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Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (Urdu: نذیر احمد , born 24 April 1957) is a former Labour politician and convicted sex offender. He was appointed a life peer in 1998 by the Labour Government.
The Lord Ahmed | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Life peerage[lower-alpha 1] 13 October 1998 – 14 November 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nazir Ahmed (1957-04-24) 24 April 1957 (age 67)[2] Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Non-affiliated[3] (2013–2020) |
Other political affiliations | Labour (until 2013) |
Spouse | Sakina Bibi |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Rotherham |
Alma mater | Sheffield Polytechnic |
Occupation | Property development and management [3] |
Criminal information | |
Criminal status | Released from prison 5 May 2023 |
Conviction(s) | |
Criminal charge | |
Penalty | 5 years and 6 months imprisonment reduced to 2 years and 6 months on appeal |
Many of his political activities related to the Muslim community both in the UK and abroad. In 2013, he alleged a Jewish conspiracy for a prison sentence he received following a fatal motorway crash. He was suspended from, and later resigned from, the Labour Party.
He faced expulsion from the House of Lords in 2020 on account of sexually exploiting a woman who had approached him in 2017 in his capacity as a member of the House, and resigned from the House after a recommendation of its Conduct Committee that he be expelled, but before it was implemented.[4] However, he continued to be a life peer, although not a member of the House.[1] On 5 January 2022 he was found guilty of historical sex offences, committed when he was a teenager, being the attempted rape of a child under 13 years of age and sexual assault of another.[5] He was sentenced to five years and six months in prison, reduced on appeal to two years and six months.