Aamer Sarfraz, Baron Sarfraz
Aamer Ahmad Sarfraz (born September 1981) is a British-Pakistani businessman and politician. He was previously a Conservative Party Treasurer, before being nominated for a life peerage by Boris Johnson in the 2019 Dissolution Honours List.[1]
Background
Sarfraz grew up in Islamabad, before moving to the United Kingdom in 2002. He is a graduate of Boston University, and the London School of Economics.[2]
Business Career
Sarfraz is founder of Better Grain[3], an agriculture business working with smallholder farmers in Asia. Sarfraz was previously a Managing Director at The Electrum Group, a private equity firm, and a Venture Partner at Draper Associates, an early-stage technology venture capital firm.[4]
Conservative Party Fundraising
As a Conservative Party Treasurer, Sarfraz chaired the Business and Entrepreneurs' Forum, described as a 'a network of business leaders that support the Conservative Party', charging £3,000 a year for membership.[5]
Since 2018, he has donated £122,500 to the Conservative Party.[6]
House of Lords
Sarfraz was nominated to the House of Lords on 31 July 2020[7]
Sarfraz stated that improving relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom will be a fundamental part of his new work.[8]
References
- ^ "Dissolution Peerages 2019" (PDF). Gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Queen appoints British-Pakistani Aamer Sarfraz as House of Lords member". The Express Tribune (Pakistan). August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Better Grain Agriculture". Better Grain. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "A Pair of Silicon Valley Venture Veterans Eye SPACs as a Way to Sidestep IPOs". The Street. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Inside the elite Tory fundraising machine". Open Democracy. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Commission". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Dissolution Peerages 2019" (PDF). Gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Queen appoints British-Pakistani Aamer Sarfraz as House of Lords member". The Express Tribune (Pakistan). August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.