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Haroon Ahmed Haroon Ahmed FREng (born 2 March 1936), is a British Pakistanis, British Pakistani scientist in specialising the fields of microelectronics and electrical engineering. He is Emeritus Professor of Microelectronics at the Cavendish Laboratory, the ...
Emeritus Professor of
Microelectronics Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture (or microfabrication) of very small electronic designs and components. Usually, but not always, this means micrometre-sc ...
at the
Cavendish Laboratory The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences. The laboratory was opened in 1874 on the New Museums Site as a laboratory for experimental physics and is named ...
, the Physics Department of the
University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
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Sara Ahmed Sara Ahmed (30 August 1969) is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose area of study includes the intersection of feminist theory, lesbian feminism, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism. Her seminal wor ...
– Professor of Race and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths and academic working at the intersection of
feminist theory Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and feminist ...
, queer theory,
critical race theory Critical race theory (CRT) is a cross-disciplinary examination, by social and civil-rights scholars and activists, of how laws, social and political movements, and media shape, and are shaped by, social conceptions of race and ethnicity. Goa ...
and
postcolonialism Postcolonialism is the critical academic study of the cultural, political and economic legacy of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the impact of human control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands. More specifically, it is a ...
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Shabbir Akhtar Shabbir Akhtar is a British Muslim philosopher, poet, researcher, writer and multilingual scholar. He is on the Faculty of Theology and Religions at the University of Oxford. His interests include political Islam, Quranic exegesis, revival of p ...
Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Theology and Religions at
University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...
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Ash Amin Ash Amin, (born 31 October 1955) is a British academic known for his writing on urban and regional development, contemporary cultural change, progressive politics, and the collaborative economy. He holds the 1931 chair at the Department of Geogr ...
Head of Geography at Cambridge University *
Ali Ansari Ali Massoud Ansari FRSE ( fa, علی مسعود انصاری, born 24 November 1967 in Rome) is the Professor in Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding directo ...
university professor at the
University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...
* Khizar Humayun Ansari – academic who was awarded an OBE in 2002 for his work in the field of race and ethnic relations. * Sarah Ansari – professor of history at Royal Holloway,
University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
* Akil N. Awan - British academic and the current RCUK Fellow at the Royal Holloway, University of London * Tipu Zahed Aziz professor of
neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...
at the
John Radcliffe Hospital The John Radcliffe Hospital (informally known as the JR) is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It forms part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe, an 18th-century physici ...
in Oxford; lecturer at
Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...
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Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
medical school *
Reza Banakar Reza Banakar (1959 – 27 August 2020) was an Iranian-born Professor of Legal Sociology at Lund University, Sweden. Before joining Lund in 2013, he was Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the Department of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of ...
– professor of socio-legal studies at the
University of Westminster , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...
, London *
Quassim Cassam Quassim Cassam, (born 31 January 1961) is professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He writes on self-knowledge, perception, epistemic vices and topics in Kantian epistemology. As blurbed for his book, ''Vices of the Mind'' (2019) ...
– Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands (county), West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded i ...
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Abbas Edalat Abbas Edalat ( fa, عباس عدالت) is a British-Iranian academic who is a professor of computer science and mathematics at the Department of Computing, Imperial College London and a political activist. In a 2018 letter to The Guardian, 1 ...
university professor at Imperial College London *
Mohammed Ghanbari Mohammed Ghanbari ( fa, محمد قنبری) is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering focused in the areas of Video Networking at the University of Essex. He graduated from Aryamehr University of Technology in ...
professor at the
University of Essex The University of Essex is a public university, public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, Essex is one of the original plate glass university, plate glass universities. Essex's shield consists of the an ...
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Joel Hayward Joel Hayward (born 1964) is a New Zealand-born British scholar, writer and poet. The daily newspaper '' Al Khaleej'' called Hayward "a world authority on international conflict and strategy". '' The National'' newspaper called Hayward "eminent" ...
– New Zealand-born British scholar and writer * Delwar Hussain – writer, anthropologist and correspondent for ''
The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
''. In 2013, his first book ''Boundaries Undermined: The Ruins of Progress on the Bangladesh-India Border'' was published. *
Dilwar Hussain Dilwar Hussain (born 25 December 1970) is an independent British consultant working on social policy, Muslim identity and Islamic reform in the modern world. He formerly taught MA courses on Islam and Muslims at the Markfield Institute of Higher ...
research fellow at
The Islamic Foundation The Islamic Foundation ( ur, ) is an institution based in Markfield, Leicestershire, established by Khurshid Ahmad and Khurram Murad. It specialises in the fields of research, education and publication. It was established in 1973. References ...
in Leicester; co-authored the 2004 book ''British Muslims Between Assimilation and Segregation''; is on the Home Office's committee tackling radicalisation and extremism *
Musharraf Hussain Musharraf Hussain is a British Pakistanis, British-Pakistani born scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Biography Musharraf Hussain is the Chief executive officer, Chief Executive of the Karimia instit ...
– scientist, educator and religious scholar, the Chief executive of the Karimia Institute Nottingham. Awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen in 2008 for his services to community relations. * Saiful Islam – Professor of Materials Chemistry at the
University of Bath (Virgil, Georgics II) , mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind , established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...
and a recipient of the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award. *
Naila Kabeer Naila Kabeer ( bn, নায়লা কবির; born 28 January 1950) is an Indian-born British Bangladeshi social economist, research fellow , writer and Professor at the London School of Economics. She was also president of the Internatio ...
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. *
Amir Kassam Amir Kassam, FRSB, OBE, is visiting professor in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading, and a member of the global forum of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He was made OBE in ...
– visiting professor in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the
University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
Amir Kassam OBE, FIBiol, CBiol, PhD, MS, BSc (Hons).
Ecoport Conservation Agriculture. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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Syma Khalid Syma Khalid is a British biophysicist who is a Professor of Computational Microbiology in at the University of Oxford. She was awarded the Suffrage Science award for engineering and physical sciences in 2021. Early life and education Khalid grew ...
- biophysicist who is a Professor of Computational Biophysics in Chemistry at the
University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...
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Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...
Heterodox economist Heterodox economics is any economic thought or theory that contrasts with orthodox schools of economic thought, or that may be beyond neoclassical economics.Frederic S. Lee, 2008. "heterodox economics," ''The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics' ...
and Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies. His work focuses on the economics of poor countries, including contributions to the field of
institutional economics Institutional economics focuses on understanding the role of the Sociocultural evolution, evolutionary process and the role of institutions in shaping Economy, economic Human behavior, behavior. Its original focus lay in Thorstein Veblen's instin ...
and South Asian development. *
Yasmin Khan Yasmin Khan is a historian of British India and Associate Professor of History at Kellogg College, Oxford. Education and career Born in 1977 to Pakistani and Anglo-Irish parents in Kingston-upon-Thames, Khan completed her BA in history at S ...
– historian of British India and Associate Professor of History at The University of Oxford *
Ehsan Masood Hassan Ehsan Masood (born 9 August 1967) is a British science writer, journalist and broadcaster. Between 2009 and 2017 he was the editor of Research Fortnight (part of Research Professional News), is currently bureau chief (editorials, Africa a ...
science writer, journalist and broadcaster; editor of '' Research Fortnight'' and ''Research Europe''; teaches International Science Policy at Imperial College London * Muhammad Haroon (Alfred Neville May) * Azra Meadows OBE honorary lecturer in the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences at The
University of Glasgow , image = UofG Coat of Arms.png , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms Flag , latin_name = Universitas Glasguensis , motto = la, Via, Veritas, Vita , ...
* Ali Mobasheri associate professor and
reader A reader is a person who reads. It may also refer to: Computing and technology * Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat), a PDF reader * Bible Reader for Palm, a discontinued PDA application * A card reader, for extracting data from various forms of ...
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University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...
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Tariq Modood Tariq Modood, (born 1952) is a British Pakistani Professor of Sociology, Politics, and Public Policy at the University of Bristol (1997– ). Modood is the founding director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship and one of th ...
Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy at the
University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...
* Kalbe Razi Naqvi
British Pakistani British Pakistanis ( ur, (Bratānia men maqīm pākstānī); also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are British people, citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan. This includes ...
physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...
, who has been ordinarily resident in Norway since 1977, working as a professor of
biophysics Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations. ...
in the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...
* Mohammad Hashem Pesaranacademic, economist, professor of economics at Cambridge University, fellow of
Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
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Nazneen Rahman Sabera Nazneen Rahman is a geneticist who specialises in cancer research and is a non-executive director for Astra Zeneca. She was previously head of Genetics and Epidemiology at the Institute of Cancer Research. Education Rahman qualified ...
geneticist A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a scientist or a lecturer. Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processe ...
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. *
Ziauddin Sardar Ziauddin Sardar ( ur, ضیاء الدین سردار; born 31 October 1951) is a British-Pakistani scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and public intellectual who specialises in Muslim thought, the future of Islam, futurology and s ...
– scholar, writer and cultural critic *
Ghulam Sarwar Ghulam Sarwar is a Bangladeshi-born British writer on Islam in English and director of the Muslim Educational Trust (MET). Biography Sarwar was born in the Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh), British India. He graduated with honours in commerce ...
Director of the
Muslim Educational Trust Muslim Educational Trust (also called MET) is an educational organization offering information, advice and publications about education and the educational needs of children to parents in particular. It is based in London. Islamic schooling Fr ...
; writer on Islam in English, wrote the first English textbook, '' Islam: Beliefs and Teachings'', for madrasah students in Britain, which is used worldwide in
religious education In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion (although in the United Kingdom the term ''religious instruction'' would refer to the teaching of a particular religion, with ''religious education'' referring to te ...
classes, especially in British schools * Salman SayyidProfessor of Social Theory and Decolonial Thought at the
University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...
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Ghayasuddin Siddiqui Ghayasuddin Siddiqui is an academic and political activist. He was born in Delhi, India, migrated to Pakistan in late 1947 and moved to the UK in 1964. He has been leader of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain, which he co-founded in 1992, a ...
academic and political activist *
Jawed Siddiqi Jawed Siddiqi FBCS is a Pakistani British computer scientist and software engineer. He is professor emeritus of software engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, England. He is the president of NCUP National Council of University Professors ...
professor emeritus of software engineering at
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate Cr ...
and political activist *
Mona Siddiqui Mona Siddiqui (born 3 May 1963) is a British academic. She is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. ...
University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...
Professor of Islamic Studies a Public Understanding; regular contributor to BBC Radio 4, ''The Times'', ''Scotsman'', ''The Guardian'', and ''The Herald'' *
Azim Surani Azim Surani (born 1945 in Kisumu, Kenya) is a Kenyan-British developmental biologist who has been Marshall–Walton Professor at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge since 1992, and Director of ...
– developmental biologist who has been Marshall–Walton Professor at the
Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of one of the predecessors of Glaxo ...
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Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...
Gurdon Institute The Gurdon Institute (officially the Wellcome/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute) is a research facility at the University of Cambridge, specialising in developmental biology and cancer biology. History The Institute was founded in 1989 to prov ...
at the University of Cambridge since 1992, and Director of Germline and Epigenomics Research since 2013. * Saeed Vaseghi professor at Brunel University


