Jordan North after collecting his Mayor s Medal from Lord Wajid Khan.
The first was becoming the youngest mayor of the town at 40. And the second?
Well, that was being installed as mayor during an online ceremony at Burnley Town Hall. As a result of the Covid-19 restrictions, the event was conducted virtually.
And whilst this was a first for a Burnley mayor, it unfortunately meant that Coun. Khan’s parents could not be there in person to witness this monumental occasion. However, he was joined by his wife Anam, who became Mayoress.
Since then, he’s also hit another impressive milestone, joining the House of Lords in March this year. Burnley.co.uk interviewed Lord Khan at the time, he told us that the average age of the members of The House of Lords is 70, whilst the majority of members are also from the south east of England, east of England and London (56%).
THE Mayor of Burnley will be sworn into the House of Lords today, marking a monumental moment in his career. Wajid Khan will become Lord Khan of Burnley after his swearing-in ceremony and says how his achievement shows hard work, determination, dreaming big and never giving up can pay off. Lord Khan said: “Never give up on your dreams. Life will always throw surprises at you, but if you remain focused and committed to causes that matter to you, you will succeed. I get a great satisfaction from my education, not only to achieve my own goals, but also that I can use it to help others. Education really is an important tool. No matter how challenging life is, please never lose hope, better days are coming.
THE Mayor of Burnley will be sworn into the House of Lords today, marking a monumental moment in his career. Wajid Khan will become Lord Khan of Burnley after his swearing-in ceremony and says how his achievement shows hard work, determination, dreaming big and never giving up can pay off. Lord Khan said: “Never give up on your dreams. Life will always throw surprises at you, but if you remain focused and committed to causes that matter to you, you will succeed. I get a great satisfaction from my education, not only to achieve my own goals, but also that I can use it to help others. Education really is an important tool. No matter how challenging life is, please never lose hope, better days are coming.