Rabina Khan

Cllr
Rabina Khan
রবিনা খান
Leader of the People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets
In office
November 2016 – August 2018
Tower Hamlets London Borough Councillor
for Shadwell ward
In office
6 May 2010 – 9 May 2022
Preceded byMohammed Rashid
Succeeded byAna Miah
Personal details
Born (1972-09-15) 15 September 1972 (age 52)
Sylhet District, Bangladesh
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Democrats (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations		Labour (until 2010)
Independent (2010–2014)
Tower Hamlets First (2014–2015)
Independent (2015)
Tower Hamlets Independent Group (2015–2016)
People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets (2016–2018)
Spouse
Aminur Rashid Khan
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(m. 1992)​
Children3
Residence(s)Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, England
OccupationWriter, novelist, film producer, creative consultant, playwright, community worker
ProfessionPolitician
Websiterabina4mayor.com

Rabina Khan (Bengali: রবিনা খান; born 15 September 1972) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer, politician, former councillor for Shadwell and Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets Council, community worker and author of Ayesha's Rainbow. In 2015, she unsuccessfully contested the Tower Hamlets Mayoral Election. She was the leader of the People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, but joined the Liberal Democrats on 29 August 2018.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Cllr Rabina Khan chooses different path to join Liberal Democrats". lovewapping.org. Wapping, London. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Rabina Khan". London Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Interview: Rabina Khan". Novara Media. Retrieved 26 May 2019.