Aaqil Ahmed

Professor Aaqil Ahmed is the former Head of Religion and Ethics at both the BBC and Channel 4. At Channel 4, he was also the Head of Multicultural Programming, winning numerous awards from BAFTA, Emmy to Royal Television Society, as well as receiving nominations including Grierson and Oscar.

Aaqil is a visiting Professor of Media at the University of Bolton and teaches at a number of universities. He is a published writer, speaker and leader in media, diversity, religion, demographics and culture.

As well as being a Board member for Medr, he is a Trustee of the Sandford St Martins Trust, The Rugby Football League London Foundation and a Non Executive Director of Ffilm Cymru and Elstree Film Studios. Aaqil is also a senior independent Panellist for public appointments for both the Westminster and Welsh Governments.

His company, Amplify Consulting Limited, specialises in Television and digital media production, religion, media and diversity strategy and training, as well as communication advice and training. The company is currently the broadcasting consultancy for Bradford, the UK City of Culture 2025 and recently delivered the historical first of producing Live Eid prayers on BBC Television.