Governance | Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) Archive

The Muslim Council of Britain is a democratic body whose members include Britain’s mosques and Islamic associations. As set out in its Constitution, the decision-making and ruling body of the Muslim Council of Britain is its General Assembly that must meet at least once a year. The Assembly is comprised of delegates from affiliated bodies. Every two-years the General Assembly of the Muslim Council of Britain elect the Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, as well as the National Council.

Secretary General and Executive Committee

The Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General are elected by delegates at the Annual General Meeting for a two year-term. The Secretary General can only serve for a maximum of two terms. The Office Bearers for the 2014-2016 session are:

Dr Shuja Shafi, Secretary General

Mr Harun Rashid Khan, Deputy Secretary General

Mr Navshir Jaffer, Treasurer

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, Assistant Secretary General

Ms Ameena Blake, Assistant Secretary General

Mr Miqdaad Versi, Assistant Secretary General

Mrs Unaiza Malik, Assistant Treasurer

Advisors

Dr Akber Mohamedali

Sir Iqbal Sacranie OBE

Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari MBE

Judge Khurshid Drabu CBE

Dr Jamil Sherif

Professor Iqbal Asaria CBE

Executive Committee Members

Dr Shuja Shafi

Mr Harun Rashid Khan

Mrs Shaheda Dewan

Ms Ameena Blake

Mr Farooq Murad

Mr Navshir Jaffer

Mrs Unaiza Malik

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra

Mr Abdoolkarim Vakil

Mr Miqdaad Versi

Mr Sabah Al Mukhtar

National Council

The National Council is responsible to the General Assembly for the efficient and proper running of the MCB, for carrying out the policies laid down by the General Assembly and for taking initiatives that are consistent with the General Assembly’s policies in the best interests of the Muslim community of Britain. They meet quarterly and elect the Executive Committee and primary Office Bearers of the Muslim Council of Britain.

The members for the 2014-2016 session are:

Chairs for National Council Meetings (2014 – 2016)

Mrs Unaiza Malik, Mr Munawer Rattansey, Dr Ahmed Helmy and Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari

Elected National Council Members (2014 – 2016)

Shuja Shafi, Harun Rashid Khan, Helen Zehra Taskiran, Natasha Chaudhury, Shaheda Dewan, Talat Ahmed, Lana Al-Sumaiday, Saleha Islam, Abdullah Adnan, Akber Mohamedali, Ameena Blake, Faisal Hanjra, Farooq Murad, Sir Iqbal Sacranie, Hasan Mueenuddin, Khalid Sofi, Manazir Ahsan, Maroof Adeoye, Mohammed Arif, Muhammad Abdul Bari, Mohammed Dhalech, Mohammed Idrees Sharif, Musleh Faradhi, Muzaffar Hussain, Naeem Darr, Nozmul Hussain, Omer Hasem El-Hamdoon, Shabbir Ahmad Kawsar, Talha Jamil Ahmad, Ufuk Secgin

ZONAL: Navshir Jaffer, Munawer Rattansey, Unaiza Malik, Mohammed Aksar Hossain, Ibrahim Mogra, Junaid Patel, Hussain Ahmed, Muhammad Baig, Nabeel Al-Ramadhani, Ahmed Helmy, Salah Beltagui, Syed Asif Alam,

Direct Nominees

National Affiliates

Toufik Kacimi, Afusat Akerele, Abu Sayeed, Bashir Osman, Irfan Mustafa, Nabeel Al-Azami, Maswood Ahmed, Alim Shaikh, Mohammad Kozbar, Firdous Arif, Aman Ali, Riyaz Dhalla, Muhammad Akram Khan (Khanzada)

Regional Affiliates

Abdul Hamid Qureshi, Ibrahim Kala, Mazhar Khan, Muhammad Aslam Uddin, Sahar Al-Faifi, Aslam Ijaz, Musharraf Chaudhury

Co-Opted Members

Mr Abdoolkarim Vakil

Mr Miqdaad Versi

Mr Sabah Al-Mukhtar

Committees

There are five constitutionally mandated committees that must be chaired by a member of the National Council. Together with the Executive Committee, they drive the work of the Muslim Council of Britain.

Communications and Public Affairs – Chair, Dr Shuja Shafi

Finance and General Purpose – Chair, Mr Navshir Jaffer

Membership – Chair, Ms Shaheda Dewan

Legal Affairs – Chair, Mr Sabah Al-Mukhtar

Research and Documentation – Chair, Mr Abdoolkarim Vakil

Advisors and Board of Counsellors

MCB Charitable Foundation

Previous leaderships

Secretary Generals

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