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'''Mohammed Ajeeb''' CBE is a former [[Lord Mayor]] of [[Bradford]], and was the first Asian [[Lord Mayor]] in the [[United Kingdom]].

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'''Mohammed Ajeeb''' [[CBE]] (born 1938) is a former [[Lord Mayor]] of [[Bradford]], and was the first Asian (Kashmiri) [[Lord Mayor]] in the [[United Kingdom]].

==Biography==

Mohammed Ajeeb was born in [[Mirpur, Pakistan|Mirpur]] (now in, [[PakistanAzad Kashmir]]) in 1938. HeAjeeb attended [[Dadyal High School]], and then studied at a local college in the district and went on to study at [[Karachi University]]. HeAjeeb camemoved to Britain in 1957, and settled in [[Nottingham]], whereworking hefirst didin variousa manualsoap jobsfactory, beforeand movingthen intoin communitypublic transport. He workwas asalso a housing officer with the District Community Relations Committee.

In 1973 he was appointed Assistant Director of ''SHARE'' (Shelter Housing and Reneval Experiment, in Bradford and went on to become the director in 1976. After joining the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in 1974, Ajeeb became Chairman of the Bradford Community Relations Council in 1977 and was elected to Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1979. In 1984 he was elected Chairman of the Labour Group on the council and became [[Lord Mayor]] in 1985–86.

He moved to Bradford in 1973, when he was invited to become deputy director of ''SHARE'' (Shelter Housing and Reneval Experiment). He became the directory in 1977.

In 2001 heAjeeb was awardawarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in the [[Queen's [[Birthday Honours List]].

He joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in 1974, was elected to the local Council in 1979, and was [[Lord Mayor]] in 1985-86.

==Controversy==

In 2001 he was award the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in the Queen's [[Birthday Honours List]].

Ajeeb has been criticised for causing the sacking of headmaster [[Ray Honeyford]], who in 1984 wrote an article in ''[[The Salisbury Review]]'', arguing that multiculturalism was damaging the Pakistani children whom he taught.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1527371/Headteacher-who-never-taught-again-after-daring-to-criticise-multiculturalism.html | title=Headteacher who never taught again after daring to criticise multiculturalism | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=27 August 2006 | first1=Karyn | last1=Miller | first2=Melissa | last2=Kite | first3=James | last3=Orr | first4=Nina | last4=Goswami | first5=Roya | last5=Nikkhah | accessdate=6 February 2020 }}</ref>

==References==

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*{{cite book|first = Derek A J|last=Lister|title=Bradford's Own|year=2004|publisher=Sutton|idisbn=ISBN 0-7509-3826-9}}

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[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]

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