Office Bearers report at least quarterly to the National Council and also appoint staff for day-to-day running. All Office Bearers perform their duties in a voluntary capacity. See below for current MCB Office Bearers 2021-22 or read more about our governance structure here.
Every two years, the posts of Secretary General (SG) and Deputy Secretary General (DSG) are directly elected by delegates of MCB Affiliates at an election Annual General Meeting (AGM). National Council members are also elected.
Within one month of the election AGM, the appointment of up to five further Office Bearers are proposed and ratified by the National Council. These include three Assistant Secretary Generals, a Treasurer and an Assistant Treasurer.
Read on below for Office Bearer profiles. If you would like to contact any of the current Office Bearers, please get in touch here.
Zara Mohammed graduated with an LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of Strathclyde and is based in Glasgow. She was elected as the youngest and first female Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain in January 2021.. Zara has served on the executive team of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) for three years and was elected the first female President for the term 2016-17. Zara has contributed to a number of public consultations including Muslim women and employment, Islamophobia and has spoken at a number of events across the UK and Ireland. She is passionate about empowering young people and supporting women in her community. @ZaraM01
Hassan Joudi started to volunteer with the MCB in 2014 after graduating from university, initially supporting the publishing of MCB’s “British Muslims in Numbers” report. He then got involved with #VisitMyMosque Day, leading the growth of the national event for four consecutive years from 20 participating mosques in 2015, to over 200 mosques in 2018. In January 2018, Hassan led the MCB organising team for the first ‘Our Mosques Our Future’ conference and he currently acts as the Mosque Affairs Coordinator for the MCB. In July 2018, Hassan was elected to be Deputy Secretary General, and aged 28 years old, he is the youngest ever person to be elected to an MCB Office Bearer post. He was re-elected to the post in January 2021. Hassan believes passionately in the role of young people as a driving force for positive change in society. He works as a Chartered Mechanical Engineer in the energy sector. @HassanJoudi_
Rashidat Adeyinka Hassan is a broadcast professional with over 20 years experience. She has a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Mass Communication and presently on break from a PhD in Media and Film at the University of Winchester. Rashidat is passionate about using the media for social good, particularly in working with and inspiring more women and youth. Rashidat is a volunteer for a number of developmental programmes organised by the Muslim Association of Nigeria UK / Old Kent Road Mosque, in collaboration with other stakeholders within the community. She is also interested in inspiring women to excel and works with a non-governmental organisation called Women and Youth Empowerment Network, where she helps deliver an intervention programme targeting women of BME background in South-East London called Women Building Communities. Rashidat is a wife and mother to four lovely children and strong promoter of family and relationship values. @rashidathassan
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Lamine Konate is a professional accountant specialising in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) since 2010 and now runs his own accountancy practice based in South London. He is currently the Secretary General of the African Ivorian Islamic Trust and the Deputy Imam of Peckham High Street Mosque.
Lamine is also a junior policy adviser to the Ivory Coast Embassy in London for international organisations and a financial analyst at the Department of Credit Institutions and External Finance (Treasury and Public Accounting). Lamine also serves as the Vice Chair of the Southwark Muslim Forum and works with the Southwark Interfaith forum. He also participates in the Southwark Faith and Health program in the borough and the funding project for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital charity for the local community in Southwark and Lambeth.