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The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is the UK’s largest and most diverse Muslim umbrella organisation with over 500 affiliated national, regional and local organisations, mosques, charities and schools

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 representing MCB Affiliates. Every two-years the General Assembly elects the Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, as well as the National Council. Based on these, the Office Bearers and Executive Committee are appointed to run the organisation.

Further information on each of these is provided below.

Executive Committee
National Council
Teams & Committees
Advisors and Board of Counsellors
Previous Leaderships

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.

Office Bearers (2018-2020)

  • Harun Rashid Khan, Secretary General
  • Hassan Joudi, Deputy Secretary General
  • Navshir Jaffer Ahmad, Treasurer
  • Zara Mohammed, Assistant Secretary General
  • Rashidat Hassan, Assistant Secretary General
  • Maswood Ahmed, Assistant Secretary General
  • Lamine Kanote, Assistant Treasurer

Further information about Office Bearers can be found here.

Executive Committee Members

The Executive Committee consists of Office Bearers plus: Ifath Nawaz (Chair, Legal Affairs), Miqdaad Versi (Director, Media Monitoring), Dr Shuja Shafi (Chair, Research & Documentation), Muhammad Adrees Sharif (Chair, Membership), Khalid Sofi (Constitutional Adviser), Dr Jamil Sherif (Adviser) and Talat Ahmed (HR Lead)

National Council

The National Council consists of approximately 50 individuals who represent MCB Affiliates to the MCB Office Bearers.

They are elected every two years at the AGM, they meet every 3 months and are responsible for holding the MCB Office Bearers to account in line with the best interests of MCB Affiliates and the wider Muslim communities in Britain.

Teams & 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, Mr Harun Khan
  • Finance and General Purpose – Chair, Mr Navshir Jaffer
  • Membership – Chair, Mr Muhammad Adrees Sharif
  • Legal Affairs – Chair, Ms Ifath Nawaz
  • Research and Documentation – Chair, Dr Shuja Shafi

Additional committees include Mosque Affairs, Education Affairs and Media. For further information about any team or committee, feel free to get in touch here.

In addition, MCB Projects have their own committees to support with planning, delivery and close-out. You can learn more about current MCB projects here.

Advisors and Board of Counsellors

The Board of Counsellors serves as a sounding board for the Executive Committee and the National Council, and has been given responsibility to investigate and resolve disputes and grievances when these arise.

Previous Leaderships

Former MCB Secretary-Generals are:

Dr Shuja Shafi – 2014-2016
Mr Farooq Murad – 2010-2014
Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari MBE – 2006-2010
Sir Iqbal Sacranie OBE – 2002-2006
Mr Yousuf Bhailok – 2000-2002
Sir Iqbal Sacranie OBE – 1997-2000

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