Prominent Visitors
Prominent imams who have visited the mosque: Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (imam of Masjid al-Haram), Adel Salem Al Kalbani (former Imam of Masjid al-Haram), Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (one of the leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami), Yusuf Estes, Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, Hussain Yee, Abdullah Hakim Quick, Mustafa Cerić (Grand Mufti of Bosnia).
Politicians who have visited the mosque: Mike O'Brien (former Minister of State), Fiona MacTaggart (former Home Office Minister), Stephen Twigg (former Minister for Schools), Stephen Timms (Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury), Dominic Grieve (Attorney General), Sadiq Khan (former Minister of State for Transport), Boris Johnson (Mayor of London), Ken Livingstone (former Mayor of London), Baroness Uddin, Robin Cook (former Foreign Secretary).
Other notable visitors: Prince Charles, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (former Prime Minister of Malaysia), Lord Phillips (former Lord Chief Justice), Sir John Stevens (former Metropolitan Police Commissioner), Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (former President of the Maldives), Brendan Barber (Secretary General of TUC), Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal (former Bishop of Jerusalem), Louis Susman (United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hisashi Owada (President of the International Court of Justice).
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