Syed Kamall
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Syed Kamall MEP |
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| Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists | |
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Assumed office 12 June 2014 |
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| Vice-Chairs |
Ryszard Legutko Hans-Olaf Henkel Raffaele Fitto Roberts Zīle Helga Stevens Geoffrey Van Orden |
| Preceded by | Martin Callanan |
| Leader of the Conservative Party in the European Parliament | |
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In office 19 November 2013 – 25 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Ashworth |
| Succeeded by | Ashley Fox |
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Member of the European Parliament for London |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Theresa Villiers |
| Personal details | |
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Syed Salah Kamall 15 February 1967 London, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sandira Beekoo |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Liverpool London School of Economics City University London |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website |
Official website Parliament website |
Syed Salah Kamall MEP (born 15 February 1967) is a British academic and politician who has represented London as a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party since 2005, and since 2013 has been Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament. In June 2014, he became Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament.
Kamall was born and brought up in Islington, London. He is a Muslim, and of Indo-Guyanese descent; his father migrated to London from Guyana in the 1950s. He was educated at The Latymer School in Edmonton and holds a BEng from the University of Liverpool, a MSc degree from the London School of Economics and a PhD from City University London.
Kamall started his career as a business systems analyst for NatWest Bank Overseas Department (1989–91). He was a Management Fellow, University of Bath School of Management (1994–96), Management Research Fellow, Leeds University Business School (1996–97), Associate Director/Consultant, Omega Partners (1997–2001), and a Consultant at SSK Consulting (2001–05). Since 2004 he has been a Visiting Fellow at Leeds University Business School where he has lectured MBA students on international business and strategy, and supervised doctoral students' research.
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