Mohammed Amin (businessman)

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Mohammed Amin
Education Clare College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Businessman, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum

Mohammed Amin MBE FRSA is a British-Pakistani businessman who was Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, an affiliated group within the British Conservative Party, from mid-2014 [1] until June 2019, when he was reported to have been expelled from the group following his public criticism of the 'moral integrity' of Boris Johnson. [2] He resigned from the Conservative Party on 23 July 2019 when Johnson was announced as the new leader as he regarded him as morally unfit to be Party Leader or Prime Minister. [3] [4] He writes regularly about political and community cohesion issues on the ConservativeHome website. [5]

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In October 2019 he joined the Liberal Democrats. [6] [7]

Early life and education

Amin is of Pakistani descent has lived in the UK since 1952. [8] He graduated in mathematics from Clare College, Cambridge, then obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Leeds. He is a chartered accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He served on the Council for 12 years, standing down in 2015. In 2005 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. [9]

Professional career

Amin was the first Muslim partner of Price Waterhouse UK, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. He was elected to PwC's Supervisory Board from 2003 [10] to 2009. Before his retirement at the end of 2009, Amin was PwC's head of Islamic finance in the UK. [11]

Social work

Amin is Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester, [12] Chairman of the Council of the Islam & Liberty Network, [13] and Chair of Donors of the Curriculum for Cohesion. [14] He speaks and writes regularly on Islamic finance and on issues connected with politics and social cohesion. Clare College, Cambridge chose him as its Alumnus of the Year for 2014. [15] He was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List June 2016 "For services to Community Cohesion and Inter-faith Relations in Greater Manchester." [16]

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  1. ↑ "Lord Sheikh relinquishes CMF Chairmanship". Conservative Muslim Forum. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Conservative Muslim chair says he was expelled from group for questioning Boris Johnson's 'moral fitness'". ITV plc. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Mahmood, Basit (15 November 2019) [23 July 2019]. "Leading Tory Muslim quits after 'morally unfit' Boris becomes PM". Metro . Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Amin, Mohammed (7 July 2022) [25 July 2019]. "Why Mohammed Amin resigned from the Conservative Party". mohammedamin.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Posts by Mohammed Amin". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mohammed Amin – The Campaign for Shared European Values". CSEV: The Campaign for Shared European Values. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Nawaz, Maajid (2 November 2019). "LBC Exclusive: Former Conservative Muslim Forum Chair Defects To Lib Dems". LBC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Amin, Mohammad (27 February 2022). "Mohammed Amin MBE sets out his personal perspective on Israel's minorities". Talk Matters. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Amin, Mohammed. "About Mohammed Amin". MohammedAmin.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK Annual Report 2003" (PDF). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Treasurer magazine article October 2009" (PDF). Association of Corporate Treasurers. October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Members of the Executive". The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Islam and Liberty Network Council". Islam & Liberty Network. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Patrons". Curriculum for Cohesion. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Alumnus of the Year 2014: Mohammed Amin (1969)". Clare College. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Birthday Honours List United Kingdom". Supplement No. 1. London Gazette. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

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