Akhmed Yakoob

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Akhmed Yakoob
Born1987 or 1988
Alma mater University of Wolverhampton
Occupation Solicitor

Akhmed Yakoob (born 1987 or 1988) [1] ) is a British criminal defence lawyer.

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Lawyer

Yakoob studied law at the University of Wolverhampton and graduated with a 2:2 degree classification. [2]

Yakoob was admitted as a solicitor on 15 May 2014. [3] He is a director of Maurice Andrews Solicitors, of Birmingham. [1]

He is active on TikTok, where he has 200,000 followers. [1]

Politics

Yakoob ran as an independent candidate in the May 2024 West Midlands mayoral election, finishing third place with almost 70,000 votes. [4] During the campaign, he posted on social media the name and workplace of a Labour canvasser, whom he accused of using racial slurs in a video. Police concluded that the canvasser did not say anything racist. [5] The Solicitors Regulation Authority opened an investigation into Yakoob's video. [6]

At the July 2024 general election, Yakoob stood as an independent candidate for the Birmingham Ladywood constituency, [2] finishing second with 12,137 votes. [7] During the election campaign, it was revealed that he had said in a podcast that "70% of hell is going to be women", and had not condemned another guest who said he would give his wife a "backhander" if she made money dancing on TikTok. He subsequently issued an apology. [1]

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  2. 1 2 Dixon, Hayley (26 July 2024). "Lamborghini lawyer of Manchester 'victims' believes Allah chose him to 'challenge the Zionist regime'". The Daily Telegraph .
  3. ↑ "Akhmed Yakoob". Solicitors Regulation Authority . 7 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Lawson, Eleanor (6 May 2024). "Mayoral candidate to stand in general election". BBC News .
  5. ↑ Cullinane, Alice; Mayor, Rob (8 May 2024). "Election row teacher was not racist - police". BBC News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Horner, Nick; Haynes, Jane (10 May 2024). "Solicitors' regulator launches investigation into Akhmed Yakoob over 'false racism' claims". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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