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{{Short description|British politician (born 1967)}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| honorific-prefix   = [[The Right Honourable]]
| name = The Lord Kamall
| name               = The Lord Kamall
| image = Syed Kamall par Claude Truong-Ngoc février 2015.jpg
| image               = Syed Kamall par Claude Truong-Ngoc février 2015.jpg
| office = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences]]
| office             = [[Minister for Civil Society|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Society, Heritage, Tourism and Growth]]
| primeminister = [[Boris Johnson]]
| primeminister      = [[Liz Truss]]
| term_start = 17 September 2021
| term_start          = 20 September 2022
| term_end =  
| term_end            = 28 October 2022
| predecessor = [[James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell|The Lord Bethell]]
| predecessor        = [[Diana Barran, Baroness Barran|The Baroness Barran]] (2021)
| successor =  
| successor          =
| office1 = Co-Chair of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]]
| office1            = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences]]
| alongside1 = [[Ryszard Legutko]]
| alongside1          =  
| term_start1 = 12 June 2014
| term_start1        = 17 September 2021
| term_end1 = 1 July 2019  
| term_end1          = 20 September 2022
| predecessor1 = [[Martin Callanan]]
| predecessor1        = [[James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell|The Lord Bethell]]
| successor1 = [[Raffaele Fitto]]
| successor1          = TBC
| office2 = [[Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament]]
| office2            = Co-chair of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]]
| term_start2 = 19 November 2013
| term_start2        = 12 June 2014
| term_end2 = 25 November 2014
| term_end2          = 1 July 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Richard Ashworth]]
| predecessor2        = [[Martin Callanan]]
| successor2 = [[Ashley Fox]]
| successor2          = [[Raffaele Fitto]]
| birth_name          = Syed Salah Kamall
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| birth_place        = [[London]], England
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| party              = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| spouse              = Sandira Beekoo <br>(''now formally [[Style (form of address)|styled]]'' The Lady Kamall)
| education          = [[University of Liverpool]]<br />[[London School of Economics|LSE]]<br />[[City University, London]]
| website            = {{url|syedkamall.co.uk|Official website}}<br />{{url|europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/33569/SYED_KAMALL_home.html|Parliamentary website}}
| awards              = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|25px]] [[Life Peer]]
| office3            = [[Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament]]
| term_start3        = 19 November 2013
| term_end3          = 25 November 2014
| predecessor3        = [[Richard Ashworth]]
| successor3          = [[Ashley Fox]]
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| status3 = [[Lord Temporal]]
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| termlabel3 = [[Life peer]]age
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| term_start3 = 11 February 2021
| term_start3         = 11 February 2021
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| office4 = [[Member of the European Parliament]]<br/>for [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]]
| office4             = [[Member of the European Parliament]]<br />for [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]]
| term_start4 = 5 May 2005
| term_start4         = 5 May 2005
| term_end4 = 1 July 2019
| term_end4           = 1 July 2019
| predecessor4 = [[Theresa Villiers]]
| predecessor4       = [[Theresa Villiers]]
| successor4 = [[Lance Forman]]
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| birth_name = Syed Salah Kamall
| primeminister1      = [[Boris Johnson]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|15|df=y}}
| alongside2          = [[Ryszard Legutko]]
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| spouse = Sandira Beekoo
| education = [[University of Liverpool]]<br/>[[London School of Economics]]<br/>[[City University London]]
| website = {{url|syedkamall.co.uk|Official website}}<br/>{{url|europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/33569/SYED_KAMALL_home.html|Parliament website}}
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'''Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall''' (born 15 February 1967) is a British politician and academic who currently serves as [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation]] at the [[Department of Health and Social Care]].
'''Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall''' (born 15 February 1967) is a British [[politician]] and [[academic]], who from September to October 2022 served in [[HM Government]] as [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] at the [[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lord Kamall |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lord-kamall |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> He was previously [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation]] at the [[Department of Health and Social Care]] (2021–22).<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers www.gov.uk]</ref>


He is [[Professor]] of Politics and International Relations at [[St Mary's University, Twickenham]] and the Academic & Research Director at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], a [[classical liberal]] think tank in [[London]]. He represented [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]] as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] from 2005 to 2019, serving on the [[International Trade]] and [[Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee|Economic and Monetary Affairs]] Committees.
[[Professor]] of Politics and International Relations at [[St Mary's University, Twickenham]], Lord Kamall is also the Academic & Research Director at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], a [[classical liberal]] [[think tank]] based in [[London]].  


