Muhammad Abdullah Salique

Cllr Muhammad Abdullah Salique
Born	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Residence	Tower Hamlets, East London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Other names	Mohammed Abdus Salique
Ethnicity	Bangladeshi
Religion	Islam
Spouse	Razia Begum Salique

Muhammad Abdullah Salique (or Mohammed Abdus Salique), was the mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 2008-2009.^[1] He was replaced by Councillor Ahmed Omer, the first Somali mayor in Tower Hamlets and London.

Biography

Salique moved to Tower Hamlets, east London as a child from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh. He attended a primary school in Spitalfields. He is a qualified youth, community and social worker within the borough, including working and teaching with young people at Tower Hamlets College. Salique has been a local councillor since 2002, representing the Labour Party and ward member of Bethnal Green North. He enjoys sports activities such as football, badminton, and swimming.^[2] He is married to Razia Begum Salique,^[3] with five children.

Salique was appointed as the new mayor of Tower Hamlets on 22 May 2008, and his deputy appointed was Ahmed Omer - a Bow East councillor.^[4] He is the fifth Bangladeshi mayor of the borough. His new position is to chair council meetings and promote and support the borough through a variety of civic engagements, including representing the Queen as First Citizen of the borough, hosting events and welcoming visitors such as other Royals of all ships visiting the local docks.

As the mayor of Tower Hamlets he has represented himself in many awards and ceremonies. On 22 July 2008 he has presented people with British citizen certificates at a Citizenship Ceremony at Banqueting House, in Whitehall. The ceremony involed forty people from different countries pledging an oath of allegiance to the Queen.^[5] He has also visited the Billingsgate Market at the fish market run by the City Corporation, with Lord Mayor of the City of London David Lewis which he paid the traditional rent of one salmon to Salique.^[6] Salique selected the Child Concern Consortium as his Charity of the Year,^[7] and invited the charity to the Christmas Charity Ball at the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf.^[8] He has also attended the Award Ceremony of the Brick Lane Youth Development Association (BLYDA) and Elite Youth on 28 May 2008 at Mulberry School for Girls.^[9]

See also

• List of British Bangladeshis

References

1. ^ Tower Hamlets - Mayor Tower Hamlets. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
2. ^ EastEnd Life - Tower Hamlets Community Newspaper. Issue 750 (16–22 March 2009). page. 10.
3. ^ EastEnd Life - Tower Hamlets Community Newspaper. Issue 751 (23–29 March 2009). page. 20.
4. ^ Angela Saini (22/05/2008) A shake-up at the Town Hall BBC London (BBC). Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
5. ^ Cate Gillon (July 22, 2008) Four London Boroughs Participate In Joint Citizenship Ceremony Jamd. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
6. ^ City Lord Mayor pays Tower Hamlets its yearly 'rent ' of one salmon for Billingsgate City of London (29 September 2008). Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
7. ^ New Mayor Chooses CCC as Charity of the Year CCC. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
8. ^ Mayors Coty Christmas Ball CCC. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
9. ^ Awards Elite Youth. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.

External links

• Cllr Mohammed Abdus Salique British Bangladeshi Who's Who
• Restaurant boss Siraj praised for community dedication Echo

Civic offices
Preceded by Ann Jackson	Mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 22 May 2008 – 21 May 2009	Succeeded by Ahmed Omer

Persondata
Name	Abdullah Salique, Muhammad
Alternative names
Short description	Mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Date of birth
Place of birth	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Date of death
Place of death