Cllr Ghazanfar Ali (Photo: Lucy Baker) The new Mayor of Harrow said he would continue to celebrate the borough’s diversity as he was sworn in at a virtual ceremony yesterday (Wednesday, May 5). Cllr Ghazanfar Ali (Lab, Greenhill) was chosen as Harrow’s first citizen for 2021/22 having served as deputy mayor for the previous term. He takes over from Cllr Nitin Parekh (Lab, Edgware), who was at the helm for a unique two-year period due to the disruption brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Cllr Ali said: “I am honoured and privileged to have been elected as Mayor of Harrow.