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Qureshi was born in [[Manchester]], but was brought up in [[London]], in the [[City of Westminster]]. |
Qureshi was born in [[Manchester]], but was brought up in [[London]], in the [[City of Westminster]]. |
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Of [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]] descent,<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2358790/Amiss-unearths-helmet-that-changed-the-game.html Amiss unearths helmet that changed the game] Telegraph |
Of [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]] descent,<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2358790/Amiss-unearths-helmet-that-changed-the-game.html Amiss unearths helmet that changed the game] Daily Telegraph, 28 April 2005; [http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1609611 London legislator wants cricket in 2012 Olympics] MSN UK, 6 August 2008</ref> he comes from a politically active family: his father Mushtaq Qureshi is a Labour Party councillor in the [[City of Westminster]],<ref>http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councillors/cllr.cfm?cllr_id=44</ref> as is his sister Papya Qureshi.<ref>http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councillors/cllr.cfm?cllr_id=76</ref> |
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He attended [[Quintin Kynaston School]] and graduated from the [[University of East Anglia]] before undertaking an MSc in Environmental Economics at [[University College London]]. |
He attended [[Quintin Kynaston School]] and graduated from the [[University of East Anglia]] before undertaking an MSc in Environmental Economics at [[University College London]]. |
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In 2007 he hosted a meeting at [[City Hall (London)|City Hall]] which launched the [[Cambridge International Examinations|Cambridge]] [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education|IGCSEs]] in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India Studies.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=8304 New Cambridge IGCSEs launched at event attended by Nobel Prize Winner Professor Amartya Sen] University of Cambridge International Examinations, 20 June 2007</ref> |
In 2007 he hosted a meeting at [[City Hall (London)|City Hall]] which launched the [[Cambridge International Examinations|Cambridge]] [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education|IGCSEs]] in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India Studies.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=8304 New Cambridge IGCSEs launched at event attended by Nobel Prize Winner Professor Amartya Sen] University of Cambridge International Examinations, 20 June 2007</ref> |
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He closely follows political developments in [[South Asia]] and was in |
He closely follows political developments in [[South Asia]] and was in [[Bangladesh]] for the [[Bangladeshi general election, 2008|parliamentary elections]] in December 2008.<ref>[http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%e2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/ BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism] Qureshi Report, 1 January 2009</ref> |
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He contributes regular columns to the [[China Daily]] and [[Tribune (magazine)|Tribune]].<ref>See for example: [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2008-10/23/content_7132525.htm Time for congestion charging in Beijing?] China Daily, 23 October 2008; [http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/05/03/boris-progressive-image-is-just-spin/ Boris: progressive image is just spin] Tribune, 1 May 2009</ref> |
He contributes regular columns to the [[China Daily]] and [[Tribune (magazine)|Tribune]].<ref>See for example: [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2008-10/23/content_7132525.htm Time for congestion charging in Beijing?] China Daily, 23 October 2008; [http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/05/03/boris-progressive-image-is-just-spin/ Boris: progressive image is just spin] Tribune, 1 May 2009</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:25, 13 June 2009
Murad Qureshi | |
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| Member of the London Assembly for the Labour Party (London-wide) | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1965 Manchester, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence | Central London |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia University College London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.muradqureshi.com |
Murad Qureshi (born 27 May 1965) is a British Labour Party politician, and a Member of the London Assembly.
Background
Qureshi was born in Manchester, but was brought up in London, in the City of Westminster.
Of Bangladeshi descent,[1] he comes from a politically active family: his father Mushtaq Qureshi is a Labour Party councillor in the City of Westminster,[2] as is his sister Papya Qureshi.[3]
He attended Quintin Kynaston School and graduated from the University of East Anglia before undertaking an MSc in Environmental Economics at University College London.
Political career
He was a councillor in the City of Westminster from 1998 to 2006, was elected on the Labour Party's party list to the London Assembly in the 2004 Assembly election and was re-elected in the 2008 election.
He is Chair of the London Assembly's Environment Committee, Member of the Budget and Performance Committee, Member of the Standards Committee, Member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, which oversees the London Fire Brigade, and Chair of the Mayor's London Waterways Commission.
As an Assembly Member he has undertaken rapporteurships into pedicabs (cycle rickshaws)[4] and the loss of London's playing fields.[5] The latter report called for Sport England to be consulted on all applications for developments on playing fields measuring 0.2 hectares or more, a policy which has since been adopted by the Department for Communities and Local Government.[6]
Campaigns and activities
Among current campaigns he is calling for the inclusion of Twenty20 cricket in the 2012 Olympic Games,[7] a proposal which has received the backing of the London Assembly,[8] and he has advocated the use of blue lines to mark the courses of London's underground rivers.[9]
He has called for Edgware Road tube station (Bakerloo Line) to be renamed Church Street Market, as this would end the confusion between that station and the namesake station on the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines.[10]
He has worked to raise awareness of the crucial role of remittances in international development.[11]
In 2007 he hosted a meeting at City Hall which launched the Cambridge IGCSEs in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India Studies.[12]
He closely follows political developments in South Asia and was in Bangladesh for the parliamentary elections in December 2008.[13]
He contributes regular columns to the China Daily and Tribune.[14]
References
- ^ Amiss unearths helmet that changed the game Daily Telegraph, 28 April 2005; London legislator wants cricket in 2012 Olympics MSN UK, 6 August 2008
- ^ http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councillors/cllr.cfm?cllr_id=44
- ^ http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councillors/cllr.cfm?cllr_id=76
- ^ London's Rickshaws London Assembly Transport Committee, February 2005
- ^ Offside: The Loss of London's Playing Fields London Assembly Environment Committee, May 2006
- ^ Umpires rule on playing field sales are ruled offside Evening Standard, 11 March 2009
- ^ AM launches petition to include cricket at London Olympics Twenty20 for 2012 press release, 5 August 2008
- ^ London Assembly wants T20 cricket in 2012 Olympics Times of India, 21 November 2008
- ^ Time to draw a (blue) line over the capital's historic lost rivers West End Extra, 9 January 2009
- ^ Call to rename twin Tube stations BBC News, 14 September 2007
- ^ Migrant workers of the world unite Observer, 15 January 2006; Money transfers make the world go round Qureshi Report, 26 February 2009
- ^ New Cambridge IGCSEs launched at event attended by Nobel Prize Winner Professor Amartya Sen University of Cambridge International Examinations, 20 June 2007
- ^ BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism Qureshi Report, 1 January 2009
- ^ See for example: Time for congestion charging in Beijing? China Daily, 23 October 2008; Boris: progressive image is just spin Tribune, 1 May 2009
External links
- http://www.muradqureshi.com Murad Qureshi's website
- http://blog.muradqureshi.com Murad Qureshi's blog
- Biography from the London Assembly
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