LONDON: Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Jas Singh Athwal has stated that British-Pakistani educationist Bilal Sheikh is a job mannequin who has supplied high quality schooling to 1000’s of scholars, introducing new ideas in fashionable schooling and serving the UK.
The Labour MP for Ilford North and former chief of Redbridge council was talking on the annual convocation occasion for Mont Rose School of Administration and Sciences, established by Bilal Sheikh practically 20 years in the past.
The MP informed over 150 graduating college students that his dad and mom from Gujranwala in Pakistan migrated to India in 1947 after which migrated to the UK the place he was born and their complete focus was on their youngsters to get schooling and achieve success. The ceremony was additionally attended by Mayor of Redbridge Councillor Sheila A. Bain, Deputy Lieutenant Mr David Utting, Redbridge Councillor Mushtaq Ahmed and round 400 others.
The MP stated: “I’ve seen Bilal Sheikh’s journey within the East London space. He got here from Pakistan like my father and have become an educationist. He has supplied alternatives to college students from everywhere in the world at his schools. He’s doing a superb job by way of his schools. College students who’ve graduated underneath his management are right now working in senior positions in well being care, hospitality and social care everywhere in the UK. He has supplied jobs to greater than 300 folks within the UK. He’s a job mannequin for others to observe.”
The MP stated there are numerous others like him of immigrant background who’ve grow to be a spine of the UK’s society and financial system however the far-right don’t need folks to learn about this contribution.
Bilal Sheikh — who is thought for putting in three years in the past a portrait of the founding father of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah at Whitehall’s prestigious personal members’ membership, the Nationwide Liberal Membership — stated he entered the sphere of schooling over 18 years in the past as a result of it was his dad and mom’ want to assist others by way of schooling.
He stated: “My dad and mom positioned their complete deal with schooling and studying. I began this mission in Pakistan. I’m proud to say that 1000’s of scholars in London have graduated from our schools and right now working in hospitals, journey, tourism and humanities. Those that have certified by way of us are working in senior positions. We do two graduations yearly and in every time period round 25-300 college students graduate from our institutions. In 18 years, greater than 50000 college students have graduated from us. We are actually planning to determine impartial universities and schools. We shall be investing over £20 million very quickly. Or well-liked programmes are well being care and social providers.”
Bilal Sheikh stated there was a whole bunch of faculties round 15 years in the past however the House Workplace launched a crackdown and rooted out substandard and faux schools. “That has helped the sector lots. We tackle solely a restricted variety of college students to offer high-quality schooling and to satisfy the house workplace necessities. Training within the UK is seen as a key to particular person success and a significant basis for the nation’s social, financial, and cultural progress.”
In March 2022, Bilal Sheikh had commissioned Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s portrait on the Nationwide Liberal Membership. That was thought-about an incredible honour for Barrister Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, to be recognised after 109 years. Jinnah was a membership member in 1913, together with Mr Dadabhai Naoroji. The portrait was put in as a part of Pakistan’s seventy fifth Independence Anniversary celebrations.