Shiria Khatun
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Shiria Khatun is one of the short listed mayoral Labour
candidates in Tower Hamlets
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, United Kingdom
, and raised and educated in Tower Hamlets. Her parents, Haji Mohammed Mokis and Joytera Khatun came to UK in late 1950’s. Both her parents passed away when she was a teenager.
for East India & Lansbury ward
in May 2006. Soon after getting elected, Shiria was appointed by the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone
as his Adviser for Transport for London.
She is currently a Cabinet Member in charge of Children’s Services. Shiria has previously served on the Scrutiny Committees researching on underage drinking in the borough. Shiria represents the council on many committees as well as external boards, she is also the Media & Communication’s Officer for Tower Hamlets Labour Group.
She is a member of Regional Party selection panel for LG Candidates (Ealing, Newham, Haringey). She has been a Board Member of London Pensions Fund Authority
. She is a Youth Employment Specialist for The Working Well Trust, a Work Placement Scheme Coordinator in St. Hilda’s East Community Centre.
She has also been a TV Presenter/Researcher/Script Writer, Bangla TV
in 2005, a Youth Enterprise Coordinator in Leaside Regeneration Ltd, a Lansbury Estate Board member from 2003, a Project Manager in The Children's Society
(Children’s Voice project), a Centre Coordinator in Peabody Trust
– The Sundial Centre and a Senior Mental Health Care Assistant in St. Clements Hospital
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidates in Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It is in the eastern part of London and covers much of the traditional East End. It also includes much of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks...
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Early life
Shiria Khatun was born in BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and raised and educated in Tower Hamlets. Her parents, Haji Mohammed Mokis and Joytera Khatun came to UK in late 1950’s. Both her parents passed away when she was a teenager.
Career
Khatun was elected as a CouncillorCouncillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
for East India & Lansbury ward
Lansbury Estate
The Lansbury Estate is a public housing estate in the Poplar area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets named after George Lansbury, a Poplar councillor and Labour party MP.It is one of the largest such estates in London...
in May 2006. Soon after getting elected, Shiria was appointed by the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...
as his Adviser for Transport for London.
She is currently a Cabinet Member in charge of Children’s Services. Shiria has previously served on the Scrutiny Committees researching on underage drinking in the borough. Shiria represents the council on many committees as well as external boards, she is also the Media & Communication’s Officer for Tower Hamlets Labour Group.
She is a member of Regional Party selection panel for LG Candidates (Ealing, Newham, Haringey). She has been a Board Member of London Pensions Fund Authority
London Pensions Fund Authority
The London Pensions Fund Authority is a pension fund administration that in addition to maintaining its own fund is a key figure in administering the Local Government Pension Scheme, for local government employees and others across the United Kingdom...
. She is a Youth Employment Specialist for The Working Well Trust, a Work Placement Scheme Coordinator in St. Hilda’s East Community Centre.
She has also been a TV Presenter/Researcher/Script Writer, Bangla TV
Bangla TV
Bangla TV is a UK-based satellite television channel targeting the Bengali speaking people in the United Kingdom, and in Europe.-History:Launched in 1999, Bangla TV was the first Bengali language television channel in the UK...
in 2005, a Youth Enterprise Coordinator in Leaside Regeneration Ltd, a Lansbury Estate Board member from 2003, a Project Manager in The Children's Society
The Children's Society
The Children's Society, formally The Church of England Children's Society, is a UK charity allied to the Church of England and driven by a belief that all children deserve a good childhood.-History:...
(Children’s Voice project), a Centre Coordinator in Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust , founded in 1862, is one of London's oldest and largest housing associations with over 19,000 properties. It also a charity and urban regeneration agency...
– The Sundial Centre and a Senior Mental Health Care Assistant in St. Clements Hospital
St. Clements Hospital
St Clements Hospital was a Victorian mental health hospital in Mile End, in the East End of London. It closed in 2005.-History:The buildings were originally built in 1848-49 as a workhouse, for the Board of Guardians of the City of London Union. It became an infirmary for the CLU in 1874, and in...
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Personal life
She is married with four children, her 9 year old son is a School Councillor, her husband Lutfur Rahman is an Outreach Worker in Poplar.External links
- Shiria Khatun - Tower Hamlets councillor
- Death Threats. Daisy Gray. ITV London TonightLondon TonightLondon Tonight is a regional news programme broadcast on ITV London . Produced by ITN, the programme is broadcast at 6pm every weeknight, also including local sports news and local features of interest.Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses...
. Sun Mar 7 2010 - Muslim councillor defies hate campaign after death threats over 'western' appearance. London Evening StandardEvening StandardThe Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
. Abul Taher. 8 Mar 2010 - Muslim councillor Shiria Khatun of Tower Hamlets claims that she has been forced to change the way she dresses after receiving death threats over her ‘western’ style appearance. Jan Gerhard. Total PoliticsTotal PoliticsTotal Politics is a British political magazine described as a "a lifestyle magazine for the political community". It was first published in June 2008 and is distributed freely to all MPs, MEPs, peers, political journalists, members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies, and all...
. 09 Mar 2010 - Councillor Shiria Khatun defies hate campaign over her 'western' appearance. Bengali Voice