006 , he became the highest British Bangladeshi to feature on theSunday Times Rich List (listed at number 511).[ 18] [ 19] Iqbal Wahhab OBE – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist and publisher. He foundedTandoori Magazine [ 20] Jobeda Ali – Social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and chief executive of Three Sisters Care.[ 21] [ 22] Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia – Car engineer, designer and coachbuilder, who builds imitation supercars out of old models in a workshop on Discovery Channel's reality television programmeBangla Bangers/Chop Shop: London Garage [ 23] Mahee Ferdous Jalil – Businessman, founder ofChannel S , owner of Prestige Auto Group and television presenter.[ 24] [ 25] Mamun Chowdhury – Businessman, and founder and co-director ofLondon Tradition .[ 26] Queen's Award for Enterprise forInternational Trade in recognition of its increase in sales.[ 27] Muquim Ahmed – Entrepreneur who became the first Bangladeshi millionaire at the age of 26[ 28] [ 29] Ragib Ali – Industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker[ 30] [ 19] Sabirul Islam – Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He has written three self-help books and developed a board game. Since 2011, he has spoken at over 700 events worldwide as part of his Inspire1Million campaign.[ 31] [ 32] Shelim Hussain MBE – Entrepreneur, and founder, chairman and managing director ofEuro Foods (UK) .[ 33] Siraj Ali – Restaurateur and philanthropist.[ 34] British Bangladeshi Who's Who "Outstanding Contribution Award" for his long standing contribution to the hospitality and catering industry.[ 35] Syed Ahmed – Entrepreneur, businessman and television personality. He is best known for being a candidate onseries two of BBC reality television programmeThe Apprentice in 2006.[ 36] Mohammad Ajman "Tommy" Miah MBE – Celebrity chef and restaurateur.[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] Wali Tasar Uddin MBE – Entrepreneur, restaurateur, community leader and Chairman of the Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce.[ 40] [ 41] Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE – Managing Director and Country Head of BOC Bangladesh Limited.[ 42] FormerBlue Peter presenter,Konnie Huq Ajmal Masroor – Television presenter, politician and Imam.[ 43] Liberal Democrats Parliamentary candidate forBethnal Green and Bow constituency in the2010 general election .[ 44] Islam Channel andChannel S .[ 45] Ali Shahalom – Comedian who hosts his ownYouTube channel called Aliofficial1 with comedy sketches.[ 46] The Variety Show on Channel S.Fazle Lohani – Journalist, writer, television presenter and filmmaker. He was best known as the presenter of variety television programmeJodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren .[ 47] Hasina Momtaz – News presenter forChannel i Europe and previously forNTV Europe, and former press officer for theMayor of London between 2003 and 2011.[ 48] Kanak "Konnie" Huq – Television presenter best known for being the longest-serving femaleBlue Peter [ 49] [ 50] Lisa Aziz – News presenter and journalist, best known as the co-presenter of the Bristol-basedITV West Country nightly weekday news programmeThe West Tonight [ 51] [ 52] Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy 's Best Television News Journalist Award.[ 53] [ 54] Nadia Ali – Television and radio presenter. Since 2012, she has presented the live Bengali show on Sunday nights for BBC Asian Network.[ 55] Nadiya Hussain – Columnist and television personality best known for winningseries six of BBC baking competition programmeThe Great British Bake Off [ 56] [ 57] Nina Hossain – Journalist, newscaster and sole presenter of ITV London's regional news programmeITV News London [ 58] Nurul Islam – Broadcast journalist, radio producer and presenter. He is best remembered for his work with theBBC World Service [ 59] Reshmin Chowdhury – Sports journalist and broadcaster. Since 2010, she has broadcast as a sports presenter for theBBC News Channel andBBC World News .[ 60] [ 61] Rizwan Hussain – Television presenter, philanthropist, international humanitarian aid worker, barrister, and former Hindi music singer and producer. He presents Islamic and charity programmes on Channel S and Islam Channel.[ 62] Shafik Rehman – Journalist, political analyst, and writer, who is best known for introducingValentine's Day in Bangladesh.[ 63] Syed Neaz Ahmad – Academic, writer, journalist, columnist and critic. He is best known for anchoringNTV Europe current affairs talk showTalking Point .[ 64] Tasmin Lucia-Khan – Journalist, presenter and producer.[ 65] World News " bulletins on60 Seconds [ 66] E24 on the rolling news channelBBC News .