LONDON : COSMOS UK successfully held its 8th Annual General Meeting AGM on Sunday 19th of September 2021 at Sri Lankan Muslim Cultural Centre (SLMCC), Harrow.
The AGM was attended and Joined via Zoom by 15 affiliated organisations and their nominated representatives. Past Presidents of COSMOS UK Mubarak Jainulabdeen and Rizwan Wahab along with many community leaders and members of UK organisations grace this occasion.
Agenda for the event included an opening speech by the outgoing president, Liyas Abdul Wahid who outlined key achievements during his tenure as president. This included items such as: ● Independence Day Celebration in 2019 at SLMA – Slough ● Meeting British Officials, Ministers and MPs to address the Sri Lankan Muslims racial attacks in Digana, Ampara, Kurunegala etc ● COSMOS UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and its activities. ● World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims Conference ● Fight against Forced Cremation in Sri Lanka and Side Event at UNHRC ● Member of the Task Force of Muslim Council of Britain on Forced Cremation ● Attending UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) meetings.
Further detail can be found on the AGM report and Liyas thanked all those who helped and supported him through his time as president and wished well for the new leader and team.
This was followed by the confirmation and approval of the last AGM minutes and a presentation of the past year’s activities by the outgoing General Secretary, Shakeer Nawas. This added to what Liyas had mentioned and identified the various meetings, rallies, press releases, letters to senior dignitaries and other engagements COSMOS UK have had over the past year. He noted that COSMOS UK now has representation within the Muslim Council of Britain through their National Council, providing a platform for us to contribute to the wider Muslim agenda.
A detailed account of the past year’s activities can be found in the AGM report.
The presentation of the Financial Report was tabled by the outgoing Treasurer, Mukshid Zawahir and it was discussed at the AGM. Liyas then proceeded to dissolve the current office bearers and start the election process for the new office bearers. Election commissioners were identified from the attendee’s and conducted. Following the nominations and voting the following members were elected as office bearers for the next 2 years as per the constitution of COSMOS UK.
