"Mohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh of Cornhill in the City of London, was born in Kenya and brought up in Uganda, his parents originating from the sub-continent of India. He chairs businesses in the financial services and property sectors and has long been a leading figure in the insurance industry and also has an academic background. He is particularly involved in promoting inter-faith dialogue and undertaking humanitarian work. He has travelled widely overseas and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate for his community work worldwide. He can best be described as a businessman, philanthropist, academic and a writer.
Lord Sheikh is a Conservative Member of the House of Lords and participates regularly in parliamentary activities, holding senior positions in several All-Party Parliamentary Groups.
He was made a Life Baron in 2006 and is a Freeman of the City of London. He founded and funds a registered personal and family charity, the Sheikh Abdullah Foundation, in his father's memory.
This is Lord Sheikh's second book. His first, Emperor of the Five Rivers (2017), was an acclaimed account of the life of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, a 19th century leader of the Sikh Empire, who became a seminal figure in Indian history. The book was well received, and all proceeds were donated to a charity looking after orphans. The proceeds of this book will be donated to St Christopher's Hospice, a charity offering palliative care in London. He is now working on his third book which is a historical novel."
Furthermore, I would like to provide you with the following additional information.
I believe in promoting interfaith dialogue and my various activities are testimony to my belief of promoting harmony and peace between various racial or religious groups. I am a patron of five Muslim and non-Muslim organisations which promote harmony and peace between all the communities.
I have spoken against antisemitism and all forms of bigotry in my speeches, including what I have said in the House of Lords. Danny Stone MBE, Chief Executive of Antisemitism Policy Trust, said in response to my recent speech in antisemitism, "we are immensely grateful to you for continuing to speak out against anti-Jewish and indeed other forms of racism."
I have undertaken a great deal of work to combat terrorism and radicalisation; I have written reports which have been sent to the Prime Minister, other Ministers and leaders of communities. I have addressed meetings at Muslim centres, Mosques and at gatherings of other communities about integration, interfaith work, promoting the positive principles of Islam and how to combat radicalisation and terrorism in the country and elsewhere in the world.
