Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Tory Peer Lord Sheikh marries former waitress 45-years his junior

Sarwar Alam
By Sarwar AlamDec 23, 2018
Sarwar Alam
See Full Bio

A Muslim peer who divorced his wife of 25 years has married a Uzbek former waitress 45-years his junior.

Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh, 77, met 32-year-old Guli Muradova in a cafe in 2013 where she worked. They developed a close relationship which irked his then wife Lady Shaida Shiekh.

Muradova moved back to Uzbekistan but muti-millionaire Lord Sheikh pursued her and the pair were to wed in an Islamic ceremony in London in December 2012.

Though that ceremony didn’t go-ahead, Lord Sheikh divorced his first wife to maintain his relationship with Muradova and went onto marry her at Lambeth Register Office this month.

Lord Sheikh, who made his fortune in the insurance industry, held the wedding celebrations at the five-star Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane. It is not known if any members of his family attended the wedding. The Tory peer has a daughter who is 15-years older than his new bride.

Muradova has already proclaimed herself as ‘Lady Guli’ stating on her website: “Lady Guli became happily married to Lord Mohamed Sheikh in 2018 and she has a wonderful and trusting relationship with her husband.”

The couple have also attended several official functions together at foreign embassies in London and posted photographs from the events on her website.

Lord Sheikh, who founded the Conservative Muslim Forum, made headlines last August when he said he had received ‘vile’ Islamophobic emails after calling for Boris Johnson to be removed from the Conservative Party for suggesting veiled Muslim women resembled ‘letter boxes’ and ‘bank robbers’.

lord sheikh

Related News

Dalai Lama
Asia

Dalai Lama confirms spiritual role will continue after his death

Djokovic Wimbledon
Tennis

Novok Djokovic eases into Wimbledon second round after Muller challenge

starmer-getty
UK

Starmer makes major concessions on welfare bill to avoid defeat in Commons

More For You

Visa UK

The aim is to attract graduate-level or above workers, making several low-paid roles ineligible for visas. (Representational image: iStock)

iStock

Government unveils stricter visa rules, to take effect from July 22

THE GOVERNMENT on Tuesday introduced the first set of tougher immigration rules in the House of Commons aimed at reducing the recruitment of foreign skilled workers, including in the care sector. The new measures are described as a “complete reset” of the UK’s immigration system.

The proposed changes, originally outlined in an ‘Immigration White Paper’ in May, include raising the skills and salary thresholds for foreign workers — including those from India — ending overseas recruitment for care worker roles, and removing more than 100 occupations, such as chefs and plasterers, from the shortage occupation list that currently allows certain visa exemptions.

Keep ReadingShow less
Starmer faces revolt as welfare bill vote sparks Labour uproar

Keir Starmer speaks during a reception for public sector workers at 10 Downing Street in London on July 1, 2025. (Photo by CARL COURT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer faces revolt as welfare bill vote sparks Labour uproar

PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer faced the most serious test of his leadership on Tuesday (1) as his government’s flagship welfare reforms came under fierce attack from within his own party.

The day was marked by emotional speeches, last-minute concessions, and a deep sense of division among Labour MPs, many of whom said the proposed changes would push vulnerable people into poverty

Keep ReadingShow less
Lucy Letby

Letby, from Hereford in western England, was charged in 2020 after a series of deaths in the hospital's neo-natal unit.

Three senior hospital staff arrested in Lucy Letby case probe

POLICE on Tuesday said they had arrested three senior staff members at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies. The arrests were made on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

The investigation was launched in 2023 at the Countess of Chester Hospital (CoCH) in northwest England, following Letby’s conviction and life sentence for killings that took place between 2015 and 2016.

Keep ReadingShow less
food-delivery-getty

Uber Eats and Deliveroo will tighten ID checks, including facial verification, to curb illegal migrant work after UK government pressure. (Photo: Getty Images)

Getty Images

Food delivery platforms to step up ID checks after migrant work abuse reports

FOOD delivery companies Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat have agreed to strengthen security measures, including facial verification checks, to prevent irregular migrants from working through their platforms, following criticism from the UK government.

The announcement came after the Labour government summoned the three firms for a meeting in response to a report by The Sun which exposed how some migrants were bypassing rules and working illegally in the gig economy sector.

Keep ReadingShow less
David Joseph

Joseph has chaired several BRIT Awards shows and was an executive producer of the Oscar and BAFTA-winning 2015 documentary Amy.

David Joseph named new CEO of the RSA

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS (RSA) has announced the appointment of David Joseph CBE as its next chief executive officer. He will take over the role in September, succeeding Andy Haldane.

Joseph previously served as chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK for 17 years. During his time at the company, he oversaw its transformation into a global exporter of British music and worked with several major international artists.

Keep ReadingShow less
© Copyright 2025 Garavi Gujarat Publications Ltd & Asian Media Group USA Inc