Business and finance

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Abdul Latif Abdul Latif ( ar, عبد اللطيف, translit=ʻAbd al-Laṭīf) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to ...
restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell". He died in 2008. *
Adam Kamani Adam Kamani (born June 1989) is a British businessman. He is chief executive of the Kamani Property Group and KM Capital, and co-founder of PrettyLittleThing. Kamani grew up in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Chorlton. Kamani's grandfather, Abdullah Kamani ...
– CEO of Kamani Property Group and KM Capital as well as a co-founder of
PrettyLittleThing PrettyLittleThing is a UK-based fast-fashion retailer, aimed at 16-24-year-old women. The company is owned by Boohoo Group and operates in the UK, Ireland, Australia, US, France, Middle East and North Africa. The brand's main headquarters are ...
. * Afzal Kahn Bradford-based entrepreneur; owns a specialist car design company; broke records in 2008 for paying £440,000 for a distinctive "F1" number plate; previously showed an interest in purchasing Newcastle football club *
Ali Parsa Ali Parsadoust (commonly known as Ali Parsa) is a Iranians in the United Kingdom, British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and former investment banker. He is the founder and CEO of digital healthcare company Babylon Health and the co-founder and fo ...
former chief executive officer of private healthcare partnership Circle *
Alireza Sagharchi Alireza Sagharchi RIBA FRSA (born 1959) is a British-Iranian architect. He is an internationally renowned and leading practitioner of contemporary classical architecture and traditional urban design. During his professional career, he has been ...
principal at Stanhope Gate Architecture *
Amar Latif Amar Latif (born December 1974) is a Scottish entrepreneur, television personality and professional traveller. His blindness is due to the incurable eye condition retinitis pigmentosa. By his late teens he had 95 per cent sight loss. Educatio ...
- Scottish entrepreneur, television personality and professional traveller *
Aneel Mussarat Aneel Mussarat is a British businessman, philanthropist and founder of MCR Property Group. Born and raised in Manchester, Aneel began building a career in real estate shortly after leaving school. He founded MCR Property Group in 1989 and turned ...
– property millionaire; his company, MCR Property Group, rents apartments to university students in Manchester and Liverpool * Sir
Anwar Pervez Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, HPk ( ur, سر انور پرویز; born 15 March 1935) is a Pakistani-born British billionaire businessman and former bus conductor and driver. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group. According to the ...
– Pakistan-born billionaire businessman; 6th richest Asian in Great Britain and the richest Muslim; founder of the
Bestway Bestway Group is a British multinational conglomerate company based in London, England. It has its operations in United Kingdom and Pakistan. The group owns the UK's second-largest wholesaler serving 125,000 independent retailers and caterers ...
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Asim Siddiqui Asim Siddiqui (born 1976 in Kettering, England) is a British Pakistani chairman and a founding trustee of the City Circle, a network of young British Muslim professionals established in 1999. In addition to running local educational and welfare pr ...
– chairman and a founding trustee of
The City Circle The City Circle is a network body of mainly young Muslim professionals located in England and is a registered charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are phila ...
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Atique Choudhury Atique Islam Choudhury ( bn, আতিকুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী; born 5 May 1963) is an English restaurateur and chef. Early life Choudhury was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. His parents are Dabirul Islam Cho ...
– restaurateur; his restaurant Yum Yum won Best Thai Restaurant in London at the 2012 Asian Curry Awards * Bajloor Rashid
MBE Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molal ...
– businessman and former president of the Bangladesh Caterers Association *
Enam Ali Enam Ali (; 1 December 1960 – 17 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi-born British businessman who founded The British Curry Awards, ''Spice Business Magazine'', and ''Ion TV''. Early life Ali was born in Sylhet District, East Pakistan (now Banglad ...
MBE – restaurateur; founder of the British Curry Awards and ''Spice Business Magazine'' * Farad Azima industrialist, inventor and philanthropist * Farhad Moshiri energy investor; part owner of Arsenal F.C. *
Farshid Moussavi Farshid Moussavi (born in 1965, Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian-born British architect, educator, and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate S ...
founder of
Foreign Office Architects Foreign Office Architects, FOA, was an architectural design studio headed by former husband and wife team Farshid Moussavi and Alejandro Zaera-Polo. The London-based studio, which was established in 1993, specialised in architectural design, master ...
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Firoz Kassam Firoz Kassam (born 1955) is a British businessman. Born and brought up in Tanzania, of Indian descent, he came to Britain at the age of 19. He owned Oxford United F.C. from 1999 to 2006, and was named the 309th wealthiest person in the UK in t ...
– owned
Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...
from 1999 to 2006, and was named the 309th wealthiest person in the UK in the '' Sunday Times Rich List 2009'' with an estimated fortune of £180 million. * Gulam Noon, Baron Noon – founder of Noon products, manufacturing chilled and frozen ready meals * Husna Ahmad – Bangladeshi-born British humanitarian; chief executive officer of the Faith Regen Foundation; sits on the Advisory Board to the
East London Mosque The East London Mosque (ELM) is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate East. Combined with the adjoining London Muslim Centre and Maryam Centre, it is one of the largest mosques in Europe accommodating ...
; Dr. Husna Ahmad OBE previously sat on the
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' Ethnic Minority Advisory Group * Iqbal Ahmed OBE – entrepreneur, chairman and chief executive of Seamark Group'; made his fortune in shrimp; the highest British Bangladeshi to feature on the
Sunday Times Rich List The ''Sunday Times Rich List'' is a list of the 1,000 wealthiest people or families resident in the United Kingdom ranked by net wealth. The list is updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement by British national Sunday news ...
(placed at number 511 in 2006) *
Iqbal Wahhab Iqbal Wahhab, OBE ( bn, ইকবাল ওয়াহাব; born 22 August 1963) is a Bangladeshi-born British businessman. He is the founder of '' Tandoori Magazine'', and restaurants The Cinnamon Club and Roast. Background and career Wahh ...
OBE – entrepreneur, restaurateur, journalist, publisher; founder of ''Tandoori Magazine'' and multi-award-winning restaurant Cinnamon Club Taken from the book ''Starting Your Own Restaurant'' (Crimson Publishing) * James Caan – businessman and entrepreneur; formerly a part of ''Dragons' Den'' * Javed Ahmed – chief executive of
Tate & Lyle Tate & Lyle PLC is a British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage ingredients to industrial markets. It was originally a sugar refining business, but from the 1970s it began to diversify, eventually divesting its sugar business i ...
plc, – a FTSE 250 company which is one of Britain's oldest brands; *
Kaveh Alamouti Kaveh Alamouti ( fa, کاوه الموتی; born 12 October 1954) is an Iranian-British investment banker. Alamouti holds a BSc in Engineering from the Imperial College London, and an MBA and a PhD in Finance from the London Business School, wher ...
head of Global Macro
Citadel LLC Citadel LLC (formerly known as Citadel Investment Group, LLC) is an American multinational hedge fund and financial services company. Founded in 1990 by Kenneth C. Griffin, it has more than $50 billion in assets under management . The company ...
; chief executive officer of Citadel Asset Management Europe *
Mahmud Kamani Mahmud Abdullah Kamani (born August 1964) is a British billionaire businessman. He is co-founder and executive chairman of Boohoo Group. Early life His father Abdullah Kamani is from Gujarat, India; settled in Kenya, but left in the 1960s due ...
– billionaire businessman, the co-founder of and joint CEO of
Boohoo.com Boohoo Group plc is a British online fashion retailer, aimed at 16–30 year olds. The business was founded in 2006, and had sales in 2019 of £856.9 million. It specialises in own brand fashion clothing, with over 36,000 products. Growing rapi ...
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Mahmoud Khayami Mahmoud Khayami, CBE, KSS, GCFO (7 January 1930 – 28 February 2020) was an Iranian industrialist and philanthropist of French nationality. Life Mahmoud Khayami was born in 1930 in Mashhad, Persia where he attended elementary and high scho ...
, KSS industrialist; founder of Iran Khodro *
Mo Chaudry Mohammed Ishaq "Mo" Chaudry (born 21 September 1960) is a British Pakistani businessman. He spent his early years in Pakistan, before travelling to England and building an estimated fortune of more than £100m, confirming himself as one of the ...
– born in Pakistan, he was raised in England and went on to become a millionaire businessman in the West Midlands * Mohammad Ajman 'Tommy Miah' – internationally renowned celebrity chef, award-winning restaurateur, founder and promoter of the Indian Chef of the Year Competition *
Mohsin Issa Mohsin Issa CBE: and Zuber Issa CBE: are British Indians, British-Indian billionaire brothers and businessmen who both co-founded Euro Garages (EG), a chain of Filling station, petrol filling stations and convenience stores that operate in Euro ...
– billionaire, businessman and founder of Euro Garages, a chain of petrol filling stations that operate in the United Kingdom and Europe. *
Moorad Choudhry Moorad Choudhry was formerly Head of Business Treasury, Global Banking and Markets at Royal Bank of Scotland. Education Choudhry attended Claremont Fan Court School. He graduated from the University of Westminster (known as Polytechnic of Ce ...
– managing director, Head of Business Treasury, Global Banking & Markets at
Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS; gd, Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a major retail and commercial bank in Scotland. It is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of NatWest Group, together with NatWest (in England and Wales) and Ulster Bank ...
plc *
Mumtaz Khan Akbar Mumtaz Khan Akbar ( ur, ) is the founder and owner of the Mumtaz brand. He was born in Mera Qadir, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan on 10 February 1959 and joined his family in Britain in 1972. Mumtaz Khan has since become one of the richest men in Yorks ...
– founder and owner of the Mumtaz brand * Muquim Ahmed – entrepreneur; became the first Bangladeshi millionaire at the age of 26, due to diversification in banking, travel, a chain of restaurants with the Cafe Naz group, publishing and property development *
Mustafa Suleyman Mustafa Suleyman (born August 1984) is the co-founder and former head of applied AI at DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company acquired by Google and now owned by Alphabet. His current venture is Inflection AI. Early life Suleyman's fath ...
– entrepreneur, activist and, most notably, the co-founder and Head of Applied AI at
DeepMind DeepMind Technologies is a British artificial intelligence subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. and research laboratory founded in 2010. DeepMind was List of mergers and acquisitions by Google, acquired by Google in 2014 and became a wholly owned subsid ...
, an artificial intelligence company acquired by
Alphabet An alphabet is a standardized set of basic written graphemes (called letters) that represent the phonemes of certain spoken languages. Not all writing systems represent language in this way; in a syllabary, each character represents a syll ...
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Naguib Kheraj Naguib Kheraj (born July 1964) is a British banker. Early life Naguib Kheraj was born in July 1964. Kheraj was educated at Dulwich College, London, and Cambridge University, where he graduated with a degree in economics. A member of the Ismaili ...
– vice-chairman of Barclays Bank; former boss of JP Morgan Cazenove Chairman of the
Aga Khan Foundation The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, not-for-profit international development agency, which was founded in 1967 by Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. AKF seeks to provide long-term ...
based in Karachi * Nasser Golzari principal at Golzari (NG) Architects * Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia – car engineer and coachbuilder who converts rusty old cars into imitation supercars in a workshop on Discovery Channel reality television programme ''
Bangla Bangers ''Bangla Bangers'', later followed by sequel-series ''Chop Shop: London Garage'', was a reality program on the Discovery Channel about Bangladeshi coachbuilder Nizamuddin "Leepu" Awlia and Cockney mechanic Bernie Fineman. In every episode the ...
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Mohammed Ibrahim Khan
Serial Entrepreneur and a Fintech evangelist *
Ragib Ali Ragib Ali ( bn, রাগীব আলী; born 10 October 1936) is a Bangladeshi-born British industrialist, pioneer tea-planter and educationalist. He is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other businesses. He is the fo ...
– industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist, and banker * Ruzwana Bashir British businesswoman, founder and CEO of Peek.com, travel company based in San Francisco, California * Shelim Hussain MBE entrepreneur, founder and managing director of Euro Foods (UK) Limited * Siraj Ali restaurateur and philanthropist; recipient of the 2011 British Bangladeshi Who's Who "Outstanding Contribution" Award *
Sultan Choudhury Sultan Ahmed Choudhury OBE ( bn, সুলতান আহমেদ চৌধুরী) is an English banker, chartered accountant and was the chief executive officer of Al Rayan Bank (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain). Early life In 1994, ...
businessman; managing director of the Islamic Bank of Britain * Syed Ahmed entrepreneur, businessman, and television personality; candidate on BBC reality television programme ''
The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a Reality competition, reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with variou ...
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series two Series may refer to: People with the name * Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series * George Series (1920–1995), English physicist Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Series, the ordered sets used in ...
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Tahir Mohsan Tahir Mohsan is the founder of Time Computers in 1987, Supanet, Tpad and 6G Internet. Mohsan was born and educated in Blackburn and is one of five brothers. He comes from a family of Pakistani origin, and has been one of the richest young Briton ...
founder of Time Computers, Supanet, Tpad; manages several investment companies from his base in Dubai *
Tarak Ramzan Mohammad Tarak Ramzan (born January 1953) is a British businessman, and the founder and CEO of the Quiz womenswear retail chain. Ramzan was born in the Southside area of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1947, his father arrived in Scotland from Pakistan, a ...
– founder and CEO of the
Quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several specific topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief Educational assessment, assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth ...
womenswear retail chain. * Wali Tasar Uddin MBE entrepreneur, restaurateur, community leader, and chairman of the Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce * Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE managing director and Country Head of BOC Bangladesh Limited, one of the first British companies to invest in Bangladesh in the 1950s to produce and supply industrial and medical gases * Zameer Choudrey billionaire, Chief Executive of
Bestway Bestway Group is a British multinational conglomerate company based in London, England. It has its operations in United Kingdom and Pakistan. The group owns the UK's second-largest wholesaler serving 125,000 independent retailers and caterers ...
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Zuber Issa Mohsin Issa CBE: and Zuber Issa CBE: are British Indians, British-Indian billionaire brothers and businessmen who both co-founded Euro Garages (EG), a chain of Filling station, petrol filling stations and convenience stores that operate in Euro ...
– billionaire, businessman and founder of Euro Garages, a chain of petrol filling stations that operate in the United Kingdom and Europe.


