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Interfaith and community cohesion expert Professor Adeeba Malik CBE DL has been nominated as the new High Sheriff of West Yorkshire.
It is yet another moment of success for Malik CBE DL, who has worked with the Bradford ethnic minority-led charity, QED Foundation, for more than 32 years.
The Deputy Chief Executive has helped QED Foundation become one of the most influential organisations of its kind in the UK.
Now, she will take office at the High Sheriff Declarations ceremony in March 2024.
Adeeba began as a teacher in Bradford and Hull and has dedicated her career to creating social and economic opportunity for minority ethnic groups in the UK in the face of prejudice.
In addition to her role at QED, Adeeba has held numerous ministerial and non-ministerial roles on various boards in Bradford, Yorkshire, and nationally over the last 25 years, working across Whitehall.
Some of these include Yorkshire Forward, The Waterways Trust, the Ethnic Minority Business Taskforce, Sheffield Hallam University, Carer’s Resource, the Cabinet Office Race Disparity Advisory Board, and the Women and Work Commission.
From facilitating integration to shaping government policy, she has become a leading voice for the socially disadvantaged.
She is currently a board member of the Home Office Strategic Race Advisory Board, Director of the Bradford Culture Company, member of the State Honours Committee, and member of the Nurture Academies Trust. She is a visiting professor at York St. John’s University and a deputy lieutenant for West Yorkshire.
Adeeba received the MBE in 2004 and a CBE in 2015 for her contribution to mainstream public bodies.
The Office of High Sheriff is carried out on a wholly voluntary basis. It is a non-political one-year role appointed by the Crown that represents the King in West Yorkshire in upholding all matters related to the judiciary and law and order.
Dr Mohammed Ali OBE, CEO of the QED Foundation, said, “I’m immensely proud of Adeeba and all her achievements over the years. This nomination is testament to her passion, integrity, and dedication—qualities that have played a vital role over the years in helping to make QED the force of good it is today.”Adeeba said, “I’m deeply honoured to be nominated for this prestigious role.”
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