Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon

The Right Honourable
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon[1]
Member of the House of Lords
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 January 2011
Personal details
Born Tariq Mahmood Ahmad
3 April 1968
London, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Occupation Businessman, Politician

Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon (born 3 April 1968) is a British Pakistani businessman and a Conservative member of the House of Lords.[2]

In 1991, he entered Natwest's Graduate Management program, eventually working as Head of Marketing, Sponsorship and Branding.[3][4][5] In 2000, he went to work for AllianceBernstein.[3][4][5] In 2004, he joined Sucden Financial, where he serves on the Executive Committee and as Director of Marketing, Strategy and Research.[4][5] He is an Associate of the Institute of Financial Services and a member of the Institute of Directors.[3][4]

From 1999 to 2008, he served as Vice-President of AMYA, a British Muslim youth organization.[6] From 2001 to 2006, he served as school governor of the Wimbledon Park Primary school.[6] He is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

He joined the Conservative Party in 1994.[5] In 2002, he was elected as councillor in Wimbledon.[5] He contested Croydon North for the party in 2005. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Vice chairman of the Conservative Party.[5] On 13 January 2011 he was made a peer by Queen Elizabeth II and he formally joined the House of Lords on 17 January.[4][5][7] In the 2014 reshuffle he was promoted to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.

References

  1. ↑ "The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon's Biography". Debrett's. Retrieved 2013-03-24..
  2. ↑ "In full: New members of the House of Lords". BBC. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Official website, About
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Official website, Professional
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Tariq introduced to House of Lords
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Official website, Community
  7. ↑ "Ahmad takes his seat in the House of Lords From: UK Times London". South Asian Pulse. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

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