Saleem Kidwai (Muslim Council of Wales)

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Saleem Kidwai OBE is Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Wales, [1] An accountant by profession, in 2014 Kidwai was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff Metropolitan University. [2] He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 Birthday Honours for "services to Diversity and Business in Wales". [3]

In 2015 Kidwai made the national headlines when, after being invited to speak about Islam at a village in Ceredigion, West Wales, concerned locals called the police because he was a Muslim. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Catherine (10 February 2008). "Muslims 'don't want Sharia law'". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Cardiff Met honours leading figures with Honorary Fellowships, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 22 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "O.B.E.", The London Gazette (supplement), 22 July 2014, page 11.
  4. ↑ "Leading Welsh Muslim tells how villagers called police when he planned a visit". Wales Online . 7 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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