14 Facts About Mohammed Mamdani

Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani was born on 8 February 1983 and is an English social entrepreneur and activist, who is currently the UK Director of Kijana Kwanza.

Mohammed Mamdani is known for his extensive work in founding charitable organisations; including Muslim Youth Helpline, Ansar Youth Project, Al-Mizan Charitable Trust and Sufra NW London.

Mohammed Mamdani began his career in the voluntary sector at the age of 18 years whilst studying for his A-levels, when he founded the award-winning charity Muslim Youth Helpline in February 2001 from his bedroom.

Mohammed Mamdani was quickly appointed aa a trustee of UnLtd - Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, a charity that supports individuals with creative ideas to tackle social issues in their communities.

Mohammed Mamdani had been the Head of Operations of Ansar Youth Project until 2009.

Mohammed Mamdani joined QCCA in an effort to increase his experience and knowledge on how to run charitable organisations, primarily those who support disadvantaged people.

Mohammed Mamdani wanted to set up organisations which tackle homelessness, food poverty in the United Kingdom, debt amongst other communal problems.

Mohammed Mamdani used his knowledge from QCCA to set up the initial charitable trust; Al-Mizan during the summer of 2011.

Mohammed Mamdani left QCCA in October 2011 to work closely with his newly found charity.

On 15 January 2019, Mohammed Mamdani resigned from Sufra as the director.

Mohammed Mamdani's enrolled for Richmond upon Thames College in September 1999, located in South London from where he proceeded to Oxford to study Arabic with Islamic Studies.

Mohammed Mamdani took a year out from his undergraduate studies at Oxford University to pilot the Muslim Youth Helpline service.

Mohammed Mamdani studied towards a Master's in Arabic and Islamic Studies from SOAS, University of London a year after.

In January 2015, Mohammed Mamdani was one of 67 who had been awarded the Halifax Giving Extra Award.