Sikandar Muhammad Khan (British politician)
Sikandar Muhammad Abdullah Khan is a British-Pakistani politician and businessman who is the Leader of the Opposition, a Director on the board of Khan Chauffeurs’ Incorporated and the Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster.
Sikandar Muhammad Abdullah Khan MBA MP | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Miliband |
| Constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2nd 1976 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Dr.Fatima Khan (nee Qureshi) |
| Children | Muhammad Khan II, Fatima Khan II and Sumayyah Khan |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Abdullah Khan and Idris Khan (brothers), |
| Residence(s) | Westminster, London |
| Education | Master of Business Administration |
| Alma mater | Kingston Grammar School University of Oxford |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | businessman |
| Known for | leader of the Conservative Party |
Early life
Born in 1976, the son of chauffeur Muhammad Abdullah Khan who was running a successful chauffeur business by the time he was eight.
He attended Kingston Grammar School at the age of eleven, studying there for seven years before gaining four A-Levels (Philosophy, Economics, English and French) then going to Oxford University to study Philosophy and Modern Languages.
University Education and career
From 1994-1997, Sikandar Muhammad Khan was a Philosophy and Modern Languages student at the university of Oxford, joining the Conservative Party in 1996. In 1997, he was appointed to the board of his father’s company, taking an executive MBA at Oxford, which he completed two years later. In 2010, he was elected to represent the Cities of London and Westminster and in 2020 was chosen as leader of the Conservative Party.
Political ideology
He describes himself as a member of the Traditionalist or Perennialist School and “advocate of free markets, freedom of religion, freedom of thought and free speech.”
He supports the monarchy, the House of Lords and greater funding to the police as well as greater self-defence rights for householders.
He opposes efforts in the education system to teach opposition to gender roles describing it as “indoctrination”.
Personal life
Sikandar Muhammad Khan is married to Dr. Fatima Khan (age: 47) and has three children Muhammad (aged: 23), Fatima (aged: 20) and Sumayyah (aged: 18).
He is a practising Sunni Muslim who has been on Hajj and frequently attends mosques as well as regularly donating to charity.
He supports the Edhi Foundation and the Prince’s Trust amongst other charities.