Ibsha Choudhury, a youth from Sylhet, Bangladesh, has been elected Lord Mayor of the United Kingdom’s Worthing Council.
He was elected the first Muslim male mayor of the council on Tuesday.
Councillors elected him to the post of mayor at the age of 41, making him the youngest mayor of Bangladeshi origin in the UK.
Prior to this, Ibsha served as the deputy mayor of the Council.
Ibsha was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh. After studying at school and college there, he came to Worthing, England at the age of 21. He has been living there with his family for 22 years. In personal life, he is the father of four children.
Ibsha began his career in the private sector in Britain before transitioning to the civil service. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, he played a vital role by actively assisting the NHS in organizing and distributing food.
Ibsha joined the Labor Party in 2019 and became an active member of the party. In 2021, he was elected as a Labor Party councillor in the Castle ward. He is also the equality officer for Worthing Town Football Club.
On Tuesday night, he said: “I am grateful to this city for giving me so much. I am grateful and proud of the opportunities that have been given to me. It is an honour to be appointed as the mayor of Worthing.”
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