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Sadiq Khan tops 2016 list of most influential Asian people Sadiq Khan tops 2016 list of most influential Asian people
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The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been judged the most influential Asian person in Britain, topping a list of 101 prominent people including the Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Hinduja brothers and musician Zayn Malik.The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been judged the most influential Asian person in Britain, topping a list of 101 prominent people including the Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Hinduja brothers and musician Zayn Malik.
Khan, an observant Muslim and former civil rights lawyer, claimed the top slot after he won the mayoral election in May this year. Khan reclaimed the post for Labour after eight years of Conservative rule, becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major western capital.Khan, an observant Muslim and former civil rights lawyer, claimed the top slot after he won the mayoral election in May this year. Khan reclaimed the post for Labour after eight years of Conservative rule, becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major western capital.
Khan is described as “someone who has smashed one of the biggest glass ceilings in the country” in the GG2 Power 101 list compiled by the Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG).Khan is described as “someone who has smashed one of the biggest glass ceilings in the country” in the GG2 Power 101 list compiled by the Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG).
Shailesh Solanki, executive director of AMG, said: “He is someone very special. He grew up in very humble circumstances on a tough council estate in London. It was there as a young boy that he witnessed first-hand the poverty and burning injustice that afflicts so many parts of our country.Shailesh Solanki, executive director of AMG, said: “He is someone very special. He grew up in very humble circumstances on a tough council estate in London. It was there as a young boy that he witnessed first-hand the poverty and burning injustice that afflicts so many parts of our country.
“It was these early experiences which were to shape and influence our winner to go into public life. He qualified as a lawyer and took a lead in fighting inequality and injustice, much of it pro bono.“It was these early experiences which were to shape and influence our winner to go into public life. He qualified as a lawyer and took a lead in fighting inequality and injustice, much of it pro bono.
“Earlier this year he won his biggest victory of all. Against the odds, he won a gruelling primary campaign and then went on to win the election with an emphatic mandate – the biggest personal mandate in British political history,” said Solanki.“Earlier this year he won his biggest victory of all. Against the odds, he won a gruelling primary campaign and then went on to win the election with an emphatic mandate – the biggest personal mandate in British political history,” said Solanki.
“His victory and huge personal mandate sent a message to the world, that Britain was a bright glowing beacon of diversity and inclusion by electing its first Asian mayor of the great city of London.”“His victory and huge personal mandate sent a message to the world, that Britain was a bright glowing beacon of diversity and inclusion by electing its first Asian mayor of the great city of London.”
The son of a bus driver, Khan was the fifth of eight children in his family. He became a partner in a human rights law firm aged 27 and also chaired the human rights group Liberty before being elected to parliament in Tooting in 2005. He became transport minister in the last year of Gordon Brown’s government.The son of a bus driver, Khan was the fifth of eight children in his family. He became a partner in a human rights law firm aged 27 and also chaired the human rights group Liberty before being elected to parliament in Tooting in 2005. He became transport minister in the last year of Gordon Brown’s government.
The 46-year-old married father of two knocked the communities secretary, Sajid Javid, who had held the crown for the past two years, off the top spot.The 46-year-old married father of two knocked the communities secretary, Sajid Javid, who had held the crown for the past two years, off the top spot.
The secretary for international development, Priti Patel, remains the highest-ranking woman, retaining third place, while the Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain is a new entry at No 5.The secretary for international development, Priti Patel, remains the highest-ranking woman, retaining third place, while the Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain is a new entry at No 5.
Solanki said: “No story has been more remarkable in the past 12 months than that of Nadiya Hussain.Solanki said: “No story has been more remarkable in the past 12 months than that of Nadiya Hussain.
“She has had a huge impact on the country. Nobody would have thought a few years ago that a young Bangladeshi woman in a hijab would win The Great British Bake Off. She is such a positive role model for multicultural Britain.”“She has had a huge impact on the country. Nobody would have thought a few years ago that a young Bangladeshi woman in a hijab would win The Great British Bake Off. She is such a positive role model for multicultural Britain.”
Hussain, the 31-year-old, Luton-born wife of Abdal and mother of three children – Musa, nine, Dawud, eight, and Maryam, five, now writes a weekly in the Times newspaper and has published two cookery books.Hussain, the 31-year-old, Luton-born wife of Abdal and mother of three children – Musa, nine, Dawud, eight, and Maryam, five, now writes a weekly in the Times newspaper and has published two cookery books.
The list will be revealed at the GG2 Leadership awards dinner in London, hosted by the BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake.The list will be revealed at the GG2 Leadership awards dinner in London, hosted by the BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake.
The Labour MP Keith Vaz, former chair of the home affairs select committee, is no longer on the list after topping it in 2012. Vaz resigned from his parliamentary role after being caught in a tabloid sting allegedly using the services of sex workers at the same time as his committee was investigating prostitution.The Labour MP Keith Vaz, former chair of the home affairs select committee, is no longer on the list after topping it in 2012. Vaz resigned from his parliamentary role after being caught in a tabloid sting allegedly using the services of sex workers at the same time as his committee was investigating prostitution.
Yousafzai is the youngest entry on the list, aged just 19. The Pakistani-born schoolgirl, who was shot by the Taliban for defending her right to education, is at 10, having claimed the top slot four years ago.Yousafzai is the youngest entry on the list, aged just 19. The Pakistani-born schoolgirl, who was shot by the Taliban for defending her right to education, is at 10, having claimed the top slot four years ago.
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* This article was amended on 20 October 2016 to make clear that Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry, not the Nobel peace prize