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Knighthood Iqbal Sacranie |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 26 June 2005 |
 MPUK Wishes to heartily congratulate 'Sir' Iqbal Sacranie for receiving
knighthood for the outstanding and commendable work he has carried out over the
past years.
Knighthood For Sacranie: Brief Profile
"I believe this Honour represents recognition for the positive work
carried out by all at the Muslim Council of Britain together with the
British Muslim community in building better relations and playing their
due role in mainstream society for the common good of all. The
over-riding objective of all Muslims is to work to seek the pleasure of
our Creator," said Iqbal Sacranie.
Above all it is important to realise that in all of us lies the opportunity to make a real difference
for the community we serve and rise to the top.
Taken from the MCB Website.
The Muslim Council of Britain is delighted by the news that our
Secretary-General,
Iqbal Sacranie, has been awarded a Knighthood in the
Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Brief Profile:
Iqbal AKM Sacranie has been actively involved in voluntary capacity
with community and charitable work for the last thirty-five years in
the UK (local and national) and overseas at international level. His
main interest has been to ensure that faith and ethnic communities are
treated fairly, equally and justly and given due recognition of their
contribution to the society.
A businessman, born in Malawi arrived in the United Kingdom for further
studies in 1969. He is a Fellow of Institute of Financial Accountants
and an Associate of Institute of Administrative Management.
He was re elected the Secretary General of The Muslim Council of
Britain, a national umbrella and representative body of British Muslims
in 2004. He was the founding Secretary General when the MCB was
established in 1997.
He Chairs the Board of Trustees of Memon Association UK. He led the
Committee in raising £1.2 million pounds primarily from the Memon and
Muslim community to build a unique Sports and Community Centre in South
London. HRH Prince of Wales officially opened it in February 2001. All
communities in London use the Memon Centre. He inspired the community
to donate and be self-reliant and not to be dependent on government and
institutional support.
He was elected Deputy President of World Memon Organisation (WMO) in
2002, which is an umbrella body of Memon organisations from different
parts of the world. The WMO carries out charitable work for the
upliftment of its community in number of countries particularly in
India and Pakistan.
He Chairs the Board of Trustees of Balham Mosque and Tooting Islamic
Centre. Also chairs the Al-Rissala Education Trust, which runs
independent primary and secondary schools.
He was appointed Vice President of Family Welfare Association, a
national charity in the UK that focuses on helping suffering children
around the world. He is a trustee of Muslim Aid an international relief
agency serving in more then 45 countries.
Iqbal is a Patron of Abdulla Quillam Society in Liverpool, Chairs the
MCB Charitable Foundation and is a member of Home Office Race and
Equality Advisory Panel. He has served on the Advisory Council of the
previous four Home Secretary's advising the government on matters
relating to equality and race relations.
Iqbal has over the years served on number of other charitable and
community organisations including British Heart Foundation, National
Co-ordinating Committee of European Year Against Racism, National
Consultation on Chaplaincy, Interfaith Network, Coroners Review Group
and the Prince's Trust.
Prime Minister Tony Blair awarded him OBE in 1999 Honours List and a
recipient of Muslim News Award for Excellence - Good Citizenship. He
was awarded a plaque for Commitment and Dedication to Community work by
Memon Association UK, which was presented by HRH Prince of Wales in
2001. In March 2005 he was presented with the Life Time Achievement
Award for community work presented by the World Memon Organisation in
Bombay, India.
In 1999 the Observer magazine produced a Power List of 300 most
powerful people and he was numbered at 246. The Guardian newspaper
named him in 2002 as ‘The most influential Muslim in the UK'. In 2005
the GQ magazine produced a list of 100 Most Powerful Men in Britain and
he was ranked at number 10 as the voice of Muslims in Britain, who
plays a vital role as mediator in multi-cultural Britain.
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