Patrons

We are delighted that the individuals in the list here have agreed to support British Ugandan Asians at 50 as Patrons.

Mr. Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, Chairman of the Dominvs Group

Cllr. Deepak Bajaj, former Lord Mayor of Leicester

Mr. Peter Batey CMG OBE, Chair of the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation

Mr. Bob Blackman MP Harrow East

Lord Boateng of Akyem and Wembley, former MP – Brent South

Sir Peter Bottomley MP – Father of the House of Commons

Rt Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley PC DL of Nettlestone – volunteer

Ms. Suella Braverman QC, MP for Fareham, former Home Secretary

Mr. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP for Slough

Former Ambassador Mr. Niranjan Desai – former High Commissioner of India to Uganda

Mr. Jonathan Dimbleby, renowned broadcaster – presented ‘This Week’ programme episode on the Exodus in 1972 from Uganda

Lord Jitesh Gadhia of Northwood

Mr. Barry Gardiner MP for Brent North

Dr. Tarique Ghaffur CBE QPM, former Asst. Commissioner Metropolitan Police

Cllr. Ravi Govindia CBE, Leader of Wandsworth Council

Lord Hunt of the Wirral

Mrs. Naseem Karsan – Former Director, Jordan’s Cereals

Dr. Nik Kotecha OBE DL, founder Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire

HE Nimisha J. Madhvani, High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda to the UK and Eire

Prof. Sir Ravinder Nath Maini, FRS, Imperial College

Prof. Tidu Maini, former Pro Rector – Imperial College, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Qatar Foundation

HE Mr. Amin Mawji OBE, Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network to East Africa & Trustee of the Aga Khan University

Mr. Jay Mehta, MD – the Nanji Kalidas Mehta Group

Mr. Yogesh B. Mehta, Chairman Pickford’s Removals & Shaneel Group

Mr. Manzoor Moghul MBE, Chairman Muslim Forum Leicester, author of “Idi Amin: Lion of Africa”, former Mayor of Masaka

Former Ambassador Mr. Michael Molloy – Deputy Head of Canadian Mission to Uganda 1972

Princess Mpologoma of Buganda

Mr. Willy Mutenza, Chair Ugandan Convention UK (UCUK)

Mr. Neil O’Brien OBE, MP for Harrington, Oadby and Wigston

Dr. Chai Patel CBE FRCP

Lord Eric Pickles KT PC of Brentwood & Ongar, former Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government during the 40th Anniversary and UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues

Lord Dolar Popat of Harrow

Baroness Usha Prashar of Runnymede CBE PC

Shri RajRajeshwar, ISSC

Mr. Dipesh J. Shah OBE, Chairman of National Highways

Mr. Navin Shah CBE, former Chair of the London Assembly

Mr. Virendra Sharma MP for Ealing & Southall

Mr. Shahid Sheikh OBE – Director, Clifton Packaging/Midlands Chair – The British Asian Trust

Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon

Sir David Steel KT KBE PC

Mr. Subash V. Thakrar, Chair of the Attlee Youth and Community Centre, Tower Hamlets & past Chair London Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Gareth Thomas MP for Harrow West

Rt. Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP for East Ham

Baroness Shriti Vadera of Holland Park

Mr. Shailesh L. Vara, MP for Northwest Cambridgeshire

Lord Rumi Verjee of Portobello

Baroness Sandip Verma of Leicester, of IWC and 1928 Institute

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi of Dewsbury PC

Ms. Claudia Webbe, MP for Leicester East