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Aasif Mandvi Aasif Hakim Mandviwala (born March 5, 1966), known professionally as Aasif Mandvi (, ), is a British-American actor, comedian and author. He was a correspondent on ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2017. Mandvi's other television work includes the ...
– British-American actor and comedian *
Abdullah Afzal Abdullah Afzal ( ur, عبداللہ افضل; born 1989) is a British actor and stand-up comedian. Early life Afzal is of British-Pakistani descent from Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. He has three older brothers, two older sisters and a ...
– actor and stand-up comedian *
Abid Khan Abid Khan also known as Muhammad Abid Khan (1953–2000) was a Pakistani comedian, stage and TV actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium ...
- Director *
Adil Ray Adil Ray ( ur, عادل رے, born 26 April 1974) is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray stars in the BBC One comedy '' Citizen Khan'', which he created and co-writes, as well as presenting on various BBC radio station ...
actor, writer and broadcaster. Creator of
BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
sitcom Citizen Khan. *
Adnan Sami Adnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1971) is an Indian singer, musician, music composer and pianist. He performs Indian and Western music, including for Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil movies. He has been awarded with Padma Shri (India's fourth hi ...
singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer *
Afshan Azad Afshan Noor Azad-Kazi ( née Azad; born 12 February, 1988) is a British actress, model, and media personality. She is best known for playing the role of Padma Patil in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, beginning in 2005 with '' Harry Potter ...
actress best known for playing the role of Padma Patil in the ''
Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...
'' film series * Ahmad Hussain singer-songwriter, executive, Record producer and founder and managing director of IQRA Promotions * Ahsan Khan film and television actor, host and performer *
Ahmed Salim Ahmed Salim is a British social entrepreneur and producer of transmedia productions including films, international exhibitions, live shows, books and educational and social campaigns that have engaged more than 400 million people around the wo ...
award-winning British producer, known for 1001 Inventions * Akram Khan MBE dancer and choreographer; Akram Khan named Outstanding Newcomer 2000, Best Modern Choreography 2002, and Outstanding Male or Female Artist (Modern) 2005 at
the Critics' Circle The Critics' Circle is the national Professional association, professional body of United Kingdom, British critics for dance, drama, film, music, books and visual arts. It was established in 1913 as a successor to the Society of Dramatic Critics ...
National Dance Awards The National Dance Awards are presented annually in the United Kingdom by The Critics' Circle, and are awarded to recognise excellence in professional dance. They are widely regarded as the most prestigious award presented for dance in the UK, a ...
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Alyy Khan Alyy Khan (or Aly Khan, ur, ; born 6 December 1968) is a British-Asian actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood and Lollywood films and television series. He is known for his roles in the films '' A Mighty Heart'' (2007), '' ...
film and television actor and host *
Ali Shahalom Ali Shahalom ( bn, আলী শাহআলম; born 15 October 1992), also known by his stage name Ali Official, is an English people, English comedian and television presenter of British Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi descent. Early life Shahalom w ...
comedian who hosts the comedy YouTube channel Aliofficial1 * Annie Khalid – English-Pakistani musician and model *
Aqib Khan Aqib Khan ( ur, عاقب خان; born 24 August 1994) is an English actor, best known for his leading role in the 2010 comedy film ''West Is West''. He is also a key cast member in BBC series ''Ladhood''. Early life Khan was born in the ci ...
actor; played Sajid Khan in the movie '' West is West'' *
Art Malik Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory tel ...
Pakistani-born British actor who achieved fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and
Merchant-Ivory Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their ...
television serials and films *
Asif Kapadia Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy winning director Asif Kapadia has made his name directing visually striking films exploring ‘outsiders’, characters living in extreme circumstances, fighting ...
– British filmmaker * Ayub Khan-Din actor and playwright *
Aziz Ibrahim Aziz-Ur-Rahman Ibrahim (born 16 March 1964) is a British guitarist. He was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents. He is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses (post- John Squire) and their former vo ...
musician best known for his work as guitarist with
Simply Red Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the ...
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The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist I ...
(post- John Squire) * Babar Ahmed British/American writer/director of Pashtun and Pakistani descent; according to the BBC *
Babar Bhatti Barbar Bhatti (born 14 February 1949), also spelled Babar Bhatti is a British actor of Pakistani origin. He is best known for the part of punkah wallah Rumzan in the BBC sitcom ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' is a BBC tele ...
actor; played
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It Ain't Half Hot Mum ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' is a BBC television sitcom about a Royal Artillery concert party based in Deolali in British India and the fictional village of Tin Min in Burma, during the last months of the Second World War. It was written by Jimm ...
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Badi Uzzaman Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi (8 March 1939 – 14 June 2011), better known as Badi Uzzaman, was a Pakistani-British television and film actor. According to ''The Guardian'', Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 198 ...
television and film actor * Boyan Uddin Chowdhury former lead guitarist of rock band
The Zutons The Zutons are an English indie rock band, formed in 2001 in Liverpool. The band are currently composed of singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave McCabe, drummer Sean Payne and saxophonist Abi Harding. They released their debut album, '' Who Ki ...
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Chunkz Amin Mohamed ( ar, امين محمد; born 21 February 1996), better known as Chunkz, is an English YouTuber, YouTube personality, host, entertainer and former musician. , his YouTube channel has over 2 million subscribers and 142 million vid ...
- British YouTube personality, host, entertainer and former musician * Delwar Hussain writer, anthropologist and correspondent for ''The Guardian''; in 2013, published his first book, ''Boundaries Undermined: The Ruins of Progress on the Bangladesh-India Border'' *
Dino Shafeek Dino Shafeek (born Gholam D. Shafeek, 21 March 1930 – 10 March 1984) was a Bangladeshi-British comedy actor. Born and raised in Dhaka, he moved to the United Kingdom from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1958 and appeared in several sitcom ...
actor and comedian who starred in several sitcoms during the 1970s and early 1980s; played Char Wallah Muhammed in ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' and Ali Nadim in ''
Mind Your Language ''Mind Your Language'' is a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by the London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979 and briefly reviv ...
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Guz Khan Ghulam Dustgir "Guz" Khan (born 1986) is a British comedian, impressionist, and actor best known for his work in the TV show '' Man Like Mobeen'' and stand up appearances in '' Live at the Apollo''. Early life Guz has two sisters who are ten ...
– comedian and actor *
Hannan Majid Hannan Majid ( bn, হান্নান মাঝিদ) is a British documentary filmmaker. Early life Hannan Majid's parents are originally from Dhaka, but they immigrated to Bradford, West Yorkshire (England), where Majid was born. He grad ...
documentary filmmaker whose films have been exhibited at international film festivals including
Emirates Emirates may refer to: * United Arab Emirates, a Middle Eastern country * Emirate, any territory ruled by an emir ** Gulf emirates, emirates located on the Persian Gulf ** Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, the individual emirates * The Emirat ...
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Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
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Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
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Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
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Jamil Dehlavi Jamil Dehlavi ( ur, جمیل دہلوی) (born 1944) is a London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani- French origin. Since he became a filmmaker in the 1970s, his work has been widely screened internationally, notable films ...
– London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani-French origin. * Farook Shamsher alternative dub/dance music DJ and record producer; received the Commitment to Scene award at the
UK Asian Music Awards The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, was an awards show that was held annually in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2012. The awards show has been produced and broadcast by B4U Music since 2008. Awards winners were deci ...
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Hadi Khorsandi Hadi Khorsandi (Persian: هادی خرسندی) is an Iranian poet and satirist. Since 1979, he has been the editor and writer of the Persian-language satirical journal '' Asghar Agha''. He is known for his examination of Persian socio-political ...
comedian *
Hajaz Akram Hajaz Akram (born January 1970) is a British actor. Principal and founder of the Hampstead Academy of Acting & Drama, Akram has trained and worked as an actor, teacher and director for 20 years. He was previously the founder of the Academy Of As ...
British Pakistani actor *
Humza Arshad Humza Mohammed Arshad ( ur, حمزه محمد ارشد; born 3 June 1985) is an English actor, comedian and writer of Pakistani descent. He produces the web series ''Diary of a Bad Man'' (2010–2013) and '' Badman'' (2015–present). His hom ...
actor and comedian; producer of the YouTube series ''Diary of a Badman'' *
Ian Iqbal Rashid Ian Iqbal Rashid (born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a poet, screenwriter and filmmaker known in particular for his volumes of poetry, for the TV series '' Sort Of'' and ''This Life'' and the feature films ''Touch of Pink'' and '' How She Mo ...
poet, screenwriter and film director, known for the series ''
This Life This may refer to: * ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun Places * This, or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt * This, Ardennes, a commune in France People with the surname * Hervé This, French culinary chemist Arts, e ...
