Waheed Alli, Baron Alli
The Lord Alli | |
|---|---|
Lord Alli in 2010 | |
| Chancellor of De Montfort University | |
| In office 2006–2015 | |
| Vice-Chancellor | Philip Tasker Dominic Shellard |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Prashar |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Lawrence |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 21 July 1998 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Waheed Alli 16 November 1964 Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Media entrepreneur |
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 16 November 1964) is a British media entrepreneur and politician. He has held executive positions at several television production companies including the Endemol Shine Group, Carlton Television Productions (now ITV Studios), Planet 24, and Chorion. Alli served as the Chief Executive of Silvergate Media until 2022, Chairman of Koovs Plc and a director at Olga Productions. He is a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, sitting as a life peer for the Labour Party, and is described as one of only a few openly gay Muslim politicians in the world.