Arooj Shah

Arooj Shah is a British Labour politician and leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader she is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Equalities, Inclusion & Cohesion.[1] She is the first Muslim woman to take charge of a council in the north of England.[2]

Arooj Shah
Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Assumed office
19 May 2021
Preceded bySean Fielding
Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Assumed office
May 2021
Member of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council for Chadderton South
Assumed office
3 May 2018
Majority344
Personal details
Political partyLabour

First elected to the council in 2012, she is currently the councillor for the Chadderton South ward. She was elected as leader of the council in May 2021 after her predecessor Sean Fielding lost his seat in that year's election.

Arson attack

Less than two months after her election as leader, in the early hours of the night of the 13 July 2021, Shah's car was deliberately set alight in what Greater Manchester Police described as a "reckless, abhorrent act".[3] The car and neighbouring property were damaged but nobody was injured as a result of the attack.[4]

References
  1. "Councillor Arooj Shah". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. "Oldham councillors choose first female Muslim leader". BBC News. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. "Oldham council leader's car set alight in 'appalling' arson attack". The Guardian. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. "Oldham Council leader's car set on fire in arson attack". BBC News. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.


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