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Manchester's Lord Mayor
Councillor Mohammed Afzal Khan
Early Years
Councillor Mohammed Afzal Khan was born in Pakistan and moved to Brierfield in Lancashire when he was 12 years old. He started his working life as a labourer in a mill and later became a weaver. On moving to Manchester he resumed his education and completed his A-levels at Abraham Moss College. During this period Afzal worked as a bus driver and then as a youth worker in Cheetham Hill. He then joined Greater Manchester Police and served as a police constable. He took law a step further and went on to higher education and completed a Law degree and began his career as a solicitor. He has practised law for many years and is a senior partner at a Manchester law firm.
Becoming Councillor
Councillor Khan was elected to represent the Cheetham ward in 2000 and since then has served on Social Strategy, Finance and General Purpose Committees for Manchester City Council. He has also held the posts of assistant Executive member for Finance and Personnel and Lead Member for Race Equality. Councillor Khan is an active member of Amicus, the GMB Trade Union and the United Co-op Movement. Afzal was an advisor to the Department of Trade and Industry between the years of 2000 and 2004 and has worked as a non-executive director for North Manchester Primary Health Care Trust since 2001. He is also a school governor at Temple and Cheetham Community schools.
Charitable Work
Councillor Khan has been involved with extensive charitable work with a number of local and national charities; including BBC Children in Need, Christie’s hospital, UKIM Relief and Human Appeal International. During his year as Lord Mayor his primary focus will be The Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal Trust. Councillor Mohammed Afzal Khan and his wife Shkeela have been happily married for 26 years. They have 3 children, Maryam, Imran and Ayesha.
Lord Mayor's Message
I am humbled by the great honour bestowed upon me by being made Lord Mayor of this great and vibrant City. I am also mindful of the many responsibilities this post brings with it, so I will strive to work for every Manchester resident. My personal desire will be to support examples of social inclusion and development by recognising and giving equal worth to the many religions and faiths within the City. Therefore, this year I have decided to appoint a chaplaincy team comprising representatives from all the City’s major faiths in recognition of our diversity. It is vital that all our communities are able to benefit from the opportunities being created in the City. I will encourage and support partnership working across the City to promote economic growth that helps to tackle worklessness and reduce exclusion. I will champion the Council’s drive to make this City a clean, green and pleasant place to live, work and play. I look forward to working with all the communities across the City to make every neighbourhood a great place to live.
Councillor Mohammed Afzal Khan Lord Mayor of Manchester
Ono što je zaniljivo i lijepo jeste da je njegova inauguracija otpočela sa Kur'anom i cijela manifestacija je protekla u sjeni islamskih običaja; ilahije, kaside....
Muslimani u Velikoj Britaniji broje 2,5 miliona, a najviše ih živi upravo u gradu najslavnijeg nogometnog kluba sa ostrva Manchester United-a.
umro je mostar wrote:Sada je na redu stvaranje Muslimanske Autonomne Oblasti Manshester-
MAO Manchester, kako to gordo zvuči
Oni koji razumiju Engl. bi trebali razumjeti da je covjek obican "law-abiding-citizen" koji nema veze sa religijskim podvojenostima tipicnim za prostore bivse Yu. Upravo, ne bi trebalo biti bitno ko si, ili sto si; bitno je da si covjek i da zadovoljavas kriterije.
bosniaque wrote:
Councillor Mohammed Afzal Khan Lord Mayor of Manchester
Ejs, ... Britanci, stare kurave. Davno, prije nas, su oni skontali sta znaci IKEBANA.
Ma nije samo IKEBANA....nego te tol'ko toleriraju...da se opustis...i pocnes se polako asimilarati. Nekako je lakse kad te mal'ko vise "mrze". Drzis se "svoga". Evo kod mene je najveci problem asimilacija...al'ne zato sto je mi zelimo....nit'sto nam je namecu...nego zato sto je sistem takav. Tolerancija, cak i ogranicena...te asimilira. Svak'moze biti Englez, Amerikanac, Australijanac, Juznoafrikanac. Jest'da postoji nekakva etnicka hijerarkija...ali ni to vise ne vazi. Samo kao primjer...nekad su "gojim" Zidovima gradili getoe...danas se Zidovi satrase gradeci sebi svoje getoe...."da bi opstali". Jerbo inace...slijedi asimilacija.
U ovom svjetu... Money talks, bullshit walks, a Oprah Winfrey mlati Amerikom. Sad joj se i modna kuca Hermes izvinjava ze neposlusnost.
Ejs, ... Britanci, stare kurave. Davno, prije nas, su oni skontali sta znaci IKEBANA. 