[ 67] ITV breakfast television programmeDaybreak [ 68] Labour Party life peer,Baroness Pola Uddin Members of Parliament [ edit ] Lutfur Rahman – Community activist andIndependent politician who was convicted of electoral fraud and banned from standing for election for seven years.[ 97] directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets and the first Bangladeshi leader of the council.[ 98] Nadia Shah – Labour Party politician, councillor inRegent's Park ward and former Mayor of Camden. In May 2016, she became the first female mayor in the United Kingdom of Bangladeshi origin.[ 99] Nasim Ali OBE – Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park ward, Cabinet Member for Young People inCamden Council and former Mayor of Camden. In 2003, at the age of 34, he became UK's youngest mayor as well as the first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor.[ 100] Luthfur Rahman OBE – Labour Party politician,councillor in theCity ofManchester and Executive Member for Skills, Culture and Leisure inManchester City Council .[ 101] 2008 , he became the first person ofBengali origin to be elected a councillor on Manchester City Council.[ 102] Abjol Miah – Politician,Liberal Democrats , former chairman of theRespect Party and former councillor forShadwell ward.[ 103] parliamentary candidate inBethnal Green and Bow constituency at the2010 general election .[ 104] Farida Anwar – Labour Party politician, councillor for Headington Hill and Northway inOxford City Council . In 2014, she became Oxfordshire's first city councillor from a Bangladeshi background.[ 105] Murad Qureshi – Labour Party politician and former GreaterLondon Assembly Member.[ 106] Rabina Khan – Liberal Democrat councillor for Shadwell ward, former Cabinet Member for Housing inTower Hamlets London Borough Council , community worker and author ofAyesha's Rainbow [ 107] Syeda Khatun MBE – Labour Party politician, councillor forTipton Green in theSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Cabinet Advisor for Education. In 1999, she was the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands.[ 108] Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury – PoliticianIsmail Uddin – Independent politician and councillor forBowling and Barkerend ward inBradford Council , elected in 2024.[ 109] [ 110] Public policy and leadership [ edit ] Abul Fateh – Diplomat and statesman.[ 111] [ 112] Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh afterindependence in 1971.Anwar Choudhury –British High Commissioner for Bangladesh between 2004 and 2008. He was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post. He is currently the Director of International Institutions at theForeign & Commonwealth Office .[ 113] Aftab Ali , founder of the All-India Seamen's Federation, helped thousands of British Asians to migrate, settle and find employment in Britain.Asif Ahmad CMG –British Diplomat who served as theBritish Ambassador to Thailand from November 2010 until August 2012.[ 114] British Ambassador to the Philippines .[ 115] Dia Chakravarty – Political activist and commentator. Daily Telegraph Brexit editor, past Political Director of theTaxPayers' Alliance , singer[ 116] Brexit editor ofThe Daily Telegraph [ 117] Nahid Majid OBE – Civil servant, chief operating officer of Regeneration Investment Organisation and Deputy Director within theDepartment for Work and Pensions .[ 118] Niaz Alam –Responsible investment consultant and writer. He was a Director on the Board of theLondon Pensions Fund Authority from 2001 to 2010, a trustee of the charityWar on Want from 2000 to 2007,[ 119] Dhaka Tribune [ 120] Poppy Jaman – Mental health advocate, and CEO and founding member ofMental health first aid England (MHFAE).[ 121] Saleemul Huq – Scientist and Senior Fellow in the Climate Change Group at theInternational Institute for Environment and Development . In 2007, he was awarded theBurtoni Award for his work onclimate change adaptation .[ 122] M. Sayeedur Rahman Khan – Academic and diplomat. He was a former vice-chancellor of theUniversity of Rajshahi and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh in the UK.[ 123] Talyn Rahman-Figueroa – Diplomatic consultant, and Director and founder ofGrassroot Diplomat .[ 124] Tozammel "Tony" Huq MBE – Educationist, former Ambassador of Bangladesh to France, Spain and UNESCO, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of UNESCO.[ 125] [ 126] R&B and hip hop singer,Mumzy Stranger Brit Award nominated singer-songwriter,Joy Crookes Alaur Rahman – Folk singer who has released 40 albums.[ 127] Boyan Chowdhury – Former lead guitarist of rock bandThe Zutons .