Bashir Maan CBE was a Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer.
18 Facts About Bashir Maan
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Bashir Maan was born in Maan village, near Qila Didar Singh, Gujranwala District, British India.
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Bashir Maan completed high school at DB High School, Qila Didar Singh.
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Bashir Maan was an undergraduate and worked as a clerk in Lahore.
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Bashir Maan arrived in Glasgow from his native Pakistan in March 1953 at the age of 26.
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Bashir Maan subsequently sold this side of his business concerns due to the conflict that it had with his religious beliefs.
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In 1968 Bashir Maan was appointed the first Asian and Muslim Justice of the Peace for the City of Glasgow.
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Bashir Maan retired from politics in 2003 after completing his four-year term as Convenor of the Strathclyde Joint Police Board.
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Bashir Maan allowed his Labour Party membership to lapse in 2004 when it became clear that the public had been misled by those behind the Iraq war.
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Bashir Maan spearheaded the campaign by the Council of Glasgow Imams to encourage Muslims not to vote for candidates in Scotland's 2012 local government elections.
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Bashir Maan has played a major role in encouraging the Muslim community's confidence and integration in Scotland especially Glasgow and supporting mutual understanding and respect between communities.
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Bashir Maan visited Bosnia and Herzegovina with many Scottish Christian leaders and made the plight of the Muslims known to all.
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Bashir Maan highlighted the positive role of Pakistan Army troops serving as UN peacekeepers there to the world through a series of articles in the press.
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Bashir Maan has held many prominent positions with both local and national Pakistani organisations, including Founding Chair of the Scottish Pakistani Association and President of the Standing Conference of Pakistani Organisations in the UK and Eire.
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Bashir Maan has been awarded three honorary degrees of doctorate and two fellowships by Scottish universities.
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Bashir Maan was Convener of the Muslim Council of Scotland and past President of the Islamic Centre Glasgow.
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Bashir Maan contributed to the press and has published three books New Scots, The Thistle and the Crescent and Muslims in Scotland.
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Bashir Maan had four children, five grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.