Recognition
In 2003, Dr Bari was awarded an MBE, for services to the community. In 2005, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In July 2008, he was made an Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary, University of London.
Timeout magazine in London found Dr Bari as one of London's 100 top movers and shakers in 2006. London Evening Standard found him one of London's 1000 most influential people in 2009. Dr Bari was recognised for his ‘Outstanding Achievement’ by British Bangladeshi Who's Who in Islamic Affairs and Community Relations. In January 2012, he was in the British Bangladeshi Power 100.
The University of East London conferred on Dr Bari with honorary doctorate in education in November 2012 ‘for his work as secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 to 2010 and for his contribution to the cultural life of east London’.
Dr Bari is one of the world’s 500 Most Influential Muslims .
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