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Shakeel Mullan, Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Britain: Shakeel Mulla has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Foreign Affairs of Britain to improve bilateral relations with India and strengthen trade. Shakeel Mullan played an important role in getting help from the British Asian community to India during the Corona period. He has expressed his firm commitment to strong India-UK relations by following the path of service in the light of culture and tradition.
Connection with Indian culture
Shakeel Mullan was born in Birmingham. However, his ancestral home is in Alipur village of Gandevi taluka near Bilimora in South Gujarat. Shakeel Mullan's mother hails from Alipur village near Chikhli. Apart from this, Shakeel Mullan's wife is a native of Bilimora. Although raised abroad, Shakeel, who cannot stay away from his motherland, often visits India. Visiting the motherland strengthens the connection with Indian culture.
Shakeel Mullan visited Gandevi's house and wadi last year. He has been serving the British government for the last 17 years. From 2016 to 2020, he worked as a senior officer of the visa department at the British Embassy in India. He played an important role in getting help from the British Asian community to India, especially during Corona.
After India, he worked in the Anti-Corruption Department of the Foreign Ministry in Beijing and then in London. Seeing his excellent performance, the Government of England has now appointed him as the Deputy Head of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to strengthen bilateral relations with India and increase trade between the two countries. He believes that good relations between India and Britain are important for both countries.
Bilateral trade is very important for the prosperity of both countries. Britain needs India as much as India needs Britain. Trade, investment and education are the key areas where cooperation is needed. Having 7 years of experience in the visa sector, he will try to facilitate the future generation. So it will be easier for the youth to take advantage of the growing opportunities in UK-India relations.
A special honor was given for promoting immigration services
Shakeel Mullan has been awarded the 'Certificate of Excellence' by the World Book of Records for promoting immigration services. The prestigious award ceremony was held at the British Parliament, which was attended by eminent personalities like Sanatan Dharma Bhushan Shri Raj Rajeshwar Guruji, British MP Joy Morrissey, five-time MP and senior Labour Party leader Virendra Sharma and World Book of Records Chairman Santosh Shukla. On this occasion, 60 people from 30 countries were honored with international awards.
Despite being raised in England, she is fluent in Hindi and Gujarati languages
Shakeel was born in Britain. Despite growing up in Britain, he is connected to his roots. He has a commendable command over Gujarati and Hindi languages. Language is a powerful tool. He believes that it is especially important to use it to connect with people on a deeper level. He says that being of Indian origin, learning Gujarati and Hindi languages has strengthened him. Not only this, the connection with the Indian community as a whole has strengthened.