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Waheed Alli, Baron Alli

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Waheed Alli, Baron Alli

Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 16 November 1964) is a British media entrepreneur and politician. He has held executive positions at several television production companies including the Endemol Shine Group, Carlton Television Productions (now ITV Studios), Planet 24, and Chorion. Alli served as the Chief Executive of Silvergate Media until 2022, Chairman of Koovs Plc and a director at Olga Productions. He is a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, sitting as a life peer for the Labour Party, and is described as one of only a few openly gay Muslim politicians in the world.

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Vice-Chancellor
Philip TaskerDominic Shellard
Preceded by
The Baroness Prashar
Succeeded by
The Baroness Lawrence
Born
Waheed Alli (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 61)Croydon, Surrey, England
Political party
Labour
Profession
Media entrepreneur
Party
Labour

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Preceded byThe Baroness Prashar
Preceded byThe Baroness Prashar
Academic offices
Preceded byThe Baroness Prashar
Academic offices
Chancellor of De Montfort University 2006–2015
Academic offices
Succeeded byThe Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Academic offices
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Clement-Jones
Preceded byThe Lord Clement-Jones
Academic offices
Preceded byThe Lord Clement-Jones
Academic offices
GentlemenBaron Alli
Academic offices
Followed byThe Lord Burns
Academic offices
Preceded byThe Baroness Prashar
Chancellor of De Montfort University 2006–2015
Succeeded byThe Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Clement-Jones
GentlemenBaron Alli
Followed byThe Lord Burns

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