From 2013 to 2014, Kamall served as [[Leader]] of the Conservatives in the [[European Parliament]]. In June 2014, Kamall was elected Leader of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]] in the European Parliament.
Kamall represented [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]] as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] from 2005 to 2019, serving on the [[International Trade]] and [[Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee|Economic and Monetary Affairs]] Committees.


In December 2020, it was announced he would be conferred a [[life peerage]] after a [[2020 Political Honours|nomination]] by Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Political Peerages 2020 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-2020 |website=Gov.uk |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222141834/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
From 2013 to 2014, Kamall served as [[Leader]] of the Conservatives in the [[European Parliament]], then as Leader of the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]], from June 2014 till 2019.
 
In December 2020, he was nominated by Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] as a [[Life Peer]] (''cr.'' 28 Jan 2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=Political Peerages 2020 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-2020 |website=Gov.uk |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222141834/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Kamall was born in Hornsey and brought up in Edmonton, London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=OUN%2Fw%2FRtUrGStC7rbtqxww&scan=1|title=Index entry |access-date=13 June 2016 |work=FreeBMD |publisher=ONS}}</ref> He is a [[Muslim]],<ref name=Interview/> and of [[Indo-Guyanese]] descent; his father migrated to London from [[Guyana]] in the 1950s.<ref>[http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/3941644.Kingston_Euro_MP_Syed_Kamall_tells_of_terrifying_Indian_ordeal/ Kingston Euro MP Syed Kamall tells of terrifying Indian ordeal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004082846/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/3941644.Kingston_Euro_MP_Syed_Kamall_tells_of_terrifying_Indian_ordeal/ |date=4 October 2009 }} This Is Local London.</ref>
Kamall was born in [[Hornsey]] and brought up in Edmonton, London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=OUN%2Fw%2FRtUrGStC7rbtqxww&scan=1|title=Index entry |access-date=13 June 2016 |work=FreeBMD |publisher=ONS}}</ref> He is a [[Muslim]],<ref name=Interview/> and of [[Indo-Guyanese]] descent; his father migrated to London from [[Guyana]] in the 1950s.<ref>[http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/3941644.Kingston_Euro_MP_Syed_Kamall_tells_of_terrifying_Indian_ordeal/ Kingston Euro MP Syed Kamall tells of terrifying Indian ordeal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004082846/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/3941644.Kingston_Euro_MP_Syed_Kamall_tells_of_terrifying_Indian_ordeal/ |date=4 October 2009 }} This Is Local London.</ref>
He was educated at [[The Latymer School]] in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]] and holds a [[Academic degree|BEng]] from the [[University of Liverpool]], a [[Master's degree|MSc]] degree from the [[London School of Economics]] and a [[PhD]] from [[City, University of London]].
Educated at [[the Latymer School]] in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], he then graduated from the [[University of Liverpool]] as [[Academic degree|BEng]], before receiving an [[MSc]] [[Master's degree|degree]] from the [[London School of Economics]] and later a [[PhD]] from [[City University, London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Syed Kamall, Dr., ex-MEP {{!}} OBV |url=https://www.obv.org.uk/our-communities/black-politicians/syed-kamall-dr-mep |website=www.obv.org.uk |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>


==Early career==
==Early career==
Kamall started his career as a business systems analyst for [[NatWest]] Overseas Department (1989–91). He was a Management Fellow, [[University of Bath School of Management]] (1994–96), Management Research Fellow, [[University of Leeds|Leeds University Business School]] (1996–97), Associate Director/Consultant, Omega Partners (1997–2001), and a Consultant at SSK Consulting (2001–05). Since 2004 he has been a [[Visiting fellow|Visiting Fellow]] at Leeds University Business School where he has lectured MBA students on international business and strategy, and supervised doctoral students' research.
Kamall started his career as a business systems analyst for [[NatWest]] Overseas Department (1989–91). He was a Management Fellow, [[University of Bath School of Management]] (1994–96), Management Research Fellow, [[University of Leeds|Leeds University Business School]] (1996–97), Associate Director/Consultant, Omega Partners (1997–2001), and a Consultant at SSK Consulting (2001–05). He was elected a [[Visiting fellow|Visiting Fellow]] of Leeds University Business School in 2004 where he lectured MBA students on international business and strategy, and supervised doctoral students' research.