'' and ''Leaving Normal (TV series)'', and the feature films ''
Touch of Pink ''Touch of Pink'' is a 2004 Canadian-British gay-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid and starring Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, and Kristen Holden-Ried. The film takes its title from the Cary Grant film ''That ...
'' and ''
How She Move ''How She Move'' is a 2007 drama film directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid and starring Rutina Wesley, Clé Bennett and Romina D'Ugo. The film showcases the street culture of step dancing. The film is produced by Celluloid Dreams, Sienna Films, Paramoun ...
'' * Idris Rahman clarinettist *
Jan Uddin Jan Uddin is a British actor of Bangladeshi descent, now living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his lead roles in independent film '' Cliffs of Freedom'' (2019) and British thriller ''Lies We Tell'' (2017). Jan is the first person of Bang ...
actor best known for his roles as
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EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'' and Sweet Boy in the film '' Shank'' *
Jay Shareef Jay Shareef (born 1982) is a British stand-up comedian, broadcaster, podcaster and social commentator, also known by the stage name Jay Islaam. Shareef has written for ''The Guardian'', '' Huffington Post'', ''Birmingham Mail'', ''Chortle'', ' ...
award-winning stand-up comedian, broadcaster and journalist. *
Jeff Mirza Jeffrey Mirza (born 3 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian and actor of British-Pakistani descent. Early life Mirza was born and brought up in East End of London, England to Pakistani parents. His family are from the Punjab region ...
stand-up comedian and actor * Kaniz Ali makeup artist and freelance beauty columnist; named Best Make-Up Artist at the 2011International Asian Fashion Awards *
Kayvan Novak Kayvan Novak ( fa, کیوان نواک; born 23 November 1977) is a British actor and comedian.Kadivar, DariuSyriana breaks Iranian stereotypes, ''Persian Mirror''. Retrieved 3 August 2007. He co-created and starred in the comedy series ''Fone ...
actor; star of ''
Fonejacker ''Fonejacker'' is a British comedy programme broadcast on E4 featuring a series of prank calls involving a number of different characters performed by British Iranian television actor Kayvan Novak. It first appeared in May 2006 and became a fu ...
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Kishon Khan Kishon Khan ( bn, কীশোন খান; born 1 August 1970) is a Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a ...
pianist and bandleader of Lokkhi Terra *
Lucy Rahman Lucy Rahman ( bn, লুসি রহমান) is a Bangladeshi-born United Kingdom, British singing, singer. Early life Rahman was born in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) into a family of famous musicians, artists and poets. From the ag ...
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Mani Liaqat Mani Liaqat ( ur, , born 25 April 1984) is a Manchester-based British-Asian actor and comedian. He is known for his bizarre rants, portly figure, witty voice and mixture of Punjabi/Urdu/Hindi and British everyday-humour. Mani is best known as ...
Manchester-based
British Asian British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British citizens of Asian descent. They constitute a significant and growing minority of the people living in the United Kingdom, with 6.9% of the population identifying as Asian/Asian Brit ...
actor and comedian, known for his bizarre rants, portly figure, witty voice and mixture of Punjabi/
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and British everyday-humour * Munsur Ali film producer, screenwriter and director; in 2014, he wrote, directed and produced '' Shongram'', a romantic drama set during the 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
; first time a British film was simultaneously written, produced and directed by a British Bangladeshi *
Mazhar Munir Mazhar Munir is a television and film actor. Before co-starring in the 2005 movie ''Syriana'', he appeared in three British television shows: ''The Bill'', ''Mile High'', and '' Doctors''. Life and career Munir was born in London to Azad Ka ...
– television and film actor; before co-starring in the 2005 movie ''
Syriana ''Syriana'' is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir ''See No Evil (Baer book), See No Evil''. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Mat ...
'', he appeared in three British television shows: ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'', ''
Mile High ''Mile High'' is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of Fresh!, a budget airline based in London. The name of the show is a reference to the Mile High Club. The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005 ...
'', and ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
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Menhaj Huda Menhaj Huda (born 20 March 1967) is a Bangladesh-born British film and television director and producer best known for the film ''Kidulthood''. Career Huda's first directing job was the 1993 television series ''Hypnosis''. He directed ''Jump Boy ...
film and television director, producer and screenwriter; directed and produced ''
Kidulthood ''Kidulthood'' (stylised as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who appeared in the film alongside Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madelei ...
'' in 2006 *
Mina Anwar Mina Mumtaz Anwar (born 20 September 1969) is a British actress and singer. Early life Anwar was born in Church, Lancashire in 1969. She was educated at Accrington Moorhead High School, and gained an A level in Theatre in Performance at the Acc ...
British actress; played Police Constable Maggie Habib in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' *
Mo Ali Mo Ali ( so, Maxamed Cali, ar, محمد علي) is a Somali-British film director. Biography Ali was born in Saudi Arabia. He began his movie career in 2010, making his directorial debut in the drama film '' Shank'', set in a futuristic Lon ...
Somali-British film director * Muhammad Mumith Ahmed (Mumzy Stranger) R&B and hip-hop singer, songwriter; first musician of Bangladeshi descent to release a single, "One More Dance"; MTV Iggy named Best Urban Act at the
UK Asian Music Awards The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, was an awards show that was held annually in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2012. The awards show has been produced and broadcast by B4U Music since 2008. Awards winners were deci ...
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* Murtz television and radio presenter *
Nabil Abdul Rashid Mohamed Nasir Nabil Abdul Rashid bin Suleman Obineche, known as Nabil Abdulrashid (born 3 September 1985) is an English comedian of British Nigerian, Nigerian descent. In 2010, at the age of 25, he became the youngest black comedian to perform s ...
comedian of
Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
descent *
Nadine Shah Nadine Petra Katarina Shah (born 16 January 1986) is a British singer, songwriter and musician. Background Shah was born in Whitburn, South Tyneside, to an English mother from South Shields of part Norwegian ancestry and a Pakistani father. S ...
singer, songwriter and musician *
Nadia Manzoor Nadia Manzoor is a British writer, performer, and producer. She is best known for her autobiographical solo show ''Burq Off!'' and for her web series ''Shugs & Fats''. Early life Born and raised in Hertfordshire, England to Pakistani parents, ...
- writer, performer, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. *
Natasha Khan Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of '' Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican s ...
known by her stage name as "Bat for Lashes"; half Pakistani half English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist * Naz Ikramullah British-Canadian artist and film producer of Pakistani origin * Nazeel Azami Nasheed singer-songwriter signed to Awakening Records * Nazrin Choudhury screenwriter; actress in drama serials; her critically acclaimed radio play ''"Mixed Blood"'' won the ''Richard Imison Award'' 2006 * Prince Abdi Somali-born British stand-up comedian * Rani Taj dhol player dubbed as "Dhol Queen" after her YouTube video went viral * Riz Ahmed actor who played Omar in the movie ''Four Lions'' and Changez in ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' * Rowshanara Moni singer and actress * Ruhul Amin (film director), Ruhul Amin film director; has made 13 films for the BBC and Channel 4; most of his works are documentaries and experimental dramas * Runa Islam film and photography visual artist, nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize, Turner Prize 2008 * Sadia Azmat stand-up comedian * Sanchita Islam artist, writer and filmmaker; in 1999, she founded Pigment Explosion, which has branched out into projects including film, painting, drawing, writing and photography * Sadik Ahmed film director, cinematographer, and writer; wrote and directed international award-winning short film ''Tanju Miah'', which was the first Bangladeshi film in the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance, and Amsterdam film festivals in 2007 * State of Bengal, Saifullah 'Sam' Zaman DJ and producer associated with the Asian Underground movement, recording as "State of Bengal" * Sakina Samo award-winning actress, producer and director * Sami Yusuf musician * Selma Chalabi – radio producer and journalist for BBC Wales. She was born in the United Kingdom to an Iraqi father and English mother, and was raised in Winchester, England, Winchester. * Shabana Bakhsh actress who has appeared in Soap opera, soaps such as ''River City'' and ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
'' * Naughty Boy, Shahid Khan – known as "Naughty Boy"; British-born Pakistani songwriter, record producer and musician * Shahin Badar – singer and songwriter, best known for vocals on The Prodigy's single "Smack My Bitch Up", which earned her a Music recording sales certification, Double Platinum award * Shefali Chowdhuryactress best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the ''Harry Potter'' film series * Shazia Mirza comedian from Birmingham, England, whose act revolves around her Muslim faith * Shehzad Afzal writer, director, producer and game designer born in Dundee, Scotland * Sohini Alam, born 1978 singer for Lokkhi Terra and Khiyo bands. Born in London in 1978. * Sophiya Haque actress, singer and video jockey; played Poppy Morales in ''Coronation Street'', 2008–2009. * Suleman Mirza lead dancer of Signature (dance group), Signature, runner-up on ''Britain's Got Talent'' 2008 * Suzana Ansar singer, actress and television presenter based in the UK and Bangladesh; released her debut band album ''Suzana Ansar with Khansar'' in 2009 * Tan France – fashion designer, television personality, and author. He is currently the fashion expert for the Netflix series ''Queer Eye (2018 TV series), Queer Eye''. * Tez Ilyas – stand-up comedian of Pakistani descent * Yusuf Islam * Zahra Ahmadi actress * * * Zain Javadd Malik, known mononymously as Zayn, is a British singer. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010. Zain Javadd Malik — known mononymously as Zayn, is a British singer. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010.


