Rania Khan

Cllr
Rania Khan
Councillor of Bromley-by-Bow
in Tower Hamlets Borough
In office
4 May 2006 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by David Edgar
Personal details
Born 26 June 1982
Tripoli, Libya
Nationality British
Political party Independent (2010–present)
Labour (2008–2010)
Respect (until 2007)
Spouse(s) Zakarieya L'Aiguille (m. 2009; div. 2012)
Assed Baig (m. 2013)
Relations Lutfa Begum (mother)
Sonia Khan (sister)
Residence Bromley-by-Bow, Tower Hamlets, London, England
Alma mater University of Surrey
Goldsmiths University
Occupation Schoolteacher
Profession Politician
Religion Islam
Website www.raniakhan.blogspot.co.uk

Rania Khan (Bengali: রাণীয়া খান; born 26 June 1982) is a British Independent politician, former councillor for Bromley-by-Bow, and Cabinet Member for Culture and Regeneration in Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. In May 2006, at the age of 23, she was first elected as a councillor making her the youngest councillor in the country.

Early life

Khan was born in Tripoli, Libya and came to the United Kingdom as a child where she graduated with a 2:1 in BSc Biology and Computing at University of Surrey[1] She has also completed a PGCE in Biology and secondary school Science at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Career

In May 2006, the Tower Hamlets Council election, Khan was first elected as a Respect Party candidate in Bromley-by-Bow.[2] In October 2007, she resigned from the Respect Party.[2] In July 2008, she defected to the Labour Party.[3][4] In October 2010, she was suspended along with nine other councillors from the Labour Party for her support of the Independent Mayor Lutfur Rahman in Tower Hamlets.[5] She then became an Independent councillor.[6][7] In February 2012, she was nominated for "Young Councillor of the Year" at the C'llr Achievement Awards run by national think thank the Local Government Information Unit.[6][8]

Khan was a Cabinet Member for Culture and Regeneration in London Borough of Tower Hamlets.[9] She is a secondary school Science teacher in Newham. She is a treasurer for Kingsley Hall, and is a board member for various statutory and non-statutory bodies. Khan has also held Cabinet positions for Regeneration and Partnership and Employment and Skills. She is a member of NUT, CAPE (Campaign Against People's Exploitation), Liberty and NOS (National Osteoporosis Society).[10]

Personal life

In 2009, Khan married Neil Zakarieya L'aiguille, but divorced in 2012.[10][11] In 2013, she married journalist Assed Baig.[12]

Khan's mother, Lutfa Begum, is a nurse, former officer in the Bangladesh Army and was elected as councillor for Limehouse ward in 2006.[13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Behind The Hijab". Silsila Productions. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Cllr Rania Khan
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bhattacharyya, Anindya (13 May 2006). "Respect kicks out Labour leadership in Tower Hamlets" (2000 ed.). Socialist Worker. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "No alternative for workers" (728 ed.). Weekly Worker. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Saini, Angela (30 October 2007). "Divisions emerge within Respect". BBC London. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Gilligan, Andrew (1 October 2010). "'The veil should not be a barrier between women'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kvist, Else (17 February 2012). "Tower Hamlets councillor Rania Khan up for award after fighting against sex and lap dancing clubs". London: East London Advertiser. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Rania Khan". Tower Hamlets Council. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tower Hamlets councillor up for prestigious award". Tower Hamlets Council. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "London Borough of Tower Hamlets". London Councils' Directory. 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2011). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 68. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  11. ↑ Fisher, Lorraine (5 November 2011). "The women's revolution". Fabulous. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2013). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 96. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  13. ↑ Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2011). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 34. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  14. ↑ Iqbal, Jamil; Phillips, Richard (26 July 2007). "Political Again: Legacies of the Anti-War Struggle" (PDF). Bangla Mirror. p. 25. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Nick (2006). "In the Shadow of the City". The Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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