Before entering the European Parliament, Kamall worked as a consultant to companies on marketing, strategy and public affairs. In 2003, he started a diversity recruitment business. He is a co-founder of the Global Business Research Institute (GBRI),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbri.org/founders.htm|title=www.gbri.org|publisher=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618035101/http://www.gbri.org/founders.htm|archive-date=18 June 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> an educational body conducting outreach to business executives, journalists and civil servants, promoting a greater understanding of globalisation and its consequences.
Before entering the European Parliament, Kamall worked as a consultant to companies on marketing, strategy and public affairs. In 2003, he started a diversity recruitment business. He is a co-founder of the Global Business Research Institute (GBRI),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbri.org/founders.htm|title=www.gbri.org|publisher=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618035101/http://www.gbri.org/founders.htm|archive-date=18 June 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> an educational body conducting outreach to business executives, journalists and civil servants, promoting a greater understanding of globalisation and its consequences.


==Political career==
==Political career==
[[File:Brexit the time has come for the UK to clarify its position (46766254231).jpg|thumb|left|Kamall (2019)]]
[[File:Brexit the time has come for the UK to clarify its position (46766254231).jpg|thumb|left|Kamall speaking in 2019]]
Kamall has been a member of the Conservatives since 1987 and has held various positions in the party since then: Chairman, [[Stockwell]] Ward, [[Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)|Vauxhall]] Conservative Association; Hon. Secretary, [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]] Conservative Association CPC; Chairman, Eccleston Ward, and Chairman, Eccleston/Churchill CPC, [[Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)|Cities of London and Westminster]] Conservative Association; Executive Member, London Eastern Area Committee.
Kamall has been a member of the Conservatives since 1987 and has held various positions in the party since then: Chairman, [[Stockwell]] Ward, [[Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)|Vauxhall]] Conservative Association; Hon. Secretary, [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]] Conservative Association CPC; Chairman, Eccleston Ward, and Chairman, Eccleston/Churchill CPC, [[Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)|Cities of London and Westminster]] Conservative Association; Executive Member, London Eastern Area Committee.


In May 2000, Kamall was a Conservative Candidate for the [[London Assembly]]. The following year, he was Conservative candidate for [[West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)|West Ham]] in the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|June 2001 General Election]]. He was placed fourth on the Conservative list in London for the 2004 European Parliament elections. The Conservatives won three seats and Kamall became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] in May 2005, after [[Theresa Villiers]] stepped down on being elected as an MP to the UK Parliament. In the [[European Parliament]], he was a member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs, Legal Affairs and International Trade committees.
In May 2000, Kamall was a Conservative Candidate for the [[London Assembly]]. The following year, he was Conservative [[Prospective parliamentary candidate|candidate]] for [[West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)|West Ham]] in the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|June 2001 General Election]]. He was placed fourth on the Conservative list in London for the 2004 European Parliament elections. The Conservatives won three seats and Kamall became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] in May 2005, after [[Theresa Villiers]] stepped down on being elected as an MP to the UK Parliament. In the [[European Parliament]], he served on the Economic and Monetary Affairs, Legal Affairs and International Trade committees.


Kamall was placed on the "[[A-List (Conservative)|A-list]]" of Conservative parliamentary candidates ahead of the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/05/as_promised_thi.html|title=ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Who is on the A-list?|website=conservativehome.blogs.com|access-date=31 May 2006|archive-date=8 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108042851/http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/05/as_promised_thi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and was again returned to [[Brussels]] in [[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014]]  representing [[London]] as an [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]].
Kamall was placed on the "[[A-List (Conservative)|A-list]]" of Conservative parliamentary candidates ahead of the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/05/as_promised_thi.html|title=ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Who is on the A-list?|website=conservativehome.blogs.com|access-date=31 May 2006|archive-date=8 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108042851/http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2006/05/as_promised_thi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and was again returned to [[Brussels]] in [[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014]]  representing [[London]] as an [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]].


He is also a contributor at the free market public policy think tank [[The Cobden Centre]], one of Europe's think tanks based around the [[Austrian School]] of economics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cobdencentre.org/author/syed-kamall/|title=Syed Kamall &#124; The Cobden Centre|access-date=24 December 2020|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120161414/https://www.cobdencentre.org/author/syed-kamall/|url-status=live}}</ref>
He is also a contributor to the [[free market]] public policy think tank [[The Cobden Centre]], one of Europe's pre-eminent think tanks based around the [[Austrian School]] of economics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cobdencentre.org/author/syed-kamall/|title=Syed Kamall &#124; The Cobden Centre|access-date=24 December 2020|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120161414/https://www.cobdencentre.org/author/syed-kamall/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2016, Kamall backed voting to leave the European Union in the run up to the Brexit referendum.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mep-syed-kamall-i-m-backing-brexit-a3201046.html |title=Tory MEP Syed Kamall: I'm backing Brexit {{!}} London Evening Standard {{!}} Evening Standard<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005180347/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mep-syed-kamall-i-m-backing-brexit-a3201046.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2016, Kamall backed voting to leave the European Union in the run up to the Brexit referendum.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mep-syed-kamall-i-m-backing-brexit-a3201046.html |title=Tory MEP Syed Kamall: I'm backing Brexit {{!}} London Evening Standard {{!}} Evening Standard<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005180347/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mep-syed-kamall-i-m-backing-brexit-a3201046.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