Journalism and media

* Abdul Qayum (imam), Sheikh Abdul Qayum chief imam of the
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* Abdul Gaffar Choudhury writer, journalist, and columnist for List of newspapers in Bangladesh, Bengali newspapers of Bangladesh; best known for his lyric "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano", which has become the main song commemorating the Bengali language movement, Language Movement *
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British radio and television presenter, for BBC Asian Network * Adnan Nawaz news and sports presenter for the BBC World Service * Ajmal Masroor – television presenter, politician, imam, and Prospective parliamentary candidate, UK Parliamentary candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency), Bethnal Green and Bow constituency representing Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats in the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 general election; television presenter on political and Islamic programmes on Islam Channel and Channel S * Ali Abbasi (television host), Ali Abbasi former Scottish TV presenter * Anila Baig columnist at ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun'' * Arif Ali regional product director for the Associated Press news agency in Europe, Middle East and Africa * Asad Ahmad BBC journalist and news presenter * Asad Qureshi filmmaker who was kidnapped on 26 March 2010 by a militant group called the "Asian Tigers (militant group), Asian Tigers" in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas * Azad Ali IT worker and civil servant for the HM Treasury; Islamic Forum of Europe spokesman; founding chair of the Muslim Safety Forum; vice-chair of Unite Against Fascism * Azeem Rafiq English cricketer * Faisal Islam economics editor and correspondent for ''Channel 4 News''; named 2006 "Young Journalist of the Year" at the Royal Television Society, Royal Society of Television awards * Fareena Alam editor of British Muslim magazine ''Q News''; named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006 * Faris Kermani film director based in the UK, now head of production company based in London, Crescent Films * Hassan Ghani ScottishAlison Campsie
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broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker, based in London * Javed Malik television anchor; publisher of the UAE's first diplomatic magazine, ''The International Diplomat''; Executive Director of the World Forum; served as Pakistan's Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to The Prime Minister; close friend of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan * Kamran Abbasi doctor, medical editor, and cricket writer; editor of the ''Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine''; acting editor of the ''British Medical Journal''; editor of the bulletin of the World Health Organization * Konnie Huq, Kanak 'Konnie' Huq television presenter, best known for being the longest-serving female ''Blue Peter'' presenter * Lisa Aziz news presenter and journalist, best known as the co-presenter of the Bristol-based ITV West Country nightly weekday news programme ''ITV News West Country, The West Country Tonight''; one of the first Asian presenters to be seen on television; won the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy Best Television News Journalist Award * Maryam Moshiri BBC News presenter * Mazher Mahmood (also known as the "Fake Sheikh") often dubbed as "Britain's most notorious undercover reporter"; in a ''GQ'' survey was voted as the 45th most powerful man in Britain; the ''News of the World'' paid his six-figure salary, plus an editorial and technical support budget * Mehdi Hasan senior politics editor at the ''New Statesman'' and a former news and current affairs editor at Channel 4 * Miqdaad Versiassistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, media commentator, and advocate for accurate reporting on Muslims. * Mishal Husain anchor for BBC World * Muhammad Abdul Bari Chairman of the
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; Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, 2006–2010 * Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed environment writer for ''The Guardian'', t * Nazenin Ansari journalist, former correspondent for Voice of America's Persian News Network; Iranian analyst for BBC Radio 4, CNN International, Sky News and Aljazeera * Nazia Mogra television journalist for ''BBC North West Tonight'' news on BBC One * Nima Nourizadeh film director * Nina Hossain journalist, newscaster, and sole presenter of ITV London's regional news programme ''London Tonight'' * Nurul Islam (broadcaster), Nurul Islam broadcast journalist, radio producer, and presenter best remembered for his work with the
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World Service * Osama Saeed Head of International and Media Relations at the Al Jazeera Media Network * Rageh Omaar Somali-born British journalist and writer * Reham Khan journalist and anchor currently working at Dawn News * Rizwan Khan works for Al Jazeera English; has his own show called ''Riz Khan'' * Sadeq Saba journalist, head of BBC Persian service * Saima Mohsin British journalist * Saira Khan runner-up on the first series of ''The Apprentice'', and now a TV presenter on BBC's ''Temper Your Temper'' and ''Desi DNA'' * Sarfraz Manzoor – British writer, journalist, documentary maker, and broadcaster; writes regularly for ''The Guardian''; presents documentaries on BBC Radio 4 * Shaista Aziz journalist, writer, stand-up comedian, and former international aid worker * Shamim Chowdhury – television and print journalist for Al Jazeera English * Shereen Nanjiani – radio journalist with BBC Radio Scotland * Syed Neaz Ahmad – academic, writer, journalist, columnist and critic; best known for anchoring NTV (Bangladesh), NTV Europe current affairs talk show ''Talking Point'' * Tasmin Lucia-Khan – journalist, presenter and producer; delivered BBC Three's nightly hourly BBC World News, World News bulletins on in ''60 Seconds''; presented ''E24'' on the rolling news channel BBC News (TV channel), BBC News; presents news on the ITV (TV network), ITV breakfast television programme ''Daybreak (2010 TV programme), Daybreak'' * Tazeen Ahmad British television and radio presenter and reporter * Waheed Khan – documentary television director working in British television * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown journalist and author born in Uganda; regular columnist for ''The Independent'' and the ''Evening Standard'' * Yvonne Ridley journalist and RESPECT The Unity Coalition, Respect Party activist * Zarqa Nawaz freelance writer, journalist, broadcaster, and filmmaker


