Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4542
sheikhm@parliament.uk
Biography
Party groups
Chair, Conservative:
Muslim Forum 2004-,
Ethnic Diversity Council 2005-
Councils, public bodies
Regional chair, British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) 1991-92, 1996-97;
Director:
South London Training and Enterprise Council 1998-99, 1999-2003,
British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA)
Political interests
Ethnic issues, environment, financial services, economy, home and international affairs, pensions
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Sheikh, of Cornhill in the City of London 2006
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman and Director, Iqra Ethical plc (Islamic and ethical insurance and financial services)
Chairman and Director, Macmillan Sheikh plc (conventional insurance and financial services)
Director, Frazer McGill Ltd (83 Victoria Street, Westminster, London)
Chairman and Director, Courtlands Property & Investments Ltd
Chairman and Director, Lygon Property Investments Ltd
4: Shareholdings (a)
Frazer McGill Ltd (see category 1)
Iqra Ethical plc (Islamic and ethical insurance/financial services)
Lygon Property Investments Ltd
Courtlands Property & Investments Ltd
5: Land and property
A shareholder in Lygon Property Investments Ltd which owns private and commercial properties in Bromley and Crystal Palace and rents them on a commercial basis and also is involved in property development
A shareholder in Courtlands Property & Investments Ltd which owns private and commercial properties in North London, Merseyside, Northumberland and North Yorkshire and rents them on a commercial basis
7: Overseas visits
Visit to West Bank, 6-10 April 2011, as part of a delegation organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding; travel costs, accommodation, food and drink were funded by the Sir Joseph Hotung Programme
Visit to Egypt, 27 May - 1 June 2011; flights and accommodation paid by Conservative Arab Network
Visit to Saudi Arabia (Hajj pilgrimage), 3-10 November 2011; flights and accommodation paid by Saudi Arabian Government
Visit to Bangladesh, 10-14 November 2011; flights and accommodation paid by The GAVI Alliance Secretariat
Visit to Delhi, Chandigarh, Patiala and Amritsar, 11-16 January 2012, to attend and speak at lectures organised by Shaheed Nanak Memorial Singh Foundation in India; cost of flights between Amritsar and Delhi, hotel accommodation for 4 nights in India, and food and transport in India met by Shaheed Nanak Memorial Singh Foundation
Visit to Azerbaijan, 4-7 June 2012; cost of flights, hotel accommodation, transport and meals met by SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan)
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman and Trustee, Sheikh Abdullah Foundation (registered charity)