Um acadêmico da Universidade de Lancashire (UCLAN) foi nomeado o mais jovem de vida da oposição na Câmara dos Lordes. Recentemente. Carreira. ”
The announcement confirming the new honour for Wajid Khan, a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MA in Community Leadership Programme, was made by the Prime Minister’s Office recently.
The 41-year-old, who is also the youngest Mayor of Burnley, was nominated for the honour by Sir Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Labour Party.
Wajid said: “This is the greatest honour. It’s not something I had even considered but to be put forward as a life peer and to serve in the House of Lords is the pinnacle of my long and varied political career.”
Wajid combinou sua carreira acadêmica com a política. Além de ser conselheiro local de Daneshouse e Stoneyholme Ward em Burnley e do atual prefeito, ele também atuou como deputado para o noroeste de 2017 a 2019. Enquanto no Parlamento Europeu, ele foi membro do Comitê de Assuntos Estrangeiros e do Subcomitido de Direitos Humanos. Ele tem um interesse particular em capacitar as estudantes maduras do sul da Ásia a se envolverem no ensino superior. Tive da minha família e dos moradores de Burnley. Este é um dia muito orgulhoso para mim. Honre e continue minha luta por dentro, servindo minha comunidade local e meu país com energia e entusiasmo como sempre. Downtown in Business
During his academic career, Wajid has co-authored both the undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in community leadership. He has a particular interest in empowering South Asian female mature students to re-engage in Higher Education.
Wajid, who was awarded the Sitara-i-Qaide Azam Award by the President of Pakistan for his work on International Human Rights, is also a fellow of the prestigious Higher Education Academy.
The dad-of-two added: “Not only is it a personal honour, but it’s also a testament to the support I have had from my family and from the residents of Burnley. This is a very proud day for me.
“I plan to continue my fight to champion the causes closest to my heart – human rights, workers’ rights, gender equality, and climate change.
“I still hold fast to my firm belief that the House of Lords should be an elected chamber but I’m a political ‘animal’ and, as such, I think it’s right that I should accept this honour and continue my fight from within, serving my local community and my country with energy and enthusiasm as I always have.”
He was one of 16 new peers announced and his official title will be decided shortly.