Law and justice


Judges

* Tan Ikram – appointed as a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003 * Akhlaq Choudhury – British High Court judge of England and Wales


Queen's Counsels

* Karim Ahmad Khan, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan Queen's Counsel, QC – barrister at Temple Garden Chambers, London, chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court * Khawar Qureshi Queen's Counsel, QC - barrister and international lawyer.


Other

* Aamer Anwar Glaswegian solicitor; named as Criminal Lawyer of the Year by the Law Awards of Scotland in 2005 and 2006 * Amal Clooney London-based Lebanese people in the United Kingdom, Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author * M. A. Muid Khan barrister who was selected as the Best Human Rights Lawyer of England and Wales for 2012 by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives; in September 2012, he was ranked as third in the top five Chartered Legal Executive Lawyers of England and Wales by the Law Society * Mumtaz Hussain (solicitor), Mumtaz Hussain solicitor and radio presenter; since 2010, she has presented ''Health and Healing with Mumtaz'' on RedShift Radio * Nazir Afzal OBE – Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England; one of his first decisions in that role was to initiate prosecutions in the case of the Rochdale sex trafficking gang


Literature and art

* Aamer Hussein – short story writer and critic. * Abdur Rouf Choudhury – Bengali diaspora writer and philosopher; numerous literary awards from Bangladesh including the Granthomela award and life membership from Bangla Academy * Diriye Osman – Somali-British writer and visual artist * Ed Husain, Mohammed Mahbub "Ed" Husain – author of ''The Islamist'', an account of his experience for five years with the Hizb ut-Tahrir * Emran Mian – author and policy advisor at Whitehall * Ghulam Murshid – author, scholar and journalist; numerous literary awards from India and Bangladesh, including the Bangla Academy award * Idris Khan – artist based in LondonBiography
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* Imtiaz Dharker – poet and documentary filmmaker * Kaniz Ali – makeup artist and freelance beauty columnist; won the "Best Make-Up Artist" category at the 2011 International Asian Fashion Awards * Kia Abdullah – novelist and journalist; contributes to ''The Guardian'' newspaper and has written two novels * Mohsin Hamid – Pakistani writer; novels ''Moth Smoke'' (2000), ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' (2007), and ''How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia'' (2013) * Monica Ali – author of ''Brick Lane (book), Brick Lane'', a novel based on a Bangladeshi woman * Moniza Alvi – poet and writer * Nadeem Aslam – novelist * Nadifa Mohamed – Somali-British novelistNadifa Mohamed
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* Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed – author, lecturer, political scientist specialising in interdisciplinary security studies * Nasser Azam – contemporary artist, living and working in London * Omar Mansoor – London-based fashion designer, best known for his couture occasionwear * Qaisra Shahraz – novelist, journalist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a director of Gatehouse Books * Rasheed Araeen – London-based conceptual artist, sculptor, painter, writer, and curator * Razia Iqbal – arts correspondent for the BBC; born in East Africa, of Muslim Punjabi origin * Rekha Waheed – writer and novelist best known as the author of ''The A-Z Guide To Arranged Marriage'' * Rezia Wahid
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– award-winning textile artist whose work has been exhibited both in the UK and abroad * Rizvan Rahman – * Roopa Farooki – novelist * Ruby Hammer
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– fashion and beauty makeup artist; founder of Ruby & Millie cosmetics bran * Runa Islam – film and photography visual artist, nominated for the Turner Prize 2008 * Rupa Huq – senior lecturer in sociology at Kingston University, writer, columnist, Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician, music DJ and former Deputy Mayoress of the London Borough of Ealing * S. F. Said – children's author * Sanchita Islam – visual media artist * Shahida Rahman – award-winning author of ''Lascar (book), Lascar'', writer and publisher * Shamim Azad – bilingual poet, storyteller and writer Volume 2, Issue 31 * Shamshad Khan – Manchester-based poet born in Leeds; editor of anthology of black women's poetry; advised the Arts Council of England North West on literature * Shezad Dawood artist based in London * Suhayl Saadi literary and erotic novelist and radio/stage playwright * Tahir Rashid British-born poet, manager and entrepreneur in the Islamic media and Nasheed industry * Tahmima Anam author of ''A Golden Age'', the "Best First Book" winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize * Vaseem Khan - writer, author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency novels * Zarina Bhimji – Ugandan Asian photographer, based in London. She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2007 *
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Military and police

* Ali Dizaei senior police officer. * Jabron Hashmi soldier who was killed in action in Sangin, Afghanistan on 1 July 2006 * Amjad Hussain – senior Royal Navy officer. He is the highest-ranking member of the British Armed Forces from an ethnic minority * Muhammed Akbar Khan – served as a British recruit in the First World War and an officer in Second World War; first Muslim to become a general in the British Army * Tarique Ghaffur – high-ranking British police officer in London's Metropolitan Police Service; Assistant Commissioner–Central Operations * Mabs Hussain – Assistant chief constable for the Greater Manchester Police.


Policy

* Abul Fateh – diplomat and statesman; first Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh after Bangladesh Liberation War, independence in 1971 * Anwar Choudhury – Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom, British High Commissioner for Bangladesh, 2004–2008; first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post; Director of International Institutions at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office * Asif Ahmad – British diplomat who served as the List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Thailand, British Ambassador to Thailand from November 2010 until August 2012; since July 2013, he has been List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Philippines, British Ambassador to the Philippines *Mockbul Ali OBE- Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, British diplomat and the current British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and the British Ambassador to Haiti, Republic of Haiti. * Nahid Majid OBE – civil servant, chief operating officer of Regeneration Investment Organisation and Deputy Director within the Department for Work and Pensions the most senior British Bangladeshi Muslim woman in the civil service * Saleemul Huq – scientist and Senior Fellow in the Climate Change Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development; recipient of the 2007 Burtoni Award for his work on climate change adaptation * Talyn Rahman-Figueroa – director of diplomatic consultancy Grassroot Diplomat.


