Background
Sheikh was born in Kenya and brought up in Uganda.
Sheikh was born in Kenya and brought up in Uganda.
He attended the City of London College and Holborn College where he completed the Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute and subsequently passed the Fellowship of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
He is also the chairman of Iqra Ethical plc and two property companies. He was previously chairman and executive of Camberford Law, a firm established in 1958 providing insurance broking and underwriting services. He was made a life peer in 2006, and sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.
The life barony conferred upon Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh was gazetted on 6 June 2006 by the name, style and title of Baron Sheikh, of Cornhill in the City of London.
He is able to speak six languages, including several African and Asian languages. On arrival in the United Kingdom, Sheikh started his insurance career by joining the Sun Alliance Insurance Company in London.
Sheikh is now chairman of Macmillan Sheikh plc, Iqra Ethical plc and two property companies. He was previously the Chairman and Chief Executive of Camberford Law PLC
The company has offices in Bromley as well as in The Royal Exchange in the City of London and writes insurance business nationwide.
Under his leadership, over a period of three years Camberford Law plc were the winners, or highly commended, on 13 insurance awards, including three of the most prestigious awards in the Insurance Industry. He was Regional Chairman of the British Insurance Brokers Association on two separate occasions and was a Director of the main board of the Association for four years. He has also held senior positions in other financial and insurance organisations.
Foreign a period of 12 years Sheikh was a visiting lecturer at various colleges and polytechnics and in addition to lecturing he has also written educational material.
He belongs to three Livery companies and is a Freeman of the City of London. He has written extensively on insurance subjects in various publications and he speaks at numerous meetings and conferences on business as well as leadership matters.
Lord Sheikh founded and funds a registered charity, the Sheikh Abdullah Foundation, in his father’s memory. The charity also supports a number of deserving causes in the United Kingdom and overseas.
Sheikh first joined the in 2004.
He is actively involved in promoting the to ethnic minorities and also the building of harmonious relationships between various racial and religious groups. Sheikh was appointed a life peer in 2006 after he was nominated by Michael Howard Member of Parliament, then Leader of the.
As well as an honorary Executive Board Member of The Islamic Finance Council United Kingdom
Sheikh has been the President of the Insurance Institute of Croydon and a member of the National Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute.