I’m running for Parliament in Bradford West with the Liberal Democrats primarily 1. to show solidarity with Palestine 2. to show England has humanity 3. to inform Bradford’s youth that there is a mainstream party that stands for justice, international law and human rights, and that the way to get involved in changing the world is through politics. A vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote for a stronger presence in Parliament for a party that supports Palestinians.

I’m married and a dad to a mischievous toddler. I love family nature walks, reading and learning the piano. I helped secure 12 new trees on his street in the last year, and activated my Neighbourhood Watch.

Professionally, I serve some of the poorest and most climate vulnerable people by providing strategy, policy and deal execution support to their governments. Over four years in Rwanda, I helped increase clean water supply, speed-up distribution to rural health clinics, and triple Rwanda’s electricity supply. I also contributed to laws that increase transparency, consistency and ensure value-for-money around procurement.

I became an activist as a Berkeley student in 2002. Across four continents, I have campaigned

• against wars and military occupation, including the Iraq war, crowd-sourcing a direct apology by Pakistani citizens to Bangladeshis, campaigning against India’s military occupation of Kashmir, as well as campaigning most recently for a ceasefire as an Executive Member of the Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine,
• for civil liberties in the USA and UK,
• for women’s rights in Pakistan,
• for recognising climate displacement,
• for better water resource management in Jordan and Pakistan,
• for a climate resilient system in Zambia (on which I published a book),
• for local financing for infrastructure projects in Rwanda, and
• for the EU.

If you’re in Bradford, please get in touch over imaduddin [at] gmail [dot] com and let me know what issues you’d like your next MP to champion.