Politics


Members of Parliament

* Afzal Khan (English politician), Afzal Khan – Labour MP for Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester Gorton solicitor and former Labour MEP for North West region; first Asian Lord Mayor of Manchester; currently Manchester City Council's Executive Member for Children's Services * Anas Sarwar Scottish Labour Party Leader and former Labour MP for Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency), Glasgow Central * Anum Qaisar-Javed – Scottish National Party MP for Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency), Airdrie and Shotts * Apsana Begum – Labour Party (UK), Labour Party MP for Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency), Poplar and Limehouse since 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 * Faisal Rashid – former Labour MP for Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency), Warrington South, elected in 2017. Mayor of Warrington in 2016. * Feryal Clark – Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency), Enfield North since the 2019 United Kingdom general election * Imran Ahmad Khan – Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency), Wakefield * Imran Hussain (British politician), Imran Hussain Labour MP for Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency), Bradford East * Khalid Mahmood (politician, born 1961), Khalid Mahmood Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr * Mohammad Sarwar (politician), Mohammad Sarwar former Labour MP for Glasgow Central; first British Muslim and Pakistani origin MP * Mohammad Yasin (politician), Mohammad Yasin – Labour MP for Bedford (UK Parliament constituency), Bedford, elected in 2017. * Naz Shah Labour MP for the constituency of Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency), Bradford West * Nus Ghani Conservative MP for Wealden (UK Parliament constituency), Wealden * Rehman Chishti Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham * Rosena Allin-Khan Labour MP for Tooting (UK Parliament constituency), Tooting * Rupa Huq – Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency), Ealing Central and Acton constituency * Rushanara Ali Labour Member of Parliament, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow Constituency Labour Party, Labour Party constituency; first person of Bangladeshi origin elected to the House of Commons; one of the first three Muslim women elected as a member of parliament * Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, former Labour MP for Tooting and former Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor * Saqib Bhatti – Conservative MP for Meriden (UK Parliament constituency), Meriden, first elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election. * Shahid Malik former Labour MP for Dewsbury; Minister for International Development in Gordon Brown's government * Shabana Mahmood Labour MP For Birmingham Ladywood * Tahir Ali – MP representing Birmingham Hall Green for the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. * Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh former SNP MP for Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Ochil and South Perthshire * Tulip Siddiq Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency), Hampstead and Kilburn constituency * Yasmin Qureshi Labour MP for Bolton South East * Zarah Sultana – Labour Party (UK), Labour Party MP for Coventry South (UK Parliament constituency), Coventry South


Peers

* Aamer Sarfraz, Aamer Sarfraz, Baron Sarfraz former Conservative party treasurer * Adam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn, Adam Hafejee, Lord Patel of Blackburn * Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia, Amirali Alibhai, Lord Bhatia life peer * Arminka Helic, Arminka Helic, Baroness Helic Bosnian-born British Special advisers in the United Kingdom, Special Adviser (SPAD) and Chief of Staff to the Former British Foreign Secretary William Hague * Zameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey, Zameer Choudrey, Lord Choudrey CBE Conservative life peer, businessman * Gulam Noon, Baron Noon, Gulam Khaderbhoy, Lord Noon Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE life peer, businessman and Chancellor of the University of East London * Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Haleh, Baroness Afshar Professor in Politics and Women's Studies at the University of York, England * Khalid Hameed, Baron Hameed, Khalid, Lord Hameed Chairman of Alpha Hospital Group; chairman and chief executive officer of the London International Hospital * Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine lead Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords * Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece, Meral, Baroness Hussein-Ece – Liberal Democrat life peeress * Mohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh, Mohamed Iltaf, Lord Sheikh – Chairman of Conservative Muslim Forum * Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, Nazir, Lord Ahmed – Crossbencher, Crossbench life peer, formerly Labour now retired. * Nemat Shafik, Nemat Shafik, Baroness Shafik – served as the director of the London School of Economics since September 2017. * Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik Conservative Baroness of Newton Mearns, Mearns in the County of Renfrewshire; former Chairman of CBI Scotland * Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Manzila Pola, Baroness Uddin – Labour Party life peer, community activist, and first Muslim and Asian to sit in the House of Lords * Qurban Hussain, Baron Hussain, Qurban, Lord Hussain – Liberal Democrat life peer * Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, Baroness Warsi, Sayeeda Hussain, Baroness Warsi – lawyer and British politician for the Conservative Party and a former member of the Cabinet *Shaista Gohir, Baroness Gohir OBE - Crossbench life peer * Shas Sheehan, Baroness Sheehan Liberal Democrat and Baroness of Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton and of Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth * Syed Kamall, Baron Kamall, Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall Professor of Politics and International Relations at St Mary’s University, Twickenham and the Academic & Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, a classical liberal think tank in London. * Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad, Tariq Mahmood, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon life peer * Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, Waheed, Lord Alli Labour life peer * Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley, Wajid Khan, Baron Khan Labour Baron of Burnley * Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor Liberal Democrat Baroness; former Legal Services Ombudsman; former Deputy Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality


Members of Scottish Parliament

* Anas Sarwar Leader of the Scottish Labour party and Labour MSP for the Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow region * Bashir Ahmad (Scottish politician), Bashir Ahmad former SNP MSP * Foysol Choudhury - Labour MSP for Lothian * Hanzala Malik – Labour MSP for Glasgow * Humza Yousaf – SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow and Minister for External Affairs and International Development * Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin.


Members of the Senedd

* Altaf Hussain (Welsh politician), Altaf Hussain former regional Assembly Member in the National Assembly for Wales from 2015 to 2016 * Mohammad Asghar Welsh politician, representing the Welsh Conservatives, Welsh Conservative Party * Natasha Asghar - Welsh politician, representing the Welsh Conservatives. First female ethnic minority member elected to the Senedd


Members of the London Assembly

* Hina Bokhari - Liberal Democrat AM * Marina Ahmad - Labour AM * Murad Qureshi – Former Labour Greater London Assembly Member * Sakina Sheikh - Labour AM


Mayors

* Chauhdry Abdul Rashid – former Lord Mayor of Birmingham * Lutfur Rahman (British politician), Lutfur Rahman – Cllr, community activist, local Independent politician, Independent politician; became the first directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2010; first Bangladeshi leader of the council * Mohammed Ajeeb – former Lord Mayor of Bradford; first Asian (Pakistani) Lord Mayor in the UK * Rokhsana Fiaz – Labour Party politician serving as Mayor of Newham * Sadiq Khan – elected Mayor of London in May 2016


Other

* Amjad Bashir former Conservative MEP for Yorkshire and Humber; former UKIP Small & Medium Business spokesman * Bashir Khanbhai former Conservative MEP for East of England * Benyamin Habib – Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London (European Parliament constituency), London since 2019. * Sajjad Karim former MEP born in Brierfield, Lancashire; qualified as a solicitor before being elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2007; Conservative Legal Affairs Spokesman; sits on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee * Magid Magid – Green Party MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber. * Shaffaq Mohammed – Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency), Yorkshire and the Humber since 2019. * Mushtaq Ahmad (Lord Lieutenant), Mushtaq Ahmad – Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. He was the first Asian to serve as Provost (civil), Provost of a Subdivisions of Scotland, Scottish council * Shahnaz Ali – British Muslim woman known for her leadership role in equality, inclusion and human rights in the National Health Service and local government in England * Bashir Maan – Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman and writer * Munira Mirza – was the Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture of London. Born in Oldham. * Cllr Nasim Ali – Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park, Cabinet Member for Young People in Camden London Borough Council, Camden Council and former Mayor of Camden; in May 2003, at age 34, he became the country's youngest mayor as well as the UK's first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor * Rabina Khan, Cllr Labour Party politician, councillor in Shadwell, cabinet member for housing in Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, Community service, community worker and author of ''Ayesha's Rainbow'' * Salma Yaqoob former leader of the left-wing Respect Party and a Birmingham City Councillor * Syeda Amina Khatun
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Religion

* Abdul Qayum (imam), Abdul Qayum – Chief Imam of East London Mosque, television presenter for Peace TV Bangla and Channel S, and former lecturer at International Islamic University Malaysia. * Aga Khan IV – 9th and current Imamah (Nizari Ismaili doctrine), Imam and Aga Khan of Nizari Ismailism, a Denominations of Islam, denomination of Isma'ilism within Shia Islam with an estimated 10–15 million adherents (10—12% of the world's Shia Muslim population). * Daud Abdullah current Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain * Maajid Nawaz former member of the Islamic political group Hizb ut-Tahrir, now the co-founder and Executive Director of Quilliam (think tank), Quilliam, the world's first counter-extremism think tank * Mohammad Naseem former GP and the chairman of the Birmingham Mosque Trust *
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– scientist, educator and religious scholar in Nottinghamshire * Mufti Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam – Mufti and the founder, principal and director of Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen (JKN). * Saleem Kidwai (Muslim Council of Wales), Saleem Sidwai accountant and Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Wales * Vilayat Inayat Khan eldest son of Sufi Murshid Inayat Khan, head of the Sufi Order International * Zara Mohammed first Woman Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain.


Science and medicine

* Asim Shahmalak hair transplant surgeon and broadcaster, and proponent of such surgery; in 2009, he performed the UK's first eyelash transplant *
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British Pakistani scientist in the fields of microelectronics and electrical engineering * Hasnat Khan heart and lung surgeon who was romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales * Mayur Lakhani – doctor who works as a general practitioner. He was Chairman of The National Council for Palliative Care 2008–2015. * Nadia Bukhari – pharmacist and youngest female Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society; an honour bestowed to those who have achieved excellence and distinction in their pharmacy career. * Qanta Ahmed – physician specializing in sleep disorders. She is also an author and a newspaper columnist. * Rozina Ali Microsurgery, microvascular Reconstructive surgery, reconstructive Plastic surgery, plastic surgeon and Consultant (medicine), consultant with a specialist interest in breast reconstruction; television presenter * Sheraz Daya ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, best known for his founding of the Centre for Sight in 1996 and use of stem-cell research during sight recovery surgery * Tipu Zahed Aziz Professor of
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and Imperial College London medical school * Alimuddin Zumla Director of infectious diseases, University College Hospital, London


