Indian Origin Imam has been conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Leicester in recognition of his work for his local community. Muhammad Shahid Raza serves as Leicester Central Mosque and he is also a teacher in UK.
He is Originally from Bihar and he studied at Moradabad, Agra and Meerut before moving to UK. He said, "The City of Leicester has always been a significant place in my life since I moved here during the late 1970's period.
One of my first responsibilities as Imam of Leicester Mosque and then Leicester Central Mosque was to oversee the moral and spiritual education of children. I have always worked to hard to instill a desire on my students to achieve academically as well as prove themselves as valuable members and contributors to society.
I am delighted to see most of my Students are now working in the same city as Teachers, Doctors, Civil Servants and Owners of Small scale industries. I hope it will inspire more young Muslims of Leicester."
