10 Facts About Tarique Ghaffur

Tarique Ghaffur's parents had previously emigrated from British India's Punjab region to Uganda during the Partition of India in 1947.

Tarique Ghaffur's family was taken to a resettlement camp in Staffordshire.

Two years later, in 1974, Tarique Ghaffur joined the newly formed Greater Manchester Police, where he worked in uniform and as a CID detective.

One of only two police officers from a minority ethnic background out of a force of over 6,000, Tarique Ghaffur asserted that the desk sergeant on his first day with the police refused him admission to the station as he did not believe he was a police officer.

Tarique Ghaffur rose through the ranks at the GMP, reaching the rank of Superintendent and transferring to Leicestershire Constabulary in 1989.

Tarique Ghaffur was appointed Assistant Chief Constable in Lancashire Constabulary.

On 28 August 2008, Tarique Ghaffur held a press conference at which he accused the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, of racism and discrimination, and confirmed speculation that he would take proceedings against Sir Ian and the MPS at an employment tribunal.

Tarique Ghaffur was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2001 for Services to Policing and he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for Services to Policing in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Tarique Ghaffur was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Manchester Metropolitan University on 16 July 2007, and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Leicester on 25 January 2008.

Tarique Ghaffur is married and has two children, one of whom is Faraaz Tarique Ghaffur.