Farmida Bi

Farmida Bi
CBE
Born (1967-09-02) 2 September 1967 (age 57)
Pakistan
EducationDowning College, Cambridge (LLM) (1989)
HonoursCBE

Farmida Bi CBE (born 2 September 1967) is a British corporate solicitor and the EMEA Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright, having also served as Global Chair in 2022.[1][2][3] She is the United Kingdom's first female chair of a major law firm, and has been named one of Britain's top five most powerful Muslim women.[4][5] She stood as a Labour Party candidate in two elections, and founded Progressive British Muslims three days after the 7/7 London bombings.[6] She was appointed a CBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to Law and charity.[2]

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  3. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright announces Farmida Bi as its next Global Chair". Norton Rose Fulbright. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Honour's list: 100-year-old Ramadan fundraiser and 'Skipping Sikh' among those recognised". Asian Image. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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