[ 128] Deeder Zaman – Rapper and former lead vocalist of electronica bandAsian Dub Foundation when he was then known as Master D. He has recorded two solo albums: 2008'sMinority Large Pride of the Underdog [ 129] Farook Shamsher – Alternative dub dance music DJ, record producer and member ofJoi . They have recorded three albums: 1999'sOne and One Is One [ 130] We Are Three [ 131] Without Zero [ 132] UK Asian Music Awards .[ 133] Gouri Choudhury – Hindi and Bengali music singer and music teacher.[ 134] Crispian Mills on theKula Shaker 's 1999 albumPeasants, Pigs & Astronauts Haroon Shamsher – Alternative dub dance music DJ, record producer who was member of Joi.[ 130] Idris Rahman – Clarinettist, saxophonist and music producer. He has produced and mixed albums, including twoMercury Prize -nominated albums (Zoe Rahman's second albumMelting Pot Basquiat Strings ' debut albumBasquiat Strings with Seb Rochford ) and two albums by vocalistJulia Biel .[ 135] Joy Crookes – Singer-songwriter nominated forRising Star Award at the2020 Brit Awards . Placed fourth inBBC 'sSound of 2020 .Kishon Khan – Jazz composer, pianist arranger and music producer. In 2009, his score forThe Last Thakur [ 136] Lucy Rahman – Singer who has been one of the lead singers of the jazz music group Grand Union Orchestra since 1998.[ 137] Manzur Iqbal – Electronic music producers who is one half of DJ/producer duoFuturecop! alongside Peter Carrol.Muhammad Mumith Ahmed / Mumzy Stranger – R&B and hip hop singer-songwriter. In 2009, he became the first musician of Bangladeshi descent to release a mainstream music single with "One More Dance ".[ 138] UK Asian Music Awards .[ 139] Mushtaq Omar Uddin – Singer, songwriter, music producer, and former lead vocalist of music groupFun-Da-Mental .[ 140] The Hour of Two Lights Terry Hall , was released.[ 141] Nazeel Azami – Religion-based musician whose debut albumDunya [ 142] Rubayyat Jahan – Singer who reached the final round of Brit Asia TV'sAsian Superstars in 2010.[ 143] [ 144] Rowshanara Moni – Bengali music singer and actress. In 2004, her debut albumNijhum Raat [ 145] Schelim Hannan – Singer who was a member of boy bandWorlds Apart from 1992 to 1997.[ 146] Shireen Jawad – Bengali folk singer. She has recorded three albums: 2007'sPanjabiwala Mathwali Rangeela [ 147] Saifullah "Sam" Zaman / State of Bengal – DJ and producer who was associated with theAsian Underground movement.[ 148] Visual Audio [ 149] Skip-IJ [ 150] Shahin Badar – Dance music singer-songwriter best known for vocals onThe Prodigy 's single "Smack My Bitch Up ", which earned her aDouble Platinum award .[ 151] Shakila Karim – Singer-songwriter whose singles "Just Let It Go " and "Heroes " were released in July and December 2011.[ 152] [ 153] Shama Rahman – Singer-songwriter, sitarist and actress. In 2013, her debut solo albumFable:Time [ 154] Shapla Salique – Bengali folk singer-songwriter and harmonium player.[ 155] Siyono na Siyona in 1997, andLai Lai in 2002.[ 156] Sohini Alam – Singer in bandsKhiyo .,[ 157] Lokkhi Terra [ 158] [ 159] Birangona: Women of War andAkram Khan 's Desh and Until the Lions.[ 160] Suzana Ansar – Hindi and Bengali folk singer, actress and television presenter based in the UK and Bangladesh. In 2009, her debut band albumSuzana Ansar with Khansar [ 161] Mehvashaa , co-recorded withRaja Kaasheff , was released.[ 162] Zoe Rahman – Jazz composer and pianist. In 1999, she was awarded the Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award.[ 163] Melting Pot Mercury Music Prize .[ 164] Director ofKidulthood ,Menhaj Huda Afshan Azad – Actress best known for playing the role ofPadma Patil in theHarry Potter film series[ 165] Assad Zaman – Actor best known forSmall Axe andInterview with the Vampire (TV series) .Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee – Model and actress best known for her lead role in the 2014 filmShongram [ 166] Dino Shafeek – Actor and comedian. He starred in several sitcoms during the 1970s and early 1980s. He is best remembered for his comedy roles of Char Wallah Muhammed inIt Ain't Half Hot Mum Mind Your Language [ 167] Farzana Dua Elahe – Actress and music DJ. She is best known for her role ofParveen Abbasi in BBC soap operaEastEnders [ 168] Hannan Majid – Documentary filmmaker whose films produced by his production companyRainbow Collective have been exhibited at several international film festivals, includingAbu Dhabi ,Cambridge ,Durban ,East End ,Leeds International andAlJazeera International Documentary .[ 169] Islah Abdur-Rahman – Actor and director, best known for starring and directing the web seriesCorner Shop Show [ 170] Jan Uddin – Actor best known for his roles asJalil Iqbal in BBC soap operaEastEnders in 2008 and Sweet Boy in the filmShank [ 171] Jayasree Kabir – Actress best known for starring in Bangladeshi filmsShimana Periye andRupali Shoikotey .