DirectorSamia RahmanAppointed in October 2017 after previously serving as Deputy Director, she is a writer and journalist.TrusteeHassan MahamdallieHassan Mahamdallie is a playwright and former Director of the Muslim Institute.TrusteeZiauddin SardarAn internationally renowned writer, broadcaster, cultural critic and former chair of the Muslim Institute.Chair of TrusteesMufti BarkatullaMufti Barkatulla is a senior Imam and lecturer on Islamic Finance.TrusteeAsim SiddiquiAsim Siddiqui is head of compliance at an international banking group in London.FounderDr Ghayasuddin SiddiquiA well-known Muslim activist, an expert on Islamic fundamentalism and Muslim political thought.TrusteeShamim MiahDr Shamim Miah is a Senior Lecturer at School of Education, University of Huddersfield