Muhammad Abdul Bari
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Muhammad Abdul Bari, MBE is Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), appointed in 2006 to replace Sir Iqbal Sacranie. He had previously been the deputy secretary of the MCB for four years and is chair of the East London Mosque Trust.
Born in Bangladesh, Bari is an educationalist with a PhD and PGCE from King's College London and a Management degree from the Open University. He has worked as an Air Force Officer, researcher in physics, science teacher and SEN specialist in London, latterly advising the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. He is former president of Islamic Forum Europe. He is a member of the Inner Cities Religious Council and Pan-London Advisory Group on Faith. He is a board member of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Ltd.
Bari is an author of several books on parenting, and issues of youth and identity. These include: Building Muslim Families, A Guide to Parenting, and Race, Religion & Muslim identity in Britain.
