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Harun Rashid Khan (known as Harun Khan) was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2016 to 2021. [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] In 2021, he was replaced by Zara Mohammed. [6]

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Early life

Khan was born in Whitechapel, East London. [7] His father emigrated from Bangladesh to East London in 1958 and worked in the garment trade and the restaurant industry. [7] His mother was a seamstress. [7] He has three sisters. [8]

Khan is married and has three daughters. [7] [8]

Education

Khan attended Raine's Foundation School, a Church of England school in East London. [7] [8] He completed his A-Levels at Lime Grove College. [8] He went on to study at the University of East London, completing a degree in Civil Engineering. [7] [8] [9]

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. [8] He later worked at Transport for London, becoming a senior manager before joining the Muslim Council of Britain. [8] [7] 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. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Office Bearers". Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Muslim Council of Britain". The Religious Education Council of England and Wales. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  3. ↑ BBC London, Muslim Council of Britain: Harun Khan interview – BBC London News , retrieved 2019-02-06
  4. ↑ Burgess, Kaya (2016-07-30). "East End boy becomes Muslim Council's first British-born leader". The Times. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Zara Mohammed Elected Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain". Muslim Council of Britain. 31 January 2021.
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