Career
Bari has served East London’s diverse communities in various capacities for three decades. Since 2002, he has been the Chairman of the board of trustees at the East London Mosque (London’s first mosque, which now includes the London Muslim Centre) leading the institution to win the national ‘Super Model Mosque Competition’ in 2009. He is also a founding member of The East London Communities Organisation (TELCO), a coalition of churches, mosques, and other civil society organisations working together to promote understanding and a safer, fairer and better governed city.
He was Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from June 2006 until June 2010, having completed two terms. Prior to that, he served as the Council's Deputy-Secretary General for four years. As Secretary General, Bari worked to have more young people take part in the Council’s work.
A physicist and educationalist by training, Bari received his doctorate in Physics and qualified as a teacher from King’s College London, and gained a management degree from the Open University. He is now a Special Educational Needs specialist in London.
In addition, Bari is a patron of the National Youth Agency, The Ramphal Institute, Anchor House (a homeless charity based in Newham, London) and Nida Trust (an educational charity). He is a trustee of Muslim Aid, an international charity and London Catalyst. He served on the Good Childhood Inquiry Panel which was set up by the Children's Society in 2006. He is also an advisor to the Centre for Public Policy Seminars.
Bari is a parenting consultant and facilitates an interactive parenting skills programme “Building Families” (www.amanaparenting.com). He has written for various newspapers, journals and community publications. He is the author of Building Muslim Families, A Guide to Parenting, “Addressing Adolescence: A Guide to Parenting in Islam” and Race, Religion and Muslim Identity in Britain.
He is on the LOCOG (The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games) Board, responsible for preparing and staging the London 2012 Games - 2012 Summer Olympics.
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