Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon
Life Peerage | |
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Merton London Borough Councillor for Wimbledon Park | |
In office 2 May 2002 – 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | New Ward |
Succeeded by | Janice Howard |
Personal details | |
Born | Tariq Mahmood Ahmad 3 April 1968 Lambeth, London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon (born 3 April 1968), is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer.[1][2] He was appointed Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.[3]
Early years
Born in
Career
In 1991, he entered
From 1999 to 2008 he served as vice-president of AMYA, a British Muslim youth organisation.[9] From 2001 to 2006, he served as a governor of Wimbledon Park Primary school.[9] He joined the Conservative Party in 1994.[10] In 2002, he was elected a Councillor in Wimbledon.[10] He contested Croydon North for the Conservatives in 2005. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party.[10]
He is a part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and was a national vice-president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association's youth organisation from 2003.[11]
Parliamentary career
On 13 January 2011, he was made a
After the
Arms
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Notes
- ^ South Asia and the Commonwealth (June 2017–September 2020); South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth (September 2020–September 2022); Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations (September–October 2022); Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations (October 2022-November 2023)
References
- ^ "In full: New members of the House of Lords". BBC. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Minister of State (Middle East and United Nations) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Government Profile".
- ^ a b Official website, About Archived 8 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Official website, Professional Archived 30 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Official website, Community Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Tariq introduced to House of Lords
- ^ /www.wimbledonsw19.com
- ^ "No. 59676". The London Gazette. 20 January 2011. p. 869.
- ^ "Ahmad takes his seat in the House of Lords From: UK Times London". South Asian Pulse. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019.
External links
- Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live