Waqar Azmi
Dr Waqar Azmi OBE | |
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| UK Government's former Chief Diversity Adviser and EU Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Azamgarh, India |
| Spouse | Salma Yaqoob |
Waqar Azmi OBE is a British political consultant, civil servant and charity director, listed among the world's 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University, as well as the Asian power 100 list of the most influential Asians in the UK and, the Muslim power 100 List of the most influential Muslims in the UK. He was the chief diversity adviser at the UK Cabinet Office from 2004 to 2013 and the EU Ambassador of Intercultural Dialogue from 2008 to 2009. He is the founder and chairman of Remembering Srebrenica.