{{Short description|Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2016 to 2021}} '''Harun Rashid Khan''' (known as '''Harun Khan''') was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2016 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcb.org.uk/about/team/office-bearers/|title=Office Bearers|date=2018-08-13|website=Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> The Muslim Council of Britain is a national umbrella body which currently serves more than 500 Muslim organisations and institutions in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/members/muslim-council-of-britain/|title=Muslim Council of Britain|website=The Religious Education Council of England and Wales|date=8 September 2017 |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> He was first elected to the position in 2016 and was the first British-born Secretary General of the organisation,<ref>{{Citation|last=BBC London|title=Muslim Council of Britain: Harun Khan interview – BBC London News|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1zd2MKkYKs|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> and was the youngest person to be elected into the role.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/east-end-boy-becomes-muslim-councils-first-british-born-leader-7r62x5rr2|title=East End boy becomes Muslim Council's first British-born leader|last=Burgess|first=Kaya|date=2016-07-30|work=The Times|access-date=2019-02-06|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2018 as Secretary General, for a further 2-year term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcb.org.uk/press-releases/youngest-deputy-secretary-general-elected-at-muslim-councils-21st-annual-general-meeting-agm/|title=Youngest Deputy Secretary General elected at Muslim Council's 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM)|last=Nasima|date=2018-07-10|website=Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> In 2021, he was replaced by Zara Mohammed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zara Mohammed Elected Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain |website=Muslim Council of Britain |url=https://mcb.org.uk/zara-mohammed-elected-secretary-general-of-the-muslim-council-of-britain/ |date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
== Early life == Khan was born in Whitechapel, East London.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/aishagani/meet-the-new-head-of-this-british-muslim-organisation|title=Meet The New Head Of The Muslim Council Of Britain|last=Gani|first=Aisha|website=BuzzFeed|date=23 July 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> His father emigrated from Bangladesh to East London in 1958 and worked in the garment trade and the restaurant industry.<ref name=":0" /> His mother was a seamstress.<ref name=":0" /> He has three sisters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.outsidersinlondon.org/Outsiders_in_London/14.html|title=Outsiders in London|website=www.outsidersinlondon.org|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref>
Khan is married and has three daughters.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Education == Khan attended Raine's Foundation School, a Church of England school in East London.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He completed his A-Levels at Lime Grove College.<ref name=":1" /> He went on to study at the University of East London, completing a degree in Civil Engineering.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://londonersathome.org/muslims.html|title=Muslim Londoners|website=londonersathome.org|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref>
== Career == During his time at the University of East London, Khan worked as a trainee civil engineer at Tower Hamlets Council, studying for his degree part-time.<ref name=":1" /> He later worked at Transport for London, becoming a senior manager before joining the Muslim Council of Britain.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Within the MCB, he has previously held the roles of Chair of the London Committee, Treasurer and Deputy Secretary General before being elected as Secretary General, initially in 2016.<ref name=":0" />
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