24 Facts About Nosheena Mobarik

Nosheena Shaheen Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik is a British Conservative politician and Life Peer.

Nosheena Mobarik served as a Member of European Parliament for Scotland from 2017 to 2020.

Nosheena Mobarik graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History from the University of Strathclyde in 1991.

That same year Nosheena Mobarik was named Business Woman of the Year.

From 2007 to 2011, Nosheena Mobarik was a Member of the Business Advisory Forum of Glasgow Caledonian University.

Nosheena Mobarik was first elected to the Council of CBI Scotland in 2001, following which she was re-elected in 2004,2007, and 2010.

Nosheena Mobarik held this position until serving a two-year term as Chairman of CBI Scotland between 2011 and 2013.

Nosheena Mobarik has held a deep interest in human rights throughout her life and has worked to raise awareness around human rights issues over many years.

Nosheena Mobarik was a founder of the Save the Bosnian People Campaign, which was inaugurated in 1995.

Nosheena Mobarik travelled to Bosnia to see the effects of the conflict herself and worked to raise awareness about the human rights violations in the UK and raise money for the victims.

Nosheena Mobarik was the director of the multi-faith charity Glasgow the Caring City, from 2001 to 2006.

Nosheena Mobarik has spent much of her career building relations between Scotland and Pakistan and then later with the rest of the UK.

In 2008, Nosheena Mobarik formed the Scottish Pakistan network, which aims to facilitate business and cultural links between Scotland and Pakistan.

Nosheena Mobarik rebranded the PBTIF; this council has both the support of the UK and Pakistan government and is a vehicle to increase bilateral trade and investment in both countries.

In June 2013, Nosheena Mobarik was appointed to the Strathclyde Commission on future devolution in Scotland, chaired by Lord Strathclyde, on behalf of the Scottish Conservative Party.

Nosheena Mobarik was a Scottish Conservative Party candidate in the May 2014 European Parliament elections.

In March 2018, Nosheena Mobarik was asked by Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, to head up a commission aimed at encouraging more women and ethnic minorities to stand for the party.

In 2014, Nosheena Mobarik was appointed as a Conservative life peer, assuming the title of Baroness Nosheena Mobarik of Mearns in the county of Renfrewshire.

From March 2015 to 2017, Nosheena Mobarik served as a party whip and then as a government whip from 2016 to 2017 for the Department for International Trade and the Department for International Development.

Nosheena Mobarik spoke at the European Parliament calling for EU countries to step up their action to end early forced marriage.

At the 2019 European Parliament elections Baroness Nosheena Mobarik was the leading candidate on the Scottish Conservative Party's list and was one of six MEPs elected for the Scotland Constituency.

Nosheena Mobarik served as MEP until the 31 January 2020, when the Brexit process was completed.

Nosheena Mobarik was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 Birthday Honours, and was promoted to Commander in the 2014 Birthday Honours, for her services to Business and Public Service in Scotland.

Nosheena Mobarik was created a life peer as Baroness Nosheena Mobarik, of Mearns in the County of Renfrewshire, on 19 September 2014.