Interactions with FIRD
The Following Dignitaries have interacted with FIRD throughout the years, and graced us with their presence :
General The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO ADC, Former Chief of the Defence Staff British Army
General Sir Peter Wall GCB CBE ADC Gen, Former Chief of the General Staff British Army
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
Lord John Alderdice, First Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Professor Stephen Cohen – Fellow, Brookings Institute
Lord Nazir Ahmed, Member of the British House of Lords
Dr Rowan William – Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Farooq Sattar – Former Minister for Overseas Pakistanis
Gen Retired Syed Athar Ali – Former Defense Secretary, Pakistan
Lady Caroline Richards – Founder, Afghan Appeal Fund
Lord Qurban Hussain, Liberal Democrats (House of Lords)
Professor Avi Shlaim, University of Oxford
Rt Rev Bishop Irfan Jamil, Bishop of Lahore
Rt Rev Bishop John Alexander, Bishop Emeritus of Lahore
Senator Waqar Khan, Former Minister for Privatisation (Pakistan)
Ansar Burney, International Human Rights Activist
Dr Fahmida Mirza, Former Speaker National Assembly (Pakistan)
Dr Paul Bhatti, Former Federal Minister for Interfaith and Harmony (Pakistan)
H.E. Wajid Shams ul Hasan former High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK
Lord Richard Ryder, Conservative Party
Lord Tariq Ahmad, Conservative Party, Lords Spokesperson Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
Muhammad Atif Malik, Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education (KPK, Pakistan)
Princess Badiya bint El Hassan , Chairperson Mosaic
Professor Jonathon Fryer, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Professor Saaed Shafqat, Foreman Christian College
Sardar Latif Khosa Former Governor Punjab Paksitan
Senator Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, JUI-F, Pakistan
Shahram Tarakai, Minister for Agriculture and IT (KPK, Pakistan)
Stephen Alambritis, Leader of Merton Council
Zulfiqar Gardezi former Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK.