Hany El Banna
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Hany Abdel Gawad El-Banna OBE [1] is the co-founder and President of Islamic Relief, the largest Western- based international Muslim relief and development NGO, established in 1984 in Birmingham, UK.
A pathologist by education, Dr. Hany attended a medical conference in Sudan in 1983 during a time of famine in the region. The poverty and desperation he witnessed compelled him to return to the UK and set up Islamic Relief as an organisation to help people in need.
In November 2003, after 20 years of humanitarian work, Dr Hany was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II with an OBE for services rendered to the community[2].
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- ^ "Diplomatic service and overseas list", BBC News, 2006-05-31. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- ^ 2004 New Years honours list http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029391629&a=KArticle&aid=1071660943874
