List of British Pakistanis

The following is a list of notable British Pakistanis, namely notable citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie in Pakistan: == Academia and education == === Humanities === Sara Ahmed – professor of Race and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London and academic working at the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism Shabbir Akhtar – philosopher Tariq Ali – academic, historian and novelist Khizar Humayun Ansari OBE – director of the Centre for Minority Studies at the University of London, known for his work in the field of race and ethnic relations Sarah Ansari – professor of history at Royal Holloway, University of London Akil Awan – British academic and the current RCUK Fellow at the Royal Holloway, University of London Yasmin Khan – historian of British India and associate professor of history at the University of Oxford Ziauddin Sardar – scholar, writer and cultural critic Mona Siddiqui – professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding at the University of Glasgow, as well a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze, The Times, The Scotsman, The Guardian and The Herald === Natural sciences === Haroon Ahmed – professor emeritus of Microelectronics at the Cavendish Laboratory, the Physics Department of the University of Cambridge Saiful Islam – professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and a recipient of the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award Syma Khalid – biophysicist who is a professor of Computational Biophysics in Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Ehsan Masood – science writer, journalist and broadcaster; editor of Research Fortnight and Research Europe; teaches International Science Policy at Imperial College London Azra Meadows OBE – honorary lecturer in the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow Jawed Siddiqi – professor emeritus of software engineering at Sheffield Hallam University and political activist Ghayasuddin Siddiqui – academic and political activist === Social sciences === Hamza Alavi – Marxist academic sociologist and activist Muhammad Anwar – University of Warwick sociologist Tariq Modood – professor of sociology, politics and public policy at the University of Bristol === University leadership and executives === Nazir Afzal – former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England; Chancellor of the University of Manchester, began his term in 2022 as the highest ranked Pashtun at any Russell Group institution Aneez Esmail – retired Associate Vice-president at the University of Manchester; formerly based at Institute of Population Health belonging to the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences; held a visiting professorship at Harvard University in the US Sayeeda Warsi – former Chairman of the Conservative Party and now Deputy-Chancellor of the University of Bolton == Business and finance == === FTSE 100 and multinational corporations === Javed Ahmed – Former Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle PLC from 2009 to 2018, a FTSE 100 company which is one of Britain's oldest brands Mohammed Amin MBE – Retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers UK; Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, Amin joined the Liberal Democrats after the promotion of Boris Johnson Salman Amin – Former Chief Executive Officer of Turkish owned Pladis; group owner of Godiva premium chocolate and McVities biscuits Zameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey CBE – Chief Executive of Bestway Group; second richest Pakistani and the largest family-owned business in the United Kingdom Naguib Kheraj CBE – Former Vice-chairman of Barclays Bank PLC; former boss of JP Morgan Cazenove; his philanthropic interests have made him Chairman of the Aga Khan Foundation based in Karachi Pakistan Sir Anwar Pervez OBE – Rawalpindi-born businessman founder of the Bestway Group; one of the largest financial backers to the UK Conservative Party; lives in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Saif Malik – CEO, UK and Regional Head, Client Coverage, UK & Europe at Standard Chartered.

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List of British Pakistanis

The following is a list of notable British Pakistanis, namely notable citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie in Pakistan: == Academia and education == === Humanities === Sara Ahmed – professor of Race and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London and academic working at the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism Shabbir Akhtar – philosopher Tariq Ali – academic, historian and novelist Khizar Humayun Ansari OBE – director of the Centre for Minority Studies at the University of London, known for his work in the field of race and ethnic relations Sarah Ansari – professor of history at Royal Holloway, University of London Akil Awan – British academic and the current RCUK Fellow at the Royal Holloway, University of London Yasmin Khan – historian of British India and associate professor of history at the University of Oxford Ziauddin Sardar – scholar, writer and cultural critic Mona Siddiqui – professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding at the University of Glasgow, as well a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze, The Times, The Scotsman, The Guardian and The Herald === Natural sciences === Haroon Ahmed – professor emeritus of Microelectronics at the Cavendish Laboratory, the Physics Department of the University of Cambridge Saiful Islam – professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and a recipient of the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award Syma Khalid – biophysicist who is a professor of Computational Biophysics in Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Ehsan Masood – science writer, journalist and broadcaster; editor of Research Fortnight and Research Europe; teaches International Science Policy at Imperial College London Azra Meadows OBE – honorary lecturer in the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow Jawed Siddiqi – professor emeritus of software engineering at Sheffield Hallam University and political activist Ghayasuddin Siddiqui – academic and political activist === Social sciences === Hamza Alavi – Marxist academic sociologist and activist Muhammad Anwar – University of Warwick sociologist Tariq Modood – professor of sociology, politics and public policy at the University of Bristol === University leadership and executives === Nazir Afzal – former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England; Chancellor of the University of Manchester, began his term in 2022 as the highest ranked Pashtun at any Russell Group institution Aneez Esmail – retired Associate Vice-president at the University of Manchester; formerly based at Institute of Population Health belonging to the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences; held a visiting professorship at Harvard University in the US Sayeeda Warsi – former Chairman of the Conservative Party and now Deputy-Chancellor of the University of Bolton == Business and finance == === FTSE 100 and multinational corporations === Javed Ahmed – Former Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle PLC from 2009 to 2018, a FTSE 100 company which is one of Britain's oldest brands Mohammed Amin MBE – Retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers UK; Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, Amin joined the Liberal Democrats after the promotion of Boris Johnson Salman Amin – Former Chief Executive Officer of Turkish owned Pladis; group owner of Godiva premium chocolate and McVities biscuits Zameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey CBE – Chief Executive of Bestway Group; second richest Pakistani and the largest family-owned business in the United Kingdom Naguib Kheraj CBE – Former Vice-chairman of Barclays Bank PLC; former boss of JP Morgan Cazenove; his philanthropic interests have made him Chairman of the Aga Khan Foundation based in Karachi Pakistan Sir Anwar Pervez OBE – Rawalpindi-born businessman founder of the Bestway Group; one of the largest financial backers to the UK Conservative Party; lives in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Saif Malik – CEO, UK and Regional Head, Client Coverage, UK & Europe at Standard Chartered.

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