Chauhdry Abdul Rashid
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Chauhdry Abdul Rashid JP (born January 7, 1941) is a former Lord Mayor of Birmingham
. He is one of three councillors representing the Nechells
ward in the heart of the city.
, Azad Kashmir
, Pakistan
. He was educated at Ratta Middle School and left school aged thirteen in 1954. In 1955 he emigrated to the United Kingdom
where he worked in the northern coastal town of Workington
, Cumbria
for seven and a half years.
Whilst working as a market trader he studied part time at the Workington College of Further Education. In May 1962 he returned to Pakistan where he met and married Shafait, his wife for over 45 years.
In 1963 he began work in Birmingham in the Drawing Office at George H Hughes, a local engineering firm.
Chauhdry Rashid started his work in public life in 1980 when he was appointed to serve on the East Birmingham Community Health Council. This led in 1982 to his appointment to East Birmingham Health Authority where he served until 1985.
In 1982 he also became a magistrate.
He served on the Small Heath Community Law Centre during the early 1980s and also served as its Chairman.
from the Small Heath
ward. He won this seat only a month before sitting his final examinations for a Social Science degree from Wolverhampton University.
Whilst serving a councillor he worked in the Back Country town of Dudley
as a Council Community Social Worker and Liaison Officer. During this time he also served on the Black Country Talking Newspaper, Dudley Council of Faiths and Dudley One World.
In 2000 Chauhdry Rashid took early retirement from local government service due to ill health. In 2002 he picked up from where he left off and has since served on the board of Birmingham Family Housing Association, the board of St Peters (Saltley) Housing Association, as governor of Mathew Boulton College and as governor of Regents Park Primary School.
He re-entered politics in 2004 and was elected as one of three councillors for the Nechells ward. In 2006 he was re-elected to his seat.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. He is one of three councillors representing the Nechells
Nechells
Nechells is an area in inner-city Birmingham, England, with a population of 27,969 . It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such...
ward in the heart of the city.
Background
Chauhdry Abdul Rashid was born in DadyalDadyal
Dadyal or Dadyaal is a town situated in the Mirpur district of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The town consists of more than 70 smaller villages. Like much of the Mirpur District, Dadyal has descendants of inhabitants that emigrated to the United Kingdom between the 1950s and 1980s...
, Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He was educated at Ratta Middle School and left school aged thirteen in 1954. In 1955 he emigrated to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
where he worked in the northern coastal town of Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
for seven and a half years.
Whilst working as a market trader he studied part time at the Workington College of Further Education. In May 1962 he returned to Pakistan where he met and married Shafait, his wife for over 45 years.
In 1963 he began work in Birmingham in the Drawing Office at George H Hughes, a local engineering firm.
Chauhdry Rashid started his work in public life in 1980 when he was appointed to serve on the East Birmingham Community Health Council. This led in 1982 to his appointment to East Birmingham Health Authority where he served until 1985.
In 1982 he also became a magistrate.
He served on the Small Heath Community Law Centre during the early 1980s and also served as its Chairman.
Councillor
In May 1987 Chauhdry Rashid was elected to Birmingham City CouncilBirmingham City Council
The Birmingham City Council is the body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local authority in the United Kingdom with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in June 2004, 120 Birmingham...
from the Small Heath
Small Heath, Birmingham
Small Heath is an inner-city area within the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is situated on and around the A45 ....
ward. He won this seat only a month before sitting his final examinations for a Social Science degree from Wolverhampton University.
Whilst serving a councillor he worked in the Back Country town of Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
as a Council Community Social Worker and Liaison Officer. During this time he also served on the Black Country Talking Newspaper, Dudley Council of Faiths and Dudley One World.
In 2000 Chauhdry Rashid took early retirement from local government service due to ill health. In 2002 he picked up from where he left off and has since served on the board of Birmingham Family Housing Association, the board of St Peters (Saltley) Housing Association, as governor of Mathew Boulton College and as governor of Regents Park Primary School.
He re-entered politics in 2004 and was elected as one of three councillors for the Nechells ward. In 2006 he was re-elected to his seat.