Career
He has served as director of training at the Alliance of Religions and Conservation and as a consultant for World Wildlife Fund. Fazlun Khalid began his career in the British Royal Air Force, then joined the British Civil Service, working at the Commission for Racial Equality for twenty-three years. Khalid has been described as "the single most active "Islamic" environmentalist alive today".
The Independent on Sunday ranked him 81st among Britain"s top 100 environmentalists.
In September 2009 Khalid was invited by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to participate in the Climate Change Summit in New York City. He was invited to speak at the Vatican in October 2010 as part of the interfaith initiative "Building Bridges of Hope: Success Stories and Strategies for Interfaith Action".
In January 2011 he was invited to chair a workshop on "The Faith Factor: Religion"s Role in Addressing Global Trends and Challenges" at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where he was joined by Ex-United States President Bill Clinton.