Osama Saeed

Quick Facts

Full Name	Osama Saeed
Occupation	Opinion Journalist
Date Of Birth	May 27, 1980(1980-05-27)
Age	44
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Taurus

Osama Saeed Biography

Osama Saeed is one of the most popular and richest Opinion Journalist who was born on May 27, 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Osama Saeed (born 27 May 1980) is an Scottish political and communications professional from Scotland. In the past, he was head of Media and Public Relations at Al Jazeera Media Network, and was a candidate for parliamentary office with Scottish National Party in 2010. Scottish National Party in Glasgow Central in the year 2010.

As of 2009 Saeed was the one to organize the reaction of the ultra-right Scottish Defence League holding protests in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Alongside the lawyer Aamer Anwar, Saeed brought together a broad coalition known as Scotland United to stage a celebration of multiculturalism that included those from the STUC, Church of Scotland, Equality and Human Rights Commission as well as all major political parties and other organizations. He also arranged a reaction to the attack of two Muslims teenagers on the Edinburgh synagogue and offered the building a safe haven.

Saeed’s time at the Scottish-Islamic Foundation was dogged by allegations of cronyism after the organisation was awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds of grants by the SNP Government, the party for whom he was a parliamentary candidate. The funding was investigated by Audit Scotland who concluded that the appropriate procedures were followed in allocating the grant. The grant was provided to organise an Islamic cultural festival and a trade expo to attract investment from the Muslim world. Saeed suggested that Scotland hold a ‘Tartan Week’ in the Middle East to increase trade and investment. After delays in delivery, the SIF returned much of the funding, but organised Salaam Scotland, Scotland’s first national festival of Muslim cultures. An independent auditor’s report found no issues in the way Scottish Government grant money was accounted for. Saeed resigned from the SIF in February 2010 before contesting the General Election in May 2010. The SIF closed in January 2011.

Saeed was born and brought up in Glasgow and went to school in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. He was an advisor to former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and a prominent media figure. He has been listed as one of Scotland’s Top 100 thinkers and opinion formers by the Scotsman newspaper, one of the country’s “Brightest and Best” by the Sunday Herald, and has been described as “Scotland’s most influential Muslim” by the Sunday Times. The Evening Times referred to him in 2010 as one of the SNP’s “bright rising stars”. His blog, “Rolled up Trousers” was named top Scottish political blog in 2007. He is also an alumnus of the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. After an attempt to be elected to the House of Commons in 2010, Saeed joined Al Jazeera in Qatar.

Saeed established the Scottish-Islamic Foundation that was established with support from the parliaments of both houses at the end of June in 2008. Its leaders from The SNP, Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties lent their backing.

Osama Saeed Net Worth

Osama Saeed is one of the richest Opinion Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Osama Saeed 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Osama was a participant as a spokesperson for Osama was a part of the Stop the War Coalition, speaking at the anti-war rally on the day of the Iraq conflict on the 15th of February 2003, which attracted 1 million people. He was previously as a volunteer spokesman of the Muslim Association of Britain in Scotland and, before Anwar Al-Awlaki was openly supportive of the terrorist act, he pleaded for his release from prison in Yemen. Before the Arab revolts, Saeed was a proponent of democracy and freedoms throughout his native Muslim world. Saeed wrote an article in 2005 within The Guardian suggesting that the restoration of the caliphate could be built on the principles of democracy and human rights as a response to remarks made by premier Tony Blair saying that it was the exclusive domain by Al Qaeda. As of 2009 Saeed declared his opinion that Islamism is “irrelevant”, and that the laws and public policy need to be formulated by the leaders who are accountable to the citizens they serve.

Following the attack in 2007 at Glasgow International Airport attack, Saeed organized what is believed to be the world’s first demonstrators of Muslims to protest against Al-Qaeda terrorists around the world. In March 2008 Saeed demanded legislation be passed to ban forced marriages. The Scottish Government launched a consultation on the subject just a few months later and legislation was passed in the year 2011.

In the 2010 General Election he stood as the SNP candidate for Glasgow Central. He finished in second place, improving the party’s third place from the previous election and increasing their share of the vote by 2.7%. His campaign concentrated on opposing public spending cuts proposed by the Conservative and Labour parties, connecting Scotland to the high-speed rail network to London and Europe, and attracted high profile endorsements. First Minister Alex Salmond said of Saeed: “I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone better suited to face down the rigours of Westminster and to make a presentation of principle for his community and for his country. I’ve never met anyone better endowed with the qualities required to be an outstanding member of parliament.”

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Osama Ranked on the list of most popular Opinion Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Osama Saeed celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.