Home secretary Sajid Javid beats London mayor Sadiq Khan to title of most influential Asian in Britain
- Sajid Javid claimed top spot in GG2 Power List of UK’s 101 high Asian achievers
- Highest new entry was Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism chief Neil Basu in third
- Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller was a major riser from 26th to 10th on the list
- Court of Appeal judge Rabinder Singh and Star Wars actor Riz Ahmed in top five
Home Secretary Sajid Javid today beat London Mayor Sadiq Khan to the title of the most influential Asian person in Britain.
Mr Javid’s appointment to one of the top offices of state in April saw him move up a place to top spot in the GG2 Power List of Britain’s 101 high Asian achievers.
The highest new entry was Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism chief Neil Basu in third, while anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller was a major riser from 26th to 10th.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid (left, pictured at Downing Street on Monday) and London Mayor Sadiq Khan (right) were today billed the top two most influential Asian people in Britain
The highest new entry was Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism chief Neil Basu (left) in third, while Court of Appeal judge Sir Rabinder Singh (right) was in fourth place
Star Wars actor Riz Ahmed (left) was in fifth, while Santander UK chairman Shriti Vadera (right), an investment banker who is the first woman to head a major UK bank, was in sixth
Court of Appeal judge Sir Rabinder Singh and Star Wars actor Riz Ahmed were in fourth and fifth place on the list by the Asian Media & Marketing Group (AMG).
The highest placed woman – in sixth – was Santander UK chairman Shriti Vadera, an investment banker who is the first woman to head a major UK bank.
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AMG editor Shailesh Solanki told the Guardian of Mr Javid: ‘As the first ethnic minority to be home secretary, that, we believe, is another glass ceiling smashed.’
On Mr Khan, he added: ‘He still received the highest vote for an elected politician in the whole of Europe. He does take a stand and when he speaks, people listen.’
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (left), the Royal Society president, and SP (Srichand) & GP (Gopichand) Hinduja (right), Hinduja Group chairs, were seventh and eighth in the list
Lakshmi Mittal (left), of ArcelorMittal steel, is part of the Mittal family in ninth, while anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller was a major riser from 26th to 10th (right)
GG2 Power List top ten
And Mr Solanki said of Mr Basu that the task of ‘keeping the country safe’ had been ‘given to an Asian police officer of very considerable repute’.
Ms Miller, who is from Guyana – or British Guiana when she was born there to parents of Indian descent – is still ‘very much in the public eye’, Mr Solanki said.
He added: ‘We can only see her rise. She is probably the face of the Remain campaign and an eloquent speaker.
Other celebrities making their debut on the list include presenter Jameela Jamil in 22nd place, and stand-up comedian Romesh Ranganathan at 29th.
The list will be formally announced tonight at the GG2 Leadership Awards, a gala dinner in Central London.
Among the other categories are the Man of the Year, Pride of Britain and Young Journalist of the Year – the latter of which is sponsored by the Daily Mail.
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