In October 2018, during a debate in which Udo Bullman, the German leader of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|Socialists and Democrats]] Group linked the political right to extremism, Kamall responded by saying that Nazis were National Socialists who followed left wing policies. There was an angry reaction from the left and he apologised for the offence caused. However, he was angered himself when [[Udo Bullmann]], issued a press release which falsely accused Kamall of calling the S&D Nazis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45965177|title=Tory sorry after socialism 'Nazis' remark|date=24 October 2018|publisher=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508150850/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45965177|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/uk-lawmaker-causes-uproar-in-eu-parliament-for-naz/|title=Conservative causes uproar in EU Parliament for Nazi comment|date=24 October 2018|work=The Washington Times|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192149/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/uk-lawmaker-causes-uproar-in-eu-parliament-for-naz/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conservative-mep-european-parliament-syed-kamall-video/|title='You idiot!' Moment Tory MEP faces chorus of abuse for claiming Hitler 'was a socialist'|date=24 October 2018|publisher=|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024112222/https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conservative-mep-european-parliament-syed-kamall-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2018, during a debate in which Udo Bullman, the German leader of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|Socialists and Democrats Group]] linked the political right to extremism, Kamall responded by saying that Nazis were National Socialists who followed left wing policies. There was an angry reaction from the Left and he apologised for any offence caused. However, he was angered himself when [[Udo Bullmann]], issued a press release which falsely accused Kamall of calling the S&D Nazis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45965177|title=Tory sorry after socialism 'Nazis' remark|date=24 October 2018|publisher=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508150850/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45965177|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/uk-lawmaker-causes-uproar-in-eu-parliament-for-naz/|title=Conservative causes uproar in EU Parliament for Nazi comment|date=24 October 2018|work=The Washington Times|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192149/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/uk-lawmaker-causes-uproar-in-eu-parliament-for-naz/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conservative-mep-european-parliament-syed-kamall-video/|title='You idiot!' Moment Tory MEP faces chorus of abuse for claiming Hitler 'was a socialist'|date=24 October 2018|publisher=|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024112222/https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conservative-mep-european-parliament-syed-kamall-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In the [[2019 European Parliament election]], Syed Kamall lost his seat in the [[European Parliament]].<ref name="lost seat">{{cite web|date=27 May 2019|title=Jeremy Hunt fears for Tory party's future after election disaster|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/european-elections-2019-conservatives-existence-under-threat-after-worst-ever-result-jeremy-hunt-a4152016.html|access-date=27 May 2019|website=Evening Standard|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527035100/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/european-elections-2019-conservatives-existence-under-threat-after-worst-ever-result-jeremy-hunt-a4152016.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the [[2019 European Parliament election]], Syed Kamall lost his [[European Parliament]]ary seat.<ref name="lost seat">{{cite web|date=27 May 2019|title=Jeremy Hunt fears for Tory party's future after election disaster|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/european-elections-2019-conservatives-existence-under-threat-after-worst-ever-result-jeremy-hunt-a4152016.html|access-date=27 May 2019|website=Evening Standard|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527035100/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/european-elections-2019-conservatives-existence-under-threat-after-worst-ever-result-jeremy-hunt-a4152016.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


In December 2020, it was announced he would be conferred a [[Life Peerage]] after a nomination by Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] as part of the [[2020 Political Honours]] list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boris Johnson overrides watchdog to hand Lords seat to Tory donor who backed his leadership bid|url=https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-overrides-watchdog-to-hand-lords-seat-to-tory-donor-who-backed-his-leadership-bid-12170349|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Sky News|language=en|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222190937/https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-overrides-watchdog-to-hand-lords-seat-to-tory-donor-who-backed-his-leadership-bid-12170349|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, he was elevated to the [[House of Lords]] as '''Baron Kamall''', of Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crown Office|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3726512|access-date=2021-02-11|website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref>
Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] then nominated him as a [[Life Peer]] in December 2020, as announced in the [[2020 Political Honours]] list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boris Johnson overrides watchdog to hand Lords seat to Tory donor who backed his leadership bid|url=https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-overrides-watchdog-to-hand-lords-seat-to-tory-donor-who-backed-his-leadership-bid-12170349|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Sky News|language=en|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222190937/https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-overrides-watchdog-to-hand-lords-seat-to-tory-donor-who-backed-his-leadership-bid-12170349|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 January 2021, he was created '''Baron Kamall''', ''of Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield'', being [[Introduction (House of Lords)|introduced]] to the [[House of Lords]] the following month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crown Office|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3726512|access-date=2021-02-11|website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref>


