Kamal El-Hajji Explained

Kamal El-Hajji
Office:Serjeant at Arms
of the House of Commons
Honorific-Suffix:BEM
Predecessor:Lawrence Ward
Successor:Ugbana Oyet
1Blankname:Speaker
1Namedata:John Bercow
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Essaouira, Morocco
Nationality:British/Moroccan
Term Start:1 February 2016
Term End:31 July 2019
Birthname:Mohammed Amal El-Hajji

Mohammed Amal El-Hajji,, known as Kamal El-Hajji, is a British Security Official and civil servant. From February 2016 to 2019 he was the Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons, replacing Lawrence Ward. He had formerly been the Head of Front of House and VIP Relations at the Ministry of Justice headquarters, based at 102 Petty France.

Career

Since 2004, El-Hajji held a number of security and operational roles in the Department for Constitutional Affairs, and later the Ministry of Justice. From 2010 to 2015, he worked as the Head of Front of House and VIP Relations at the Ministry of Justice headquarters at 102 Petty France in London.[2]

In 2015, El-Hajji was chosen by a panel of MPs headed by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, to replace Lawrence Ward, who had retired in September 2015, as the next Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons.[3]

Honours

In the 2015 New Year Honours, El-Hajji was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) "for services to the Ministry of Justice"

Notes and References

  1. News: 2019-06-28 . First Muslim Serjeant at Arms to lay down his sword next month . 2024-04-30 . Belfast Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.
  2. Web site: Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons. British Monarchy. 24 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224160034/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2015/SerjeantatArmsintheHouseofCommons.aspx. 24 December 2015. dead.
  3. News: New Serjeant at Arms appointed. 24 December 2015. BBC News. 22 December 2015.