Shahid Malik
Shahid Rafique Malik (Urdu: شاہد رفیق ملک نے; born 24 November 1967) is a British Labour Party politician, a technology and media industry chairman, a visiting professor, and chairman and adviser to several non-profit organisations.
Shahid Malik | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Sadiq Khan |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |
| In office 4 October 2008 – 15 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Claire Ward |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development | |
| In office 27 June 2007 – 4 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foster |
| Member of Parliament for Dewsbury | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Simon Reevell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1967 Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | South Bank Polytechnic Durham University |
His political career began when he became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury in 2005 which made him the country’s first British-born Muslim (alongside the current Mayor of London Sadiq Khan) to be elected to the British Parliament.
In 2007 he became Britain's first Muslim Minister of International Development, and subsequently served as a Justice Minister and Home Office Minister. In his last Ministerial role at the Department for Communities and Local Government he led the British government's efforts in fighting extremism; overseeing race, faith, and community cohesion; developing The Tames Gateway (the largest development area in Europe); and managing the Fire and Rescue Service Department for Communities and Local Government. He lost his seat in the House of Commons to Simon Reevell in the 2010 general election following significant (60%) boundary changes.