IMAM Dr Abduljalil Sajid

IMAM Dr Abduljalil Sajidis a leading British Muslim of Pakistani origin who is at present Chairman of Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony UK (MCRRH) , Chairman of the National Association of British Pakistani (NABPAK); Chairman of UK Chapter of World Conference of Religion and Peace (WCRP) and WCRP European Board member and Adviser to WCRP-ECRL (European Council of Religious Leaders); Chairman of Pakistan Welfare Association Sussex (PWA); Chairman Islamic Food and Nutrition Council UK; Chairman of the Muslim Marriage Guidance Council UK (MMGC). He is a European reprehensive of the World Council of Muslims Inter-faith Relations (WCMIR); Imam of Brighton Islamic Mission (BIM) and a member of Imams and Mosques Council UK, Executive Committee member of European IMAM and Religious Leaders Council; Muslim Judge of Muslim Family Court, and Treasurer of National Association of British Pakistani (NABPAK) 1999-2005; He is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Agenda for Reconciliation (AFR) of an International network of Initiatives of Change (I of C), Maimonides Foundation, Sir Sternburg Centre's Dialogue Group, Black Jewish Forum and Three-faith Forum. He is the founding member of Alif-Aleph UK British Muslims-British Jews. He is Secretary of the Ethnic Minorities Representatives Council (EMRC), a trustee of Black and Minority Ethnic Community Partnership. Imam Sajid was Chairman of Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) Social Policy, Welfare and Regeneration Committee (1997-2002) currently Secretary MCB Masjid (Mosques) and Community Affairs Committee of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) 2004- and Secretary of the Al-Hijrah Trust UK (1997-). He is member of the Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia (1994-) adviser to the latest Report of the Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia published on 2 June 2004 , an adviser to Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham on matters of faith and cross-culture. He is a Muslim Chaplain at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and South Downs Health NHS Trusts. ). He is an International Secretary of the Executive Committee of World Congress of Faiths (WCF); National Association of SACRES; National Council for the Welfare of Muslim Prisoners (NCWMP) (1999-2001) and the Inter-faith Network UK (2000- 2002) and since year 2000 Ambassador of Peace of Inter-religious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFFWP). He was founding Chair of Brighton and Hove Interfaith Contact Group (IFCG) 1995-2000 and currently IFCG's National and international link Officer. He was Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) 1990-98 and Chair of Citizens Advice Bureaux's (NACAB) Black Workers Group 1991-95. He was Assistant Secretary General of Union of Muslim Organisations (UMO) during 1980-94 and Trustees of Friends of National Association of Citizen Advice Bureaux's (NACAB) and NACAB Council member 1990-94. He was an Executive Committee member of United Kingdom Immigration Advisory Services (UKIAS) during 1978-1995. He was an Executive Committee member of the Federation of Students Islamic Societies (FOSIS) and President of Students Islamic Society at London School of Economics 1977-80. He is the founding member of the Standing Conference of Jews, Christian and Muslims in Europe (JCM) and Alif-Aleph UK British Jews and British Muslims from the very beginning. has been appointed by the European Commission as their adviser on "Religion and Culture" and he has been elected as Chairman of the task force for the European 2008 Year of Inter-cultural Dialogue under the Slovenia Chairmanship. Imam Sajid is a Senior Adviser to European Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace (ECRL). He is a consultant to a number of statutory and voluntary agencies on race, multi-cultural and religious issues. His special interests include Freedom, Human Rights, Morality, and Social Justice, Inter-faith dialogue, Equality and responsibility. He opposes and campaigns against all forms of discrimination and oppression.