Sport


Boxing

* Adam Azim - professional boxer * Adil Anwar British light-welterweight boxer and multiple title winner * Adnan Amar British light-middleweight boxer, multiple title winner * Amer Khan former undefeated light-heavyweight boxer, Central Area championship winner * Amir Khan (British boxer), Amir Khan British light-welterweight Boxer, 2004 Olympics silver medalist, and former world champion * Hamzah Sheeraz – British light-middleweight boxer, WBO European title champion * Haroon Khan super-flyweight boxer and commonwealth bronze medalist * Jawaid Khaliq, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE first British Asian to win a world title belt * Muhammad Ali (British boxer), Muhammad Ali – Olympic boxer * Nadeem Siddique former British welterweight boxer, multiple title winner * Naseem Hamed former WBO, WBC, IBF, and Lineal featherweight champion, and European bantamweight champion * Qais Ashfaq amateur boxer from Leeds and Commonwealth silver medallist * Tanveer Ahmed (boxing), Tanveer Ahmed former lightweight boxer, WBO Inter-Continental champion * Ukashir Farooq – British bantamweight boxer, former British bantamweight title winner * Usman Ahmed super flyweight boxer


Cricket

* Aamer Khan (cricketer, born 1969), Aamer Khan Pakistani-born former English cricketer * Aamir Farooque – former Pakistani-born English cricketer * Adil Rashid – English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire and England Under-19s * Ajaz Akhtar – former Pakistani people-born English cricketer * Ajmal Shahzad – cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and represents England in all three formats of the game * Akbar Ansari English first-class and List A cricketer who played his First-class games for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, and List A cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club * Alamgir Sheriyar – cricketer whoplays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire * Amjad Khan (cricketer, born 1980), Amjad Khan – cricketer for England International and the youngest to play for the Danish national team * Aquib Afzaal – left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break * Asim Butt (cricketer), Asim Butt – Scotland national cricket team, Scottish and Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistani cricketer who was primarily a left-arm medium fast bowler * Bilal Shafayat – cricketer * Hamza Riazuddin – English cricketer, right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire * Imraan Mohammad English cricketer, right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break * Imran Arif Pakistani-born English cricketer; fast-medium bowler; plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club * Imran Jamshed former Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace * Jahid Ahmed cricketer who played country cricket for Essex as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler * Kabir Ali English cricketer, who formerly played for Worcestershire * Kadeer Ali cricketer playing for Worcestershire; related to Kabir Ali * Kamran Afzaal Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman * Majid Haq Scottish cricket player * Maneer Mirza English cricketer; right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire * Moeen Ali English cricketer; right arm off break bowler and left-handed batsman currently playing for Worcestershire * Mohammad Akhtar Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break * Moneeb Iqbal Scottish cricketer; right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler * Nadeem Malik (cricketer), Nadeem Malik – English cricketer; right-arm fast-medium seam bowler and right-handed lower-order batsman * Nadeem Shahid – former English first-class cricketer who played for Essex and Surrey * Naheem Sajjad – Pakistani-born English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium * Naqaash Tahir English cricketer; right-arm fast-medium bowler who has played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire and Warwickshire * Nasser Hussain former captain of England cricket team * Omer Hussain left-handed batsman; cousin of fellow Scottish international cricketer Majid Haq * Owais Shah cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and two Test matches * Qasim Sheikh Scottish cricketer; has represented Scotland on more than 20 occasions * Rashid Shafayat former English cricketer * Rawait Khan former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derbyshire, Derbyshire CB, and Pakistan Customs in a four-year first-class career which saw him bowl mostly in Second XI Championship matches * Rehan Alikhan English-born former cricketer of Pakistani descent; right-handed batsman and off-break bowler * Sajid Mahmood – Punjabi origin cricketer who plays international cricket for England and county cricket for Lancashire * Saleem Mohammed former English cricketer; right-handed batsman * Shaftab Khalid English cricketer; right-arm off-spinner who also bats right-handed * Shammi Iqbal English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace * Usman Afzaal cricketer who has played three Test matches for England * Waqar Mohammad former Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowled leg break * Wasim Khan
MBE Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molal ...
first British-born Pakistani to play professional cricket in England; a talented left-handed batsman who also bowled right-arm medium pace * Zafar Ansari English cricketer who plays for Cambridge University and Surrey County Cricket Club * Zoheb Sharif – left-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler


Football

* Abbas Farid freestyle footballer from Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales; named the "Freestyle King" on MTV in UK's Nike Freestyle competition * Adam Docker (footballer), Adam Docker footballer, playing for Porthmadog F.C. * Adil Nabi association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion * Adnan Ahmed footballer, playing for Tranmere Rovers * Amjad Iqbal footballer, playing for Farsley Celtic F.C. * Anwar Uddin professional footballer who plays as a defender; after joining Dagenham and Redbridge he became first British Asian to captain a side in the top four divisions; plays for Sutton United F.C., Sutton United * Atif Bashir footballer with a British Pakistani father and a Turkish mother * Easah Suliman – footballer currently playing for Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa. Suliman has represented England at youth level; first player of Asian heritage to captain an England representative side, having done so at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. * Iltaf Ahmed British Pakistani footballer who was the number one goalkeeper of Pakistan national football team * Hamza Choudhury – British footballer of Bangladeshi and Afro-Caribbean origin * Kashif Siddiqi English-born Pakistani footballer * Omar Kader – Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arbroath F.C., Arbroath * Otis Khan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Matlock Town F.C., Matlock Town on loan FROM Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United * Rachid Harkouk, Footballer of Algerian origin * Reis Ashraf English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town F.C., Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One * Shabir Khan English-Pakistani international footballer who plays for Worcester City F.C., Worcester City, having progressed through their youth system * Shahed Ahmed former professional footballer who played as a striker for Wycombe Wanderers F.C., Wycombe Wanderers He plays for Sporting Bengal United F.C., Sporting Bengal United. * Tahmina Begum football referee and PE assistant; in 2010, she became the first qualified female referee of Bangladeshi descent in the UK * Usman Gondal retired British-born Pakistani international footballer; retired in 2007 * Zesh Rehman, Zeeshan Rehman football defender for Queens Park Rangers F.C.; first Pakistani and British Asian to play in the Premiership with Fulham F.C. * Zidane Iqbal - professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy, Manchester United U23


Martial arts

* Qasim Beg undefeated kickboxing champion, two-time world champion * Imran Khan (kickboxer), Imran Khan two-time World Muay Thai champion * Kamal Shalorus professional Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC fighter * Lutalo Muhammad Taekwondo athlete * Nisar Smiler two-time karate world champion and 50-time gold medallist * Ruqsana Begum Muay Thai kickboxer; in 2010, became the current British female Atomweight (48–50 kg) Muay Thai boxing champion; in September 2012, she was nominated as captain of the British Muay Thai Team * Ali Jacko world champion kickboxer from east London * Riaz Amin Britain's youngest WEKAF (World Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Federation) world champion; practises Shotokan Karate and Filipino martial arts


Other

* Aadel Kardooni former Leicester Tigers and England Saxons, England A rugby player * Abdi Jama wheelchair basketball player, selected to play for Team GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London * Adam Khan racing driver from Bridlington, Yorkshire; represents Pakistan in the A1 Grand Prix series; demonstration driver for the Renault F1 racing team * Adam Gemili sprinter of Iranian and Moroccan heritage * Aamir Ghaffar – English badminton player * Bulbul Hussain wheelchair rugby player; plays mostly in a defensive role for Kent Crusaders and the Great Britain at the Olympics, Great Britain paralympic team; in 2008 and 2012, he played for Great Britain at the Paralympic Games * Enaam Ahmed – British F3 racing driver, series' youngest-ever champion at 17 years old * Gaz Choudhry wheelchair basketball player who was selected to play for British Paralympic Association, Paralympics GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London * Hiddy Jahan – squash (sport), squash player who was ranked among the top-6 players in the world from 1970 through to 1986 * Ikram Butt former professional rugby league footballer; first south Asian to play either code of international rugby for England, in 1995; founder of the British Asian Rugby Association and the British Pakistani rugby league team * Imran Majid professional British pool player * Imran Sherwani former English field hockey player; was capped 45 times for Great Britain and 49 times for England * Kamran Panjavi weightlifter at the 2004 Summer Olympics * Mo Farah runner and twice Olympic gold medallist * Mukhtar Mohammed Somali-born British middle-distance athlete specialising in the 800 metres * Shokat Ali English snooker player of Pakistani descent; represents Pakistan in international tournaments * Hammad Miah British snooker player * Zubair Hoque British single-seat racecar driver


Other

* Amal Azzudin – Scottish human rights activist * Basil Al Bayati architect, designer and writer; leading proponent of the school of Metaphoric Architecture * Asif Ahmad British diplomat, serving as the British Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines * Dr Humayra Abedin National Health Service (England), National Health Service doctor of medicine who became a cause célèbre after her parents tried to force her into marriage and held her captive until freed by court order in 2008 * Hussain Bisad one of the tallest men in the world, at * Robina Qureshi Scottish human rights campaigner * Ruhal Ahmed former Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Guantanamo Bay detainee depicted in the film ''The Road to Guantanamo'' * Saiman Miah architecture student who designed the £5 coins for the 2012 London Summer Olympics * Sahil Saeed boy kidnapped in Pakistan in 2010; released unharmed after the payment of a ransom * Shabina Begum was involved in the leading House of Lords case UKHL 15 ''R (Begum) v Governors of Denbigh High School'' (2006) on the legal regulation of religious symbols and dress under the Human Rights Act 1998


See also

*Islam in the United Kingdom *Islam in England *Islam in Northern Ireland *Islam in Scotland *Islam in Wales *Religion in the United Kingdom *List of American Muslims *List of Canadian Muslims


References

{{Reflist, 30em British Muslims, * Islam in the United Kingdom, * Lists of British people, Muslims Lists of Muslims, British