Nazir Ahmed

Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (1957–) is a British politician who is a member of the House of Lords and a former member of the Labour Party. He has attracted controversy.

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In April 2012, Ahmed reportedly denounced the US government's bounty on Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, calling it an insult to all Muslims and stating that "If the US can announce a reward of $10 million for the captor of Hafiz Saeed, I can announce a bounty of 10 million pounds on President Obama and his predecessor George Bush".[1] This resulted in his temporary suspension from the party.[2] He denied making these statements,[3] even though the website of the university that was hosting him at the time also quotes him as saying much the same thing in its summary of the event.[4]

Ahmed had previously been jailed for dangerous driving following an incident in which a man was killed;[5] in March 2013, it was reported that he blamed his prison sentence on a Jewish conspiracy.[6] He got suspended again for that one,[7] and later resigned from the Labour party due to the controversy.[8]

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References
  1. http://tribune.com.pk/story/364863/sterling-bounty-offered-for-obama-bush/
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18658233
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17723890
  4. http://pu.edu.pk/home/section/seminars/1445
  5. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/4804702/Labour-peer-Lord-Ahmed-jailed-for-motorway-texting.html
  6. http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=306382
  7. http://www.channel4.com/news/lord-ahmed-suspended-over-jewish-conspiracy-comments
  8. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-peer-lord-ahmed-resigns-from-party-over-alleged-antisemitic-comments-8614641.html
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