Mohammed Amin (businessman)

Mohammed Amin MBE FRSA is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, an affiliated group within the British Conservative Party, since mid-2014.[2] The Conservative Muslim chief is reported in June 2019 as having been expelled from the Tory Muslim group [3] following his strong public criticism of the 'moral integrity' of Boris Johnson. He resigned from the Conservative Party on 23 July 2019 when Johnson was announced as the new leader.[4] He writes regularly about political and community cohesion issues on the ConservativeHome website.[5]

Amin sits on the Mosque committee at the Victoria Park Mosque in Manchester[1]

Amin has lived in the UK since 1952. He graduated in mathematics from Clare College, Cambridge, then obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Leeds. He is a chartered accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He served on the Council for 12 years, standing down in 2015. In 2005 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[6]

Amin was the first Muslim partner of Price Waterhouse UK, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. He was elected to PwC's Supervisory Board from 2003 [7] to 2009. Before his retirement at the end of 2009, Amin was PwC's head of Islamic finance in the UK.[8]

Amin is Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester,[9] Chairman of the Council of the Islam & Liberty Network,[10] and Chair of Donors of the Curriculum for Cohesion.[11] He speaks and writes regularly on Islamic finance and on issues connected with politics and social cohesion. Clare College, Cambridge chose him as its Alumnus of the Year for 2014.[12] He was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List June 2016 "For services to Community Cohesion and Inter-faith Relations in Greater Manchester."[13]

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References
  1. "Background information about Mohammed Amin". Mohammed Amin's website - Serious writing for serious readers.
  2. "Lord Sheikh relinquishes CMF Chairmanship". Conservative Muslim Forum. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "Conservative Muslim chair says he was expelled from group for questioning Boris Johnson's 'moral fitness'". ITV plc. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. "Leading Tory Muslim quits after 'morally unfit' Boris becomes PM". Metro News. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. "Posts by Mohammed Amin". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. Amin, Mohammed. "About Mohammed Amin". MohammedAmin.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. "PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK Annual Report 2003" (PDF). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. "The Treasurer magazine article October 2009" (PDF). Association of Corporate Treasurers. October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  9. "Members of the Executive". The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. "Islam and Liberty Network Council". Islam & Liberty Network. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. "The Patrons". Curriculum for Cohesion. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  12. "Alumnus of the Year 2014: Mohammed Amin (1969)". Clare College. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  13. "Birthday Honours List United Kingdom". Supplement No. 1. London Gazette. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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