Muhammad Abdullah Salique

Cllr Muhammad Abdullah Salique
Mayor of Tower Hamlets
In office 22 May 2008 – 21 May 2009
Preceded by	Ann Jackson
Succeeded by	Ahmed Omer
Councillor of Bethnal Green North ward in Tower Hamlets Borough
In office 4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	James Richard Sanderson
Succeeded by	Zenith Rahman
Personal details
Born	9 March 1956 Sylhet Division, East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
Died	1st April 2014
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Razia Begum Salique
Residence	Tower Hamlets, London, England
Profession	Politician
Religion	Islam

Muhammad Abdullah Salique, or Mohammed Abdus Salique, (born 1 August 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, former councillor of Bethnal Green North ward and mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 2008 until 2009.

Early life

Salique was born in the Sylhet Division, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). He then moved to Tower Hamlets, London, England as a child. He attended a primary school in Spitalfields.

Career

Salique is a qualified youth, community and social worker within the borough, including working and teaching with young people at Tower Hamlets College.

In May 2006, Miah was elected councillor for Bethnal Green North in the Tower Hamlets Council election.^[1] On 22 May 2008, Salique was appointed as the new mayor of Tower Hamlets, and his deputy appointed was Ahmed Omer - a Bow East councillor.^[2][3] 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 involved forty people from different countries pledging an oath of allegiance to the Queen.^[4] 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.^[5] Salique selected the Child Concern Consortium as his Charity of the Year,^[6] and invited the charity to the Christmas Charity Ball at the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf.^[7] On 28 May 2008, he has also attended the Award Ceremony of the Brick Lane Youth Development Association (BLYDA) and Elite Youth at Mulberry School for Girls.^[8]

Personal life

Salique enjoys sports activities such as football, badminton, and swimming.^[9] He is married to Razia Begum Salique^[10] and has five children.

See also

• British Bangladeshi
• List of British Bangladeshis

References

1. "Election results for Bethnal Green North". Tower Hamlets Council. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. Saini, Angela (22 May 2008). "A shake-up at the Town Hall". London: BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
3. "Tower Hamlets - Mayor". Tower Hamlets. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
4. Gillon, Cate (22 July 2008). "Four London Boroughs Participate In Joint Citizenship Ceremony". Jamd. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
5. Gillon, Cate (29 September 2008). "City Lord Mayor pays Tower Hamlets its yearly 'rent ' of one salmon for Billingsgate". City of London. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
6. "New Mayor Chooses CCC as Charity of the Year". Child Concern Consortium. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
7. "Mayors Coty Christmas Ball". Child Concern Consortium. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
8. "Elite Youth Awards". Elite Youth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
9. "EastEnd Life" (750). Tower Hamlets Community Newspaper. 16–22 March 2009. p. 10.
10. "EastEnd Life" (751). Tower Hamlets Community Newspaper. 23–29 March 2009. p. 20.

External links

• Mohammed Abdus Salique on British Bangladeshi Who's Who
• McNally, Alex. Restaurant boss Siraj praised for community dedication Echo. 25 April 2009