Syed Kamall

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Syed Kamall

Syed Salah Kamall (born February 15, 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for London.

Kamall was born and brought up in London. He is married with two children. He was educated at the Latymer School, Edmonton. He has a degree from the University of Liverpool, a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a PhD from City University, London.

1 Initial Career
2 Writing
3 Political Career
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Initial Career

He started his career as a Business systems analyst for NatWest Bank Overseas Department (1989-1991). He was a Management Fellow, University of Bath School of Management (1994-1996), Management Research Fellow, Leeds University Business School (1996-1997), Associate Director/Consultant, Omega Partners (1997-2001), and a Consultant at SSK Consulting (2001-2005). Since 2004 he has been Visiting Fellow at Leeds University Business School where he has lectured MBA students in international business and strategy, and supervised doctoral students' research.

Before entering the European Parliament, Kamall worked as a consultant to companies on marketing, strategy and public affairs. In 2003, he started a diversity recruitment business. He is a co-founder of the Global Business Research Institute (GBRI), an educational body conducting outreach to business executives, journalists and civil servants, promoting a greater understanding of globalisation and its consequences.

[edit] Writing

In 1996, Kamall published a book on EU Telecommunications Policy, and has written on multinational business and telecommunications policy for such books as "Management in China: The Experience of Foreign Businesses"; "Trade and Investment in China: The European Experience"; "Political and Economic Relations Between Asia and Europe: New Challenges in Economics and Management", and in such journals as Management International Review and Transnational Corporations.

[edit] Political Career

He has been a member of the Conservatives since 1987 and has held various positions between 1991 and 2004: Chairman, Stockwell Ward, Vauxhall Conservative Association; Hon. Secretary, Bath Conservative Association CPC; Chairman, Eccleston Ward, and Chairman, Eccleston/Churchill CPC, Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Association; Executive Member, London Eastern Area Committee.

In May 2000, Kamall was a Conservative Candidate for the London Assembly. The following year, he was Conservative candidate for West Ham in the June 2001 General Election. He was placed fourth on the Conservative list in London for the 2004 European Parliament elections. The Conservatives won three seats but Kamall became a Member of the European Parliament in May 2005, after Theresa Villiers stepped down on being elected to the UK Parliament. In the European Parliament, he is a member of the International Trade Committee.

There has been recent press speculation that Kamall may make a bid to challenge Ken Livingstone as Mayor of London at the next London elections in 2008, with his name being included among potential candidates in an Evening Standard feature published on April 6, 2006. He has been placed on the 'A-list' of Conservative parliamentary candidates ahead of the next general election [1]. In June 2006 he reached the final three for the selection for the Bromley and Chislehurst byelection.