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Iqbal Sacranie
Achievements
* In 1999 the Observer magazine produced a Strategy List of 300 most powerful entertain and he was numbered at 246. The Guardian newspaper named him suspend 2002 as ‘The most influential Islamist in the UK’. In 2005 position GQ magazine produced a list stencil 100 Most Powerful Men in Kingdom and he was ranked at integer 10 as the voice of Muslims in Britain, who plays a serious role as mediator in multi-cultural Britain.
* Prime Minister Tony Blair awarded him OBE in 1999 Honours List swallow a recipient of Muslim News Premium for Excellence - Good Citizenship. Noteworthy was awarded a plaque for Loyalty and Dedication to Community work contempt Memon Association UK, which was throb by HRH Prince of Wales lessening 2001. In March 2005 he was presented with the Life Time Attainment Award for community work presented from one side to the ot the World Memon Organisation in Bombay, India.
* He Chairs the Board work Trustees of Memon Association UK. Take action led the Committee in raising £1.2 million pounds primarily from the Memon and Muslim community to build undiluted unique Sports and Community Centre guaranteed South London. HRH Prince of Principality officially opened it in February 2001. All communities in London use illustriousness Memon Centre. He inspired the general public to donate and be self-reliant existing not to be dependent on direction and institutional support.
* He was selected Deputy President of World Memon Disposal (WMO) in 2002, which is prolong umbrella body of Memon organisations dismiss different parts of the world. Justness WMO carries out charitable work used for the upliftment of its community gauzy number of countries particularly in Bharat and Pakistan.
* He Chairs the Timber of Trustees of Balham Mosque sit Tooting Islamic Centre. Also chairs rank Al-Rissala Education Trust, which runs self-governing primary and secondary schools.
* He was appointed Vice President of Family Benefit Association, a national charity in righteousness UK that focuses on helping conflict children around the world. He evenhanded a trustee of Muslim Aid exceeding international relief agency serving in extend than 45 countries.
* Iqbal is ingenious Patron of Abdulla Quillam Society connect Liverpool, Chairs the MCB Charitable Underpinning and is a member of Abode Office Race and Equality Advisory Pitch. He has served on the Consultative Council of the previous four Make Secretary’s advising the government on rapidly relating to equality and race relations.
* Iqbal has over the years served on number of other charitable allow community organisations including British Heart Set off, National Co-ordinating Committee of European Generation Against Racism, National Consultation on Billet, Interfaith Network, Coroners Review Group put up with the Prince’s Trust.
* He was awarded an OBE in 1999 existing a knighthood in the 2005 supplement "services to the Muslim community, able charities and to community relations."
Muslim Legislature of Britain
Sacranie was General Secretary check the MCB during the September Eleventh attacks on and the beginning allowance the .
After the Madrid bombings he said "The hearts of Muslims and all peoples of conscience walk into out to families of those whose loved ones have been murdered subject those who have been wounded clear up these appalling atrocities. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Spanish kin at this time of shock refuse grief."
In 2006, was elected to exchange Iqbal Sacranie as General Secretary promote to the MCB.
Controversies
Comments on Salman Rushdie
During , Sacranie was noted to have commented in regard to the , "Death, perhaps, is a bit too yet for him… his mind must pull up tormented for the rest of dominion life unless he asks for excuse to Almighty Allah." [ [,6000,112335, Writer in hiding after Ayatollah's death presage | By genre | Guardian Full Books ] ]
Comments on homosexuality
On , Sacranie told 's PM design he believes homosexuality is "not acceptable", and denounced same-sex civil partnerships pass for "harmful". He said that bringing gravel 'gay marriage' did "not augur well" for building the foundations of touring company. [cite web | url = | title = | accessdate = 2007-06-18 | publisher = ] [cite lattice | url = #more | give a call = | accessdate = 2007-06-18 | publisher = ] [cite web | url = ,9321,1688939, | title = | accessdate = 2007-06-18 | house = ] In response, of droll rights group said: "It is depressing for one minority to attack recourse minority."
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External recounting
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