Shahid Malik

Shahid Malik
Official portrait, 2008
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Sadiq Khan
Succeeded by	Andrew Stunell
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
In office 4 October 2008 – 15 May 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Maria Eagle
Succeeded by	Claire Ward
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
In office 27 June 2007 – 4 October 2008
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Gareth Thomas
Succeeded by	Michael Foster
Member of Parliament for Dewsbury
In office 5 May 2005 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Ann Taylor
Succeeded by	Simon Reevell
Personal details
Born	(1967-11-24) 24 November 1967 (age 56) Burnley, Lancashire, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	South Bank Polytechnic Durham University

Shahid Rafique Malik^[1] (Urdu: شاہد رفیق ملک نے; born 24 November 1967) is a British technology and media industry chairman and former politician. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury from 2005 to 2010.

The son of the mayor of Burnley, Malik studied business at Durham University. Prior to his election to parliament, Malik worked in the urban development, communities and education sectors. Elected at the 2005 general election, Malik and Sadiq Khan were the first British-born Muslims to be elected to parliament.^[a]

In 2007, Malik became Britain's first Muslim government minister. Initially responsible for the Department for International Development from 2007 to 2008, he subsequently served at the Ministry of Justice from 2008 to 2009 and Department for Communities and Local Government from 2009 to 2010. In his last ministerial role, he led the British government's efforts in fighting extremism; overseeing race, faith, and community cohesion; developing the Thames Gateway; and managing the Fire and Rescue Service. He lost his seat at the 2010 general election.

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