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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.
Muhammad Afzal becomes Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor
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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 has lived for more than 50 years now.
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. Afzal, who originally belongs from Jhelum, Pakistan, came to the UK in 1969. He also happens to be the first Muslim elected as a councillor in Birmingham.
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. Councillor Mahmood Hussain was the first Muslim Lord Mayor of Birmingham, while councillor Shafi Shah holds the record of being the youngest ever Lord Mayor. Afzal was selected by
Click the thumbs up >LSH Auto managing director Martyn Webb has asserted that car dealers rapid COVID tests will play an important role in the sector’s fight against the pandemic, as showrooms prepare to open next month.
The the AM100 Mercedes-Benz dealer group has started offering rapid COVID tests to colleagues across its eight dealerships in the Midlands and the North West.
Webb said: “It gives us the means to identify asymptomatic colleagues before they pass it on unknowingly. By offering regular tests in the workplace, we can help to protect our colleagues, their families and the wider community.”