Iqbal Ahmed OBE DBA
Chairman
Masji-ul-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Centre
Iqbal Ahmed has always been interested in his charity work and truly enjoys working with the community. His passion to care for the community is proof of his continuous involvement with Masjid-ul-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic Centre in Oldham which he founded in 1994.
Iqbal along with some local residents in Coppice, Oldham took the initiative and build a Mosque. They shared a common goal, they wanted a place where the community can pray together; provide Islamic education and teach culture.
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In the UK, Iqbal supported many other charitable and community activities in the past such as the Oldham Royal Hospital MRI Scanner; Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Appeal; the Manchester Children’s’ Hospital Appeal; Mosaic and Business in the Community under the Prince’s Trust; Strike A Balance healthy eating campaign; and Christie’s Cancer Appeal.
In Bangladesh, Iqbal has long contributed to the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Dhaka and the Lion’s Children Hospital in Sylhet. He was involved, too, in fundraising for project such as the Ahsania Mission and General Hospital in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, which aims to provide state of the art treatment and 500 beds for the poorest cancer sufferers; as well as the Habiganj Diabetes and General Hospital; National Heart Foundation Sylhet and Beani Bazar Cancer Hospital.
Two of Iqbals’ major humanitarian projects are the development of Burunga Iqbal Ahmed High School and College in Sylhet, Bangladesh which provides secondary education for 1,400 pupils and the formation of The Iqbal Bros Foundation, a charitable organisation which focuses on healthcare and education.
Iqbal Ahmed is currently active in organising relief efforts for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and has visited the refugee camps three times since November 2017. He is
a donor to Lucy Cavendish College University of Cambridge; Manchester Metropolitan University’s First Generation; and Graham Layton Trust.
