Afzal Khan (British politician)
| Afzal Khan MEP CBE | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 54–55) Jhelum, Pakistan |
| Political party | Labour (Co-operative) |
| Website | afzalkhan |
Mohammed Afzal Khan CBE (born 1960, in Jhelum, Pakistan), is a Labour Party politician in Manchester, England and a Member of the European Parliament.
Early life
Khan was born in Pakistan and came to the UK aged 11. After leaving school without qualifications, he had a number of jobs – including as a Greater Manchester Police constable – before returning to education and qualifying as a solicitor.[1] He is now a director of Mellor & Jackson solicitors in Oldham.[2]
Political career
Khan was first elected as a councillor in 2000[3] having been re-elected in 2004, 2007 and 2011. He was a councillor for the Cheetham ward and Executive Member for Children's Services.[4][5] Khan was the youngest, first British Pakistani and Muslim, Lord Mayor of Manchester from 2005 to 2006.[1][6][7][8][9] He has also served as Assistant Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain [10] and is currently its North West representative.[11][12]
From 2000 to 2004 Khan was a member of the Department of Trade and Industry's Ethnic Minority Business Forum,[13] advising the then Secretary of State, Patricia Hewitt. Following the 2005 London bombings he was a member of a Home Office working group aimed at preventing extremism.[14] He was awarded a CBE for his work in race relations and he was touted as a candidate for Oldham East and Saddleworth in 2011. In 2012, he stood to become the Labour candidate in the Bradford West by-election but lost to Imran Hussain, the Deputy Leader of Bradford Council and Barrister, who subsequently lost the election to George Galloway.
In February 2013 Afzal Khan was shortlisted as one of the North West's eight potential Labour candidates for the 2014 European Parliament elections.[15] In 2014 he was elected to the European Parliament for the North West England.
Personal life
Khan is married with a son and two daughters, one of whom, Maryam Khan, has also served as a councillor, for Longsight in Manchester.[16]
Personal life
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "My work space". The Guardian. 2005-08-27.
- ↑ "Mellor & Jackson - Oldham Solicitors". Mellor & Jackson.
- ↑ "Local election results 2011". Manchester City Council.
- ↑ "Members of the Executive".
- ↑ "Afzal Khan meets Sheikh Sultan".
- ↑ "Praise for Asian mayor". South Manchester Reporter. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ Afzal, Khan. "Mayor of the year".
- ↑ Cllr. Afzal, Khan. "Former Lord Mayor Receives CBE Award".
- ↑ Khan, Afzal. "Afzal Khan Receives "Spirit of Britain"Award".
- ↑ "Afzal Khan". Salaam.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ "Founding signatories". Unite Against Fascism. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ "Ajmun Ruler receives Lord Mayor Afzal Khan". 2005.
- ↑ "The challenge for ethnic businesses". Asian Business Review.
- ↑ "Preventing Extremism Together".
- ↑ "Former mayor of Manchester Afzal Khan in European election race".
- ↑ Could it be Minister Maryam?