On 17 September 2021, Kamall was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation]] at the [[Department for Health and Social Care]], in the second [[2021 British cabinet reshuffle|cabinet reshuffle]] of the [[second Johnson ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021|title=Ministerial appointments: September 2021|date=16 September 2021|access-date=17 September 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917165312/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 17 September 2021, Lord Kamall was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation]] at the [[Department for Health and Social Care]], in the second [[2021 British cabinet reshuffle|Cabinet reshuffle]] of the [[second Johnson ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021|title=Ministerial appointments: September 2021|date=16 September 2021|access-date=17 September 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917165312/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Publications==
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Kamall follows [[Islam]].<ref name=Interview>{{cite web|url=http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/07/interview-syed-kamall-mep-i-would-prefer-people-to-have-a-choice-personally-i-dont-see-why-we-need-a-shortlist.html|title=Interview: Syed Kamall MEP – "I would prefer people to have a choice, personally. I don't see why we need a shortlist."|publisher=Conservative Home|access-date=25 February 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604072243/http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/07/interview-syed-kamall-mep-i-would-prefer-people-to-have-a-choice-personally-i-dont-see-why-we-need-a-shortlist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is married to Sandira Beekoo.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
Kamall follows [[Islam]],<ref name=Interview>{{cite web|url=http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/07/interview-syed-kamall-mep-i-would-prefer-people-to-have-a-choice-personally-i-dont-see-why-we-need-a-shortlist.html|title=Interview: Syed Kamall MEP – "I would prefer people to have a choice, personally. I don't see why we need a shortlist."|publisher=Conservative Home|access-date=25 February 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604072243/http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/07/interview-syed-kamall-mep-i-would-prefer-people-to-have-a-choice-personally-i-dont-see-why-we-need-a-shortlist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and, in 1997, married Sandira Bye Beekoo,<ref>[https://www.burkespeerage.com/ www.burkespeerage.com]</ref> a fellow Conservative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandira Beekoo |url=https://www.kingstonconservatives.org.uk/people/sandira-beekoo |website=Kingston and Surbiton Conservatives |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>


After leaving the [[European Parliament]], Syed Kamall became the Academic and Research Director at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] and Professor of International Relations and Politics at [[St Mary%27s University, Twickenham]].<ref name=SyedKamallIEA>{{cite web |url=https://iea.org.uk/professor-syed-kamall |title=Professor Syed Kamall |website=Institute of Economic Affairs |language=en |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717170854/https://iea.org.uk/professor-syed-kamall/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=SyedKamallStMary>{{cite web |url=https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/staff-directory/syed-kamall |title=Professor Syed Kamall |website=St Mary’s University, Twickenham |language=en |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810221838/https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/staff-directory/syed-kamall |url-status=live }}</ref>
After leaving the [[European Parliament]], Syed Kamall became the Academic and Research Director at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] and Professor of International Relations and Politics at [[St Mary's University, Twickenham]].<ref name=SyedKamallIEA>{{cite web |url=https://iea.org.uk/professor-syed-kamall |title=Professor Syed Kamall |website=Institute of Economic Affairs |language=en |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717170854/https://iea.org.uk/professor-syed-kamall/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=SyedKamallStMary>{{cite web |url=https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/staff-directory/syed-kamall |title=Professor Syed Kamall |website=St Mary’s University, Twickenham |language=en |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810221838/https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/staff-directory/syed-kamall |url-status=live }}</ref>


Kamall plays the bass guitar, and while in Brussels sang in a blues band called Exiled in Brussels, with Latvian MEP [[Roberts Zīle]].{{cn|date=December 2020}}
A keen player of the [[bass guitar]], Kamall sang in a [[Blues|blues band]] called "Exiled in Brussels", with Latvian MEP [[Roberts Zīle]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1TJIIHyGI www.youtube.com]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2004-2009]]
* [[Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2004–2009]]
* [[Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2009-2014]]
* [[Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2009–2014]]
* [[House of Lords]]
* [[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]]


==References==
==References==
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* [http://uklibertyleague.org/about www.uklibertyleague.org]
* [http://uklibertyleague.org/about www.uklibertyleague.org]
* [http://www.cityam.com/profile/syed-kamall www.cityam.com]
* [http://www.cityam.com/profile/syed-kamall www.cityam.com]
* [https://members.parliament.uk/member/4909/contact www.parliament.uk]


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