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Deputy
Harriet Garland
Preceded byJudith Pattison
Succeeded byHarriet Garland
Personal details
Born (1969-02-07) 7 February 1969 (age 55)
Islam Pur, Shaporan, Sylhet, Bangladesh
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseAmanda Ali
RelationsBaharful Nessa (mother)
Sitar Ali (brother)
ChildrenRio Ali (son)
Zac Ali (son)
Noah Ali (son)
Residence(s)Haverstock, Kentish Town, Camden, London,
United Kingdom
OccupationYouth worker
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.twitter.com/Nash_Ali21

Nasim "Nash" Ali, OBE (Bengali: নাসিম আলী; born 7 February 1969) is a Bangladeshi-born British Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park and Cabinet Member for Young People in Camden Council. In May 2003, at the age of 34, he became country's youngest ever mayor as well as the UK's first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor.

Early life

Ali was born in Islam Pur, Sylhet, Bangladesh and came to the United Kingdom at the age of seven. He grew up on the Regent's Park Estate. He attended Netley Primary School and South Camden Community School, he left with one O-level.[1]

Ali was one of the first Asian students to seek a BA in Informal and Community Education and has acted as a mentor to those following his example.[2] His mother is Baharful Nessa and his elder brother Sitar is treasurer of the Bengali Workers' Association.[1]

Career

Early career

In November 1984, Ali took his family to join the "occupation" of the Town Hall following the death of a Bangladeshi family in a bed-and-breakfast hotel in Westminster. Five years later, he worked with Camden Law Centre to establish Camden Monitoring Project to provide safe transport for Bangladeshi men being attacked by skinheads on their way home from work. At the time, his father was working as a chef and his younger brother owned a pizza shop.[1]

Ali has been active in the Regent's Park Estate local community since the 1980s. In 1989, he established the Camden Monitoring Group to combat racial harassment.[2] In the same year, he was seconded from Camden Youth Service to become a part-time volunteer for the community and social welfare charity Bengali Workers' Association.[3]

In August 1994, he established Camden United Project[1] to unite conflicting[3][4] young people from white and Asian communities together in the borough,[5] through their common interest in football, diverting them away from racism, crime and conflict.[1]

While working as an assistant in a clothes shop in Kentish Town, Ali's manager advised him to better himself. Ali moved on to work for

King's Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association as a trainee youth worker. Ali acquired his distance-learning degree from the YMCA George Williams College while working full-time.[1]

Politics

Since May 1993, Ali has been a Labour Party Member.[6] After his elder brother Sitar encouraged him to stand for the council,[1] he was elected councillor for the Regent's Park ward in May 2002. In May 2003,[1] at the age of 34[7] Ali became mayor of Camden at 34[2] becoming the youngest mayor in the country,[1] as well as the UK's first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor.[7] In May 2004, he became Executive Member for Community Engagement. Ali was also the first Bangladeshi Executive Member and the first Bangladeshi Leader of the Labour Group and Camden Council.[2]

Since January 2001, he has been Executive Director of the King's Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association charity. Since 2002, he been councillor for Regent's Park ward, with a focus on diverting young people away from crime and conflict.[7]

Ali was leader of the

local council elections for Camden Council, defeating the Liberal Democrats/Conservative coalition in Camden[7][8] and became leader of Camden Council from May 2010 until standing down in May 2012.[2]

In March 2012, he announced he would be standing down as leader of Camden Council in May after his regeneration chief Cllr Sarah Hayward confirmed she would stand against him for the post at Labour's annual meeting in May.[8][9] In March 2012, He became Cabinet Member for Young People.[2]

Community work

Ali is the Executive Director of the King's Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association.[2] He is a member of the West Euston Partnership and chairs the Planning Working Group.[2]

He is the Chair of the Healthy Families Partnership at King's Cross and on the Executive Board of the Community Empowerment Network. He also chairs the Camden Bangladesh Mela Committee.[2]

He was the

Metropolitan Police Service and a Governor for Westminster Kingsway College.[2]

Ali has worked with the British

High Commissioner in Bangladesh to promote the interests of Bangladeshis who live in Camden or who wish to visit the UK. In 2007, Nash arranged a reception for Professor Muhammad Yunus to celebrate his award of the Nobel Peace Prize.[2]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Ali was awarded an OBE, for services to local government.[7] In 1998, Ali was awarded one of the first Camden Good Citizen Awards for his work in diverting young people away from crime, drugs and conflict.[3][4]

Personal life

Ali is a

Muslim and lives in Haverstock, Kentish Town, London[1] with his wife Amanda, and three sons Rio (born 2003),[10] Zac (born 2005) and Noah (born 2008).[1] Two of his sons were born in the Royal Free Hospital and one unexpectedly at home.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Latham, Bob (20 May 2010). "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2010: Nasim 'Nash' Ali, from one O-level to council leader - Profile of Labour's top man at the Town Hall". Camden: Camden New Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Regent's Park". Camden Labour. Retrieved 1 February 2014. Cllr Nasim Ali
  3. ^ a b c Williamson, Dan (25 June 2003). "BIG INTERVIEW: The new-model mayor - Nasim Ali mayor, London Borough of Camden". Children & Young People Now. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Youngest mayor but Tories cry foul". Camden: Camden New Journal. May 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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    Kilburn Times. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  6. ^ "Ali to KO Town Hall coalition". Camden: Camden Labour. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Nasim Ali, Councillor". Kentish Town: Kentishtowner. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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    Hampstead and Highgate Express. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  9. ^ a b Osley, Richard (13 March 2012). "Council leader Nash Ali resigns after leadership challenge". Camden: Camden New Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cite error: The named reference "camdennewjournal5" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Dynamite beats jinx in lighting switch on". Camden: Camden New Journal. December 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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