The Lord Alli | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lord Alli in 2010 | |
| Chancellor of De Montfort University | |
| In office 2006–2015 | |
| Vice-Chancellor | Philip Tasker Dominic Shellard |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Prashar |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Lawrence |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 21 July 1998 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Waheed Alli 16 November 1964 Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Media entrepreneur |
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 16 November 1964) is a British media entrepreneur and politician. He has held executive positions at several television production companies including the Endemol Shine Group, Carlton Television Productions (now ITV Studios), Planet 24, and Chorion.[1][2]
Alli served as the Chief Executive of Silvergate Media until 2022,[3] Chairman of Koovs Plc and a director at Olga Productions. He is a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, sitting as a life peer for the Labour Party, and is described as one of only a few openly gay Muslim politicians in the world.[4][5]
- ^ "Executive Profile: Waheed Alli". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Lunch with the FT: Waheed Alli". Financial Times. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
- ^ Sony Pictures Television Names Joe D’Ambrosia EVP & GM Of Kids Programming Subsidiary Silvergate Media
- ^ Alderson, Andrew (6 March 2010). "Lord Alli attacks bishops in 'gay marriage' row". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
one of the few openly-gay Muslim politicians
- ^ Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew. "Lunch with the FT: Waheed Alli". FT. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
one of the few gay Muslims in British public life.