Harun Nasrullah
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) elected a new National Council and Deputy Secretary General during its annual general meeting on January 28. The incumbent Secretary General, Zara Mohammed was re-elected having run unopposed. She will serve as Secretary-General for the next two-year term.
Mohammed Kozbar, a community leader and chair of the Finsbury Park mosque in North London, won the majority of affiliate votes to become Deputy Secretary General.
Lamine Konate, an imam and acting treasurer of the MCB, was also in the running for this post.
Mohammed Kozbar is a Master’s graduate in charity management. He has previously served on the MCB’s National Council and is the Chairman of Finsbury Park Mosque.
“I welcome DSG Mohammed Kozbar to his new position and look forward to working with him, our incoming National Council (2023-2025), and Office Bearers to continue serving the MCB’s network of affiliates across the UK, as well as the larger British Muslim communities of which they are a part,” said Zara Mohammed said in a statement to The Muslim News.
With over 500 affiliated national, regional, and local organisations, mosques, charities, and schools, the MCB is the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella body. Every two years, affiliates elect a Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, and National Council.
