Mohammed Amin (businessman) explained

Mohammed Amin
Occupation:Businessman, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum
Education:Clare College, Cambridge

Mohammed Amin is a British-Pakistani businessman who was Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, an affiliated group within the British Conservative Party, from mid-2014[1] until June 2019, when he was reported to have been expelled from the group following his public criticism of the 'moral integrity' of Boris Johnson.[2] He resigned from the Conservative Party on 23 July 2019 when Johnson was announced as the new leader as he regarded him as morally unfit to be Party Leader or Prime Minister.[3] [4] He writes regularly about political and community cohesion issues on the ConservativeHome website.[5]

In October 2019 he joined the Liberal Democrats.[6] [7]

Early life and education

Amin is of Pakistani descent has lived in the UK since 1952.[8] He graduated in mathematics from Clare College, Cambridge, then obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Leeds. He is a chartered accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He served on the Council for 12 years, standing down in 2015. In 2005 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[9]

Professional career

Amin was the first Muslim partner of Price Waterhouse UK, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. He was elected to PwC's Supervisory Board from 2003 [10] to 2009. Before his retirement at the end of 2009, Amin was PwC's head of Islamic finance in the UK.[11]

Social work

Amin is Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester,[12] Chairman of the Council of the Islam & Liberty Network,[13] and Chair of Donors of the Curriculum for Cohesion.[14] He speaks and writes regularly on Islamic finance and on issues connected with politics and social cohesion. Clare College, Cambridge chose him as its Alumnus of the Year for 2014.[15] He was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List June 2016 "For services to Community Cohesion and Inter-faith Relations in Greater Manchester."[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord Sheikh relinquishes CMF Chairmanship . Conservative Muslim Forum . 7 July 2014 . 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Conservative Muslim chair says he was expelled from group for questioning Boris Johnson's 'moral fitness' . ITV plc . 21 June 2019 . 14 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Mahmood . Basit . 15 November 2019 . 23 July 2019 . Leading Tory Muslim quits after 'morally unfit' Boris becomes PM . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215173750/https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/23/leading-tory-muslim-quits-morally-unfit-boris-becomes-pm-10447984/ . 15 February 2020 . 20 January 2020 . Metro.
  4. Web site: Amin . Mohammed . 7 July 2022 . 25 July 2019 . Why Mohammed Amin resigned from the Conservative Party . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215173750/https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/23/leading-tory-muslim-quits-morally-unfit-boris-becomes-pm-10447984/ . 15 February 2020 . 30 January 2024 . mohammedamin.com.
  5. Web site: Posts by Mohammed Amin . ConservativeHome . 16 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Mohammed Amin – The Campaign for Shared European Values . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130122601/https://www.csev.org.uk/team/mohammed-amin/ . 30 January 2024 . 30 January 2024 . CSEV: The Campaign for Shared European Values . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Nawaz . Maajid . 2 November 2019 . LBC Exclusive: Former Conservative Muslim Forum Chair Defects To Lib Dems . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105070116/https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/maajid-nawaz/former-conservative-muslim-forum-defects-libdems/ . 5 November 2019 . 30 January 2024 . LBC.
  8. Web site: Mohammed Amin MBE sets out his personal perspective on Israel’s minorities. Talk Matters. 27 February 2022. 23 July 2023. Mohammad. Amin.
  9. Web site: About Mohammed Amin . Mohammed . Amin . MohammedAmin.com. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK Annual Report 2003 . PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP . 24 October 2003 . 27 January 2019.
  11. Web site: The Treasurer magazine article October 2009 . Association of Corporate Treasurers . October 2009 . 27 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Members of the Executive . The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester . 25 November 2015 . 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: Islam and Liberty Network Council . Islam & Liberty Network . 27 January 2019.
  14. Web site: The Patrons . Curriculum for Cohesion . 16 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Alumnus of the Year 2014: Mohammed Amin (1969) . Clare College . 20 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Birthday Honours List United Kingdom . 11 June 2016 . Supplement No. 1 . London Gazette . 16 April 2017.

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