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| − | Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed was born on 24 April 1957 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. He | + | Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed was born on 24 April 1957 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. He is a member of the British House of Lords since 1998. |
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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
In 1990 he began his political career as a local Labour Party councillor, becoming the chair of the South Yorkshire Labour Party in 1993 and holding both positions until 2000. He was the founder of the British Muslim Councillors' Forum and was a Justice of the Peace between 1992 and 2000. | In 1990 he began his political career as a local Labour Party councillor, becoming the chair of the South Yorkshire Labour Party in 1993 and holding both positions until 2000. He was the founder of the British Muslim Councillors' Forum and was a Justice of the Peace between 1992 and 2000. | ||
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== Education == | == Education == | ||
He studied at the Spurley Hey Comprehensive School, then Thomas Rotherham Sixth Form College. He studied for a degree in Public Administration at Sheffield Polytechnic and joined the Labour Party when he was 18 years old. In 1998 he was appointed to the House of Lords as Baron Ahmed. | He studied at the Spurley Hey Comprehensive School, then Thomas Rotherham Sixth Form College. He studied for a degree in Public Administration at Sheffield Polytechnic and joined the Labour Party when he was 18 years old. In 1998 he was appointed to the House of Lords as Baron Ahmed. | ||
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== External references and links == | == External references and links == | ||
[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-ahmed/3470 political career] | [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-ahmed/3470 political career] | ||
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