Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon
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Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon is a businessman and a British
Conservative
Politician
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Ahmad is the third Muslim
life peer
for the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
and was appointed as the Vice chairman of the Conservative Party for Cities in 2008. He has held various local posts as a councillor and politician.
He was the Parliamentary Candidate for the General Election 2005 for Croydon North
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Ahmad is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
. He is a British Pakistani.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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Ahmad is the third Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
for the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
and was appointed as the Vice chairman of the Conservative Party for Cities in 2008. He has held various local posts as a councillor and politician.
He was the Parliamentary Candidate for the General Election 2005 for Croydon North
Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)
Croydon North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
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Ahmad is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
. He is a British Pakistani.