Syed Kamall, English academic and politician
Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall (born 15 February 1967) is a British politician and academic who currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care.
He is Professor of Politics and International Relations at St Mary's University, Twickenham and the Academic & Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, a classical liberal think tank in London. He represented London as a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2019, serving on the International Trade and Economic and Monetary Affairs Committees.
From 2013 to 2014, Kamall served as Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament. In June 2014, Kamall was elected Leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament.
In December 2020, it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.