Corporate directory
Registrations, trustees, key personnel and advisers.
Registrations
- England and Wales charity registration number
- 328158
- Scotland charity registration number
- SC042020
- Company registration number
- 02365572
- Address of principal office
- 19 Rea Street South, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6LB
- Auditors
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
17th Floor, 103 Colmore Row
Birmingham B3 3AG
Board of Trustees
- Haroun Atallah, Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Dr Faiza El-Higzi, Vice Chair
- Dr Hossam Said, Vice Chair
- Nurhayati Hassan, Treasurer
- Dr Hany Soliman
- Dr Muhammad Osman
- Professor Kasim Randeree
- Dr Aqsa Noreen Aziz
- Professor Adnan Mahmutovic (appointed 2 November 2025)
- Ahmed Azam (resigned 4 January 2025)
Company secretary
- Hussein Osman (appointed 22 June 2025)
General counsel
- Hussein Osman
Executive management team
- Affan Cheema, Director of International Programmes Division
- Javed Akhtar, Director of Finance and Corporate Services
- Tufail Hussain, Islamic Relief UK Director (seconded to Islamic Relief Canada 1 August 2025)
Appointments
- Iftikhar Ahmad Shaheen, Chief Executive Officer (appointed 23 December 2025)
- Salaheddin Aboulgasem, Director of Global Family Development (appointed 1 March 2026), previously Interim Director of Global Family Development (appointed 17 March 2025)
- Zia Salik, Islamic Relief UK Interim Director (appointed 1 August 2025)
- Nadeem Malik, Managing Director of Humanitarian Academy for Development (appointed 3 June 2025), previously Interim Chief Executive Officer (1 October – 31 December 2025)
- Saqeb Mueen, Director of External Relations and Advocacy (appointed 6 May 2025)
- Asha Ahmad, Director of People and Culture (appointed 18 March 2025)
Resignations
- Waseem Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer (resigned 30 September 2025)
- Adnan Hafiz, Director of Global Family Development (resigned 17 March 2025)
- Professor Adnan Mahmutovic (resigned 29 March 2026)
Bankers
- Barclays Bank Plc, Level 12, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP
- Lloyds Bank Plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN
Solicitors
- Stone King LLP, Upper Borough Court, Upper Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1RG
- London Wall, London EC2M 5TQ, United Kingdom
Contact
Islamic Relief Worldwide19 Rea Street South
Digbeth
Birmingham B5 6LB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 121 605 5555
Fax: +44 121 622 5003
irw@irworldwide.org
www.islamic-relief.org
Registered Charity No. 328158
Registered Company No. 02365572