The late Raficq S. Abdulla was a South African-born lawyer, writer, public speaker and broadcaster who read Jurisprudence at Oxford. He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in the 1960s. He was a Visiting Fellow of the Faculty of Business and Law, Kingston University. He was also a founding member of the Advisory Panel of the Muslim Law Shariah Council (United Kingdom). In 1999 he was awarded an MBE for his interfaith work. Raficq was a trustee of the Poetry Society, Planet Poetry and of English PEN where he was serving as the acting President. Raficq had also authored three poetry books.
Biography
Mr. Raficq S. Abdulla