[ 172] Leesa Gazi – Writer, playwright, director, and actress. She is best known for the playBirangona: Women of War Rising Silence .[ 173] [ 174] Menhaj Huda – Film and television director, producer and screenwriter, best known for directing and producingKidulthood [ 175] Mukul Ahmed – Theatre director and producer who has directed a series of classics, new writing and play readings. He has directedPeople's Romeo Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar A Golden Age [ 176] Munsur Ali – Film producer, screenwriter and director. He wrote, directed and producedShongram , a romantic drama set during the 1971Bangladesh Liberation War .[ 177] [ 178] Nazrin Choudhury – Screenwriter and actress on drama serials.[ 179] Mixed Blood [ 180] Richard Imison Award .Ramzan Miah - Actor, Model and Dancer. Best known for playing the South Asian Ken in the Barbie Movie.Ruhul Amin – Film director who has made 15 films for the BBC and Channel 4, including 1986 television feature film dramaA Kind of English [ 181] [ 182] Sadik Ahmed – Film director, cinematographer and writer.[ 183] Tanju Miah Toronto ,Sundance and Amsterdam film festivals in 2007.[ 184] The Last Thakur London ,Dubai ,Mumbai ,New York and other film festivals.[ 185] Saikat Ahamed – Actor and writer based in Bristol best known for his roles inMonday Monday Trollied The Tiger and the Moustache [ 186] Strictly Balti [ 187] Shebz Miah - Best known for Kammy Hadiq inEmmerdale Shefali Chowdhury – Actress best known for playing the role ofParvati Patil in theHarry Potter film series.[ 188] Sophiya Haque – Actress, singer and video jockey.[ 189] [ 190] Poppy Morales in ITV soap operaCoronation Street Kathak dancer,Akram Khan Akram Khan MBE – Dancer and choreographer with a background in classical kathak training and contemporary dance.[ 191] the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards .[ 192] London Olympics opening ceremony .[ 193] Amina Khayyam – Dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. She is best known for her adaptation ofFederico García Lorca 's playYerma [ 194] A Thousand Faces [ 195] Kaniz Ali – Makeup artist and freelance beauty columnist.[ 196] [ 197] Momtaz Begum-Hossain – Journalist and craft expert.[ 198] Cos I Like Making Stuff and has written two craft books.[ 199] [ 200] Nadiya Hussain – Winner of the 2015 The Great British Bakeoff, Author and Television Presenter[ 201] Rezia Wahid MBE – Textile artist whose work has been exhibited both in the UK and abroad.[ 202] Ruby Hammer MBE – Fashion and beauty makeup artist,[ 203] [ 204] Runa Islam – Film and photography visual artist, who was nominated for the2008 Turner Prize .[ 205] [ 206] Saiman Miah – Architecture student who designed one of the two £5 coins for the2012 London Summer Olympics .[ 207] [ 208] Sanchita Islam – Artist, writer and filmmaker.[ 209] [ 210] Shahidul Alam – Photographer, social activist and founder ofDrik Picture Library .[ 211] Sunara Begum – Visual artist, filmmaker, photographer and writer, she uses installation, film, photography and text. In 2006, she co-produced the short filmThe Idea and founded Chand Aftara Visual Arts, an interdisciplinary arts organisation based in London.[ 212] Andy Miah –Bioethicist , Professor in Ethics and Emerging Technologies and Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre[ 213] University of the West of Scotland . His work often focuses on technology andposthumanism .[ 214] Dilwar Hussain – Research fellow atThe Islamic Foundation in Leicester. He co-authored the 2004 bookBritish Muslims Between Assimilation and Segregation and is on the Home Office's committee tackling radicalisation and extremism.[ 215] Ghulam Sarwar – Director of theMuslim Educational Trust ,[ 216] Islam: Beliefs and Teachings Mushtaq Khan –Heterodox economist and Professor of Economics at theSchool of Oriental and African Studies . His work focuses on the economics of poor countries, including contributions to the field of institutional economics and South Asian development.[ 217] Naila Kabeer –Social economist , research fellow and writer. She works primarily on poverty, gender and social policy issues. Her research interests include gender, poverty, social exclusion, labour markets and livelihoods, social protection, focussed on South and South East Asia.[ 218] [ 219] Nazneen Rahman –Geneticist who specialises in cancer and heads up the Cancer Genetics Clinical Unit at the Royal Marsden. Her research has seen success in identifying genes that cause cancer particularly in women and children.