Taleeb Noormohamed completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University where he completed an independent concentration in International Relations and Islamic Civilizations.
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Taleeb Noormohamed later earned a master's degree from Harvard University and attended Oxford University for his doctoral studies.
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Taleeb Noormohamed proceeded to serve as the Director of Partnerships for the 2010 Winter Olympics which were held in Vancouver.
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Taleeb Noormohamed serves as a governor of the Confederation Centre of the Arts and as an advisory board member of the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy.
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Taleeb Noormohamed has served on the boards of Covenant House Vancouver, The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, the Koerner Foundation, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Taleeb Noormohamed is a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.
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In 2004, Taleeb Noormohamed challenged Hedy Fry for the nomination of the Liberal Party in Vancouver Centre.
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Taleeb Noormohamed ran in the 2019 federal election as the Liberal candidate in Vancouver Granville; however, he lost to incumbent Jody Wilson-Raybould who was elected as a Liberal but ran as an independent candidate.
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In 2018, Taleeb Noormohamed announced his candidacy for the leadership of municipal political party Vision Vancouver, where a victory would effectively make Taleeb Noormohamed the party's mayoral candidate in municipal elections.
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Taleeb Noormohamed described the party as a "big tent for people who share centrist values", and cited his work helping start up companies as his inspiration for running in the race.
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Taleeb Noormohamed expressed a desire to improve transit and address the housing crisis through working with community organizations and exploring multi-generational housing.
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Taleeb Noormohamed ran for the Liberal Party in Vancouver Granville during the 2021 federal election.
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Taleeb Noormohamed deflected concerns by suggesting the home purchases were intended for family members or himself, and when those plans fell through for various reasons, he was obliged to sell the properties.
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Taleeb Noormohamed initially avoided questions on income he earned from flipping houses when asked if he had declared those as his principal residence, which would make gains on their sale non-taxable.
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Taleeb Noormohamed is the first Muslim MP to be elected in British Columbia.
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Taleeb Noormohamed is a member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.