Imran Ahmed (strategist)
Imran Ahmed | |
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| Political party | Labour |
| Residence | Washington, DC (in 2021)[1] |
Imran Ahmed is a British political strategist, author, and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Ahmed was born in Manchester, England[1] and attended Manchester Grammar School, serving as the editor of the student newspaper.[2] His parents are Muslims, and he was brought up as a Muslim, but now self-identifies as an atheist.[4] He briefly attended medical school, but dropped out to work in corporate strategy for Merrill Lynch.[1][3] He later studied political science at Cambridge and began a career as a political strategist for the Labour Party.
He served candidates Andy Slaughter and then-shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn.[5][6] In the 2016 election cycle, he led the campaign of Angela Rayner to become Labour leader.[7]
Ahmed was working as a Labour-advisor in Portcullis House when the 22 March 2017 Westminster terrorist attack occurred, and later gave an interview to The Independent about what happened, and how he felt.[4]
In 2018, he founded the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a not-for-profit with the stated aim challenging hate and misinformation online.[5] In April 2020, he was appointed to the United Kingdom's Steering Committee of the Pilot Task Force of the Commission for Countering Extremism.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Ahmed is a member of the Labour party.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Witness Bio: Imran Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Countering Digital Hate" (PDF), Congress.gov, 12 September 2021
"House Event 114299: "Holding Big Tech Accountable: Legislation to Build a Safer Internet", 117th Congress (2021-2022)", Congress.gov, 12 September 2021 - ^ a b Thacker, Paul D (2 October 2023). "The New Push for Censorship Under the Guise of Combating Hate". Tablet Magazine.
- ^ a b "Authors: Imran Ahmed". Biteback Publishing.
- ^ a b Pasha-Robinson, Lucy (23 March 2017). "London attack: Muslim Labour adviser working in Parliament describes how terror unfolded in Westminster". The Independent.
- ^ a b "The activist sued by Elon Musk: 'We have to show we will not be cowed'". Financial Times. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Labour get attacks in early on Toby Young". The Spectator. 12 September 2013.
- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (22 September 2016). "Labour & Liverpool: the city that reveals the cracks in the party". The Guardian.
- ^ "Imran Ahmed". Alan Turing Institute.