Amana Parenting (Muhammad Bari)

AmanaParenting is an enterprise run by Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari - an educationalist, community activist and author. 

He has served East London's diverse communities in various capacities for three decades. He was Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from June 2006 until June 2010. Alongside this, he was the Chairman of the impressive East London Mosque. 

A physicist by training, Dr Bari received his doctorate and qualified as a teacher from King's College London. He worked in the education sector as a Special Educational Needs behavioural specialist. He is now a freelance consultant on parenting and a writer on community and social issues.

He was a board member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and served on the Good Childhood Inquiry Panel which was set up by the Children's Society in 2006.

In recognition for his services to the community, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari was conferred an MBE in 2003.