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Harun Rashid Khan (known as Harun Khan) is the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain. [1] The Muslim Council of Britain is a national umbrella body which currently serves more than 500 Muslim organisations and institutions in the UK. [2] He was first elected to the position in 2016 and is the first British-born Secretary General of the organisation, [3] and is the youngest person to be elected into the role. [4] He was re-elected in 2018 as Secretary General, for a further 2-year term. [5]
Early life
Khan was born in Whitechapel, East London. [6] His father emigrated from Bangladesh to East London in 1958 and worked in the garment trade and the restaurant industry. [6] His mother was a seamstress. [6] He has three sisters. [7]
Khan is married and has three daughters. [6] [7]
Education
Khan attended Raine's Foundation School, a Church of England school in East London. [6] [7] He completed his A-Levels at Lime Grove College. [7] He went on to study at the University of East London, completing a degree in Civil Engineering. [6] [7] [8]
Career
During his time at the University of East London, Khan worked as a trainee civil engineer at Tower Hamlets Council, studying for his degree part-time. [7] He later worked at Transport for London, becoming a senior manager before joining the Muslim Council of Britain. [7] [6] Within the MCB, he has previously held the roles of Chair of the London Committee, Treasurer and Deputy Secretary General before being elected as Secretary General, initially in 2016. [6]
References
- ^ "Office Bearers". Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Muslim Council of Britain". The Religious Education Council of England and Wales. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ BBC London, Muslim Council of Britain: Harun Khan interview – BBC London News, retrieved 2019-02-06
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^ Correspondent, Kaya Burgess, Religious Affairs (2016-07-30).
"East End boy becomes Muslim Council's first British-born leader". The Times.
ISSN
0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Nasima (2018-07-10). "Youngest Deputy Secretary General elected at Muslim Council's 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM)". Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gani, Aisha (23 July 2016). "Meet The New Head Of The Muslim Council Of Britain". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Outsiders in London". www.outsidersinlondon.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Muslim Londoners". londonersathome.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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Harun Rashid Khan (known as Harun Khan) is the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain. [1] The Muslim Council of Britain is a national umbrella body which currently serves more than 500 Muslim organisations and institutions in the UK. [2] He was first elected to the position in 2016 and is the first British-born Secretary General of the organisation, [3] and is the youngest person to be elected into the role. [4] He was re-elected in 2018 as Secretary General, for a further 2-year term. [5]
Early life
Khan was born in Whitechapel, East London. [6] His father emigrated from Bangladesh to East London in 1958 and worked in the garment trade and the restaurant industry. [6] His mother was a seamstress. [6] He has three sisters. [7]
Khan is married and has three daughters. [6] [7]
Education
Khan attended Raine's Foundation School, a Church of England school in East London. [6] [7] He completed his A-Levels at Lime Grove College. [7] He went on to study at the University of East London, completing a degree in Civil Engineering. [6] [7] [8]
Career
During his time at the University of East London, Khan worked as a trainee civil engineer at Tower Hamlets Council, studying for his degree part-time. [7] He later worked at Transport for London, becoming a senior manager before joining the Muslim Council of Britain. [7] [6] Within the MCB, he has previously held the roles of Chair of the London Committee, Treasurer and Deputy Secretary General before being elected as Secretary General, initially in 2016. [6]
References
- ^ "Office Bearers". Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Muslim Council of Britain". The Religious Education Council of England and Wales. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ BBC London, Muslim Council of Britain: Harun Khan interview – BBC London News, retrieved 2019-02-06
-
^ Correspondent, Kaya Burgess, Religious Affairs (2016-07-30).
"East End boy becomes Muslim Council's first British-born leader". The Times.
ISSN
0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Nasima (2018-07-10). "Youngest Deputy Secretary General elected at Muslim Council's 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM)". Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gani, Aisha (23 July 2016). "Meet The New Head Of The Muslim Council Of Britain". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Outsiders in London". www.outsidersinlondon.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Muslim Londoners". londonersathome.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.