Mohammed Amin (businessman)
Mohammed Amin is a British Muslim who is since mid 2014 has been Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forumwhich is an affiliated group within the British Conservative Party. In February 2007 the Institute of Asian Professionals and Carter Andersen included him in "The Muslim Power 100" intended as a list of the 100 most influential Muslims in the UK. He is a patron of Tell Mama UK, the UK organization which monitors anti-Muslim incidents and provides support for victims of such incidents.
Amin has lived in the UK since 1952. He graduated in mathematics from Clare College, Cambridge, then obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Leeds. He is a chartered accountant, and an associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. The Association's house magazine "The Treasurer" profiled Amin in October 2009 just before his retirement. Amin is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Page 4 of The Chartered Institute of Taxation's 2013 annual report states that Amin joined the organization's Council in 2003.
As a tax advisor, Amin was the first Muslim partner in the UK at Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. Page 29 of PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2003 Annual Report states that he was elected to PwC's Supervisory Board from 1 July 2003. PwC's 2010 Annual Report shows that he continued in that role until he retired at the end of 2009. Before his retirement at the end of 2009, Amin was PwC's head of Islamic finance in the UK. Amin was chosen as Clare College's Alumnus of the Year 2014.
Amin is Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester . In November 2012 he joined the Council of the University of Salford as shown by page 4 of the University's 2013 Annual Report. He left the University's Council in July 2014. Amin is a patron and Chair of Donors of Curriculum for Cohesion. and a member of the Consultative Council of the Three Faiths Forum. He speaks and writes regularly on Islamic finance and on issues connected with politics and social cohesion.