Chief Executive

Shaukat Warraich is currently the Chief Executive of Faith Associates a pioneering enterprise, developing strategies, organisational and operational capacity for 3rd sector and commercial entities in the UK and abroad. He has held a number of leadership positions in the commercial and charitable sectors helping to increase performance and sustainability. He has been responsible for producing a number of key pieces of literature and community interventions.

He was the lead consultant commissioned by the British Government for the national consultation and ultimate launch of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory body (MINAB), which constitutes over 600 Mosques and Islamic centres in the UK. He has worked and advised over 30 local authorities and regional governmental agencies in the UK to develop community interventions and strategies to interoperate policy on the ground.

Shaukat has also published the 1st Mosque management guide and toolkit which is targeted at leaders of the Muslim community responsible for maintaining and enhancing their centres to become beacons for all communities. He has also authored the “Mosque open day guide” and the “Madrassah management guide”. He has travelled extensively training and lecturing on these and other topics related to leadership and Management in the UK and overseas. He is also a regular commentator in the media on various subjects particularly on integration, cohesion, and community development. He was also invited to chair the youth forum in Madrid and attend the Media for Social change panel in Istanbul for the United Nations – Alliance of Civilisation initiative.

He currently lectures at the CMC in Cambridge on managing faith institutions and faith leadership. He has a Bachelors degree from Kings College, University of London and has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), he is also a fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

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