The Baroness Uddin | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 21 July 1998 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Manzila Pola Khan 17 July 1959 Rajshahi, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Non-afflliated[1] |
Spouse | Komar Uddin |
Children | 5 |
Parent | Matin Khan (Father) |
Residence(s) | Wapping, Tower Hamlets, London, England |
Alma mater | University of North London |
Occupation | Community activist |
Profession | Politician |
Website | www |
Manzila Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin (née Khan; born 17 July 1959) is a British non-affiliated life peer and community activist of Bangladeshi descent. In 2009 she was included on The Guardian's Muslim Women Power List for Britain.[2] She previously sat for Labour when, in 2012, Uddin was required to repay £125,349, the largest amount in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.