Shiria Khatun

Shiria Khatun (born 26 August 1972) is a British Labour Party politician, councillor for the East India and Lansbury ward, Cabinet Member for Children's Services in Tower Hamlets Council and was one of the short listed mayoral candidates in Tower Hamlets.
Early life
Khatun was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. She was brought up and educated in Tower Hamlets, she attended Central Foundation Girls' School.
Khatun is a third generation Bengali whose grandfather immigrated to the UK in the 1930s. Her parents, Haji Mohammed Moklis and Joytera Khatun came to United Kingdom in late 1950s. Both her parents died when she was a teenager. Khatun and her younger brother were brought up by their eldest sister, Jamila, and their brother-in-law, Mohammed. Soon after being elected, she was appointed by the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone as his adviser for Transport for London. In 2007, she was appointed lead Cabinet Member for Culture. In May 2014, she elected in the Lansbury ward. In June 2014, she was selected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Group in Tower Hamlets.
Khatun previously chaired the council's the General Purposes Committee. She has also served as Shadow Cabinet Lead for Cleaner Greener prior to this appointment she was Cabinet Member for Children's Services in Tower Hamlets Council. She has previously served on the Scrutiny Committees researching on underage drinking in the borough. She represents the council on many committees as well as external boards, and she is also the media and communications officer for Tower Hamlets Labour Group. Since June 2013, Khatun has been head of Shanaz Network, an Asian Muslim women's network.
Personal life
Khatun is a Muslim and is married with four children. Her husband, Lutfur Rahman,<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/><ref name="bbwhoswho11"/> is a local businessman. Khatun is also fluent in Sylheti, Bengali and Hindi.

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