British-Pakistani becomes Birmingham's new lord mayor

National
May 26, 2021
BIRMINGHAM: Councillor Muhammad Afzal becomes city’s new Lord Mayor. The veteran Labour politician was sworn in to be the “First Citizen” of the city where he’s lived for more than 50 years now. Muhammad Afzal who was first elected as a councillor way back in 1982 from city’s Aston Ward is currently the longest serving Muslim councillor in the UK.
Mohammad Afzal, who originally belongs to Dina near Jhelum, Pakistan came to the UK in 1969. He also happens to be the first Muslim elected as a councillor in Birmingham. Mohammed Afzal is Birmingham’s 5th Muslim Lord Mayor of Pakistani background. Other four are Councillor Mahmood Hussain followed by Councillor Abdul Rashid JP, Councillor Shafiq Shah and the current Lord Mayor Councillor Muhammad Azim.

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