Abdullah Quilliam

Abdullah Quilliam
Born10 April 1856
Died23 April 1932(1932-04-23) (aged 76)
Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Other namesعبد الله كويليام
William Henry Quilliam
Henri Marcel Leon
Haroun Mustapha Leon
TitleShaykh al-Islām of the British Isles

William Henry Quilliam (10 April 1856 – 23 April 1932), who changed his name to Abdullah Quilliam and later Henri Marcel Leon or Haroun Mustapha Leon, was a 19th-century British convert from Christianity to Islam, noted for founding England's first mosque and Islamic centre, and Britain's oldest Muslim organization, the Association of British Muslims.