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VERY VERY BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

# Born in Malawi in 1952
# Arrived in UK in 1969
# Founding Secretary General of MCB (established 1997)
# Received OBE in 1999
# Served further four years as SG in 2002-04 and 2004-06


ACHIEVEMENTS


  • In 1999 the Observer magazine produced a Power List of 300 most powerful people and he was numbered at 246. The Guardian newspaper named him in 2002 as ‘The most influential Muslim in the UK’. In 2005 the GQ magazine produced a list of 100 Most Powerful Men in Britain and he was ranked at number 10 as the voice of Muslims in Britain, who plays a vital role as mediator in multi-cultural Britain.


  • Iqbal has over the years served on number of other charitable and community organisations including British Heart Foundation, National Co-ordinating Committee of European Year Against Racism, National Consultation on Chaplaincy, Interfaith Network, Coroners Review Group and the Prince’s Trust.




MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN

Sacranie was General Secretary of the MCB during the September 11th Attacks on New York and the beginning of the War On Terror .

After the Madrid bombings he said "The hearts of Muslims and all peoples of conscience go out to families of those whose loved ones have been murdered and those who have been wounded in these appalling atrocities. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Spanish people at this time of shock and grief.”

In 2006, Muhammad Abdul Bari was elected to replace Iqbal Sacranie as General Secretary of the MCB.


CONTROVERSIES


Comments on Salman Rushdie

During The Satanic Verses Controversy , Sacranie was noted to have commented in regards to the Salman Rushdie , "Death, perhaps, is a bit too easy for him… his mind must be tormented for the rest of his life unless he asks for forgiveness to Almighty Allah." http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,112335,00.html

Comments on homosexuality

On January 3 2006 , Sacranie told BBC Radio 4 's PM programme he believes homosexuality is "not acceptable", and denounced same-sex civil partnerships as "harmful". He said that bringing in 'gay marriage' did "not augur well" for building the foundations of society. 234 In response, Peter Tatchell of gay rights group OutRage! said: "It is tragic for one minority to attack another minority."


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