Imran Ahmed (strategist)
Imran Ahmed | |
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| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | London, U.K. |
Imran Ahmed is a British political strategist, author, and activist who works for Labour candidates and currently serves as the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.[1][2] A Labour member, he is a pundit in UK elections who appears frequently, writes and is quoted in opinion and news articles about politics, media, censorship, and the internet.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Ahmed attended medical school, but dropped out to work in corporate strategy for Merrill Lynch. He later studied political science at Cambridge University, and began a career as a political strategist for the Labour Party. He served notable candidates, including the then shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, Andy Slaughter.[5][6] In the 2016 election cycle, he led the campaign of Angela Rayner to become Labour leader.[7] In 2018, he founded the Center for Countering Digital Hate, with the stated purpose of deplatforming actors that the organization believes express hate and misinformation.[5] In April 2020, he was personally appointed to the United Kingdom's Steering Committee on Countering Extremism Pilot Task Force.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "The New Push for Censorship Under the Guise of Combating Hate". Tablet Magazine.
- ^ "Imran Ahmed". Biteback Publishing.
- ^ Pasha-Robinson, Lucy (March 23, 2017). "London attack: Muslim Labour adviser working in Parliament describes how terror unfolded in Westminster". The Independent – via www.independent.co.uk.
- ^ "Opinion | Elon Musk tried to suppress our rights. This judge had other plans". MSNBC.com. March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "The activist sued by Elon Musk: 'We have to show we will not be cowed'". www.ft.com.
- ^ "Labour get attacks in early on Toby Young". The Spectator. September 12, 2013.
- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (September 22, 2016). "Labour & Liverpool: the city that reveals the cracks in the party" – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Imran Ahmed". Alan Turing Institute.