[ 220] Tipu Aziz – Professor ofneurosurgery at theJohn Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and lecturer atMagdalen College, Oxford andImperial College London medical school. He specialises in the study and treatment of Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, fixed abnormal posture of the neck, tremor and intractable neuropathic pain.[ 221] Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury – Barrister specialising in employment law and public law.[ 222] High Court of Justice .[ 223] Jelina Berlow-Rahman – Solicitor whose practice J R Rahman Solicitors specialises in human rights, asylum, family and immigration legal advice and assistance.[ 224] Khatun Sapnara – Judge. In 2003, she became the first ethnic person to be elected to the Family Law Bar Association Committee. In 2004, she was appointed to theFamily Justice Council .[ 225] Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 .[ 226] Recorder of the Crown, which made her the only person of Bangladeshi origin in a senior judicial position. In 2014, she was appointed as aCircuit Judge to hear cases in theCrown andFamily Court .[ 227] M. A. Muid Khan – Barrister who was selected as the Best Human Rights Lawyer of England and Wales for 2012 by theChartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX). In September 2012, he was ranked as third in the top five Chartered Legal Executive Lawyers of England and Wales by the Law Society.[ 228] Mumtaz Hussain – Solicitor, radio presenterAuthor ofThe Islamist ,Ed Husain Abdur Rouf Choudhury – Bengali diaspora writer and philosopher. He has received numerous literary awards from Bangladesh, and life membership from theBangla Academy .[ 229] Aminul Hoque – Lecturer and non-fiction writer. In 2015, his first bookBritish-Islamic Identity: Third-generation Bangladeshis from East London Philip Lawrence Award .[ 230] Mohammed Mahbub "Ed" Husain – Writer of the 2007 bookThe Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir for five years.[ 231] Ghulam Murshid – Author, scholar and journalist. He has received numerous literary awards from India and Bangladesh, including theBangla Academy award.[ 232] Kia Abdullah – Best-selling novelist who has written three books:Take It Back ,Truth Be Told andNext of Kin .Monica Ali – Author of the 2004 novelBrick Lane Muhammad Mojlum Khan – Non-fiction writer. He wrote the 2008 bookThe Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History [ 233] The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal .[ 234] Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed – Author, lecturer, political scientist specialising in interdisciplinary security studies and participant of the9/11 Truth movement .[ 235] Onjali Q. Raúf MBE – Best-selling children's author known forThe Boy at the Back of the Class .Rekha Waheed – Writer and novelist who has written four novels, including 2010'sMy Bollywood Wedding [ 236] Roopa Farooki – Novelist.[ 237] Shahida Rahman – Writer best known for her 2012 novelLascar [ 238] [ 239] British Muslim Awards .[ 240] Shamim Azad – Bilingual poet, storyteller and writer.[ 241] Tahmima Anam – Author of the 2007 novelA Golden Age Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2008.[ 242] Zia Haider Rahman – Author of the 2014 novelIn the Light of What We Know James Tait Black Memorial Prize .[ 243] Heads of organisations [ edit ] Former Secretary General of Amnesty International,Irene Khan Azad Ali – IT worker and civil servant for theHM Treasury . He is also theIslamic Forum of Europe spokesman, founding chair of theMuslim Safety Forum and vice-chair ofUnite Against Fascism .[ 244] Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin – Trustee and former chairman ofMuslim Aid .[ 245] [ 246] [ 247] [ 248] Faria Alam – FormerFootball Association secretary.[ 249] fourth series of Channel Four reality television programmeCelebrity Big Brother [ 250] Sir Fazle Hasan Abed – Social worker, and founder and Chairman ofBangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC). In 1980, he received theRamon Magsaysay Award forCommunity Leadership .[ 251] Irene Khan – Consulting editor of Bangladeshi newspaperThe Daily Star [ 252] Chancellor ofUniversity of Salford ,[ 253] Secretary-General ofAmnesty International ; she is the first woman, Asian and Muslim to hold the position.[ 254] Sydney Peace Prize .[ 255] Muhammad Abdul Bari MBE – Physicist, educationalist, Secretary General of theMuslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010, Chairman of theEast London Mosque and Secretary of Muslim Aid.[ 256] Tanika Gupta MBE – Playwright, TV script writer[ 257] Human rights and humanitarianism [ edit ] Husna Ahmad OBE – Chief Executive Officer of the Faith Regen Foundation. 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