Anas Altikriti

Who is Anas Altikriti?

Anas Altikriti is President and founder of the Cordoba Foundation, and part of UK-based lobby groups for the Muslim Brotherhood. He was born into a Sunni Muslim family; his father Dr Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti was an Iraqi Physician who eventually came to head the Muslim Brotherhood Party in Iraq. As a result of his opposition to the Ba'ath regime the family moved to the UK when Anas was aged 4, where they remained exiled until the fall of Saddam Hussain's regime.

Anas Altikriti became involved with the UK's Stop the War Coalition protests against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, becoming the movement's vice-president. Altikriti also served as president of the Muslim Association of Britain between 2004 and 2005.

Anas Altikriti holds an MSc in Translation and Interpreting. He teaches translation and interpreting on part-time basis at Leeds University. He headed the Respect Yorkshire and Humberside slate for the European elections in 2004.