UNITED NATIONS, New York — The Hon. Darren A. Henfield, Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister for the Commonwealth and the Caribbean, in the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
Commenting on the meeting in a tweet, Lord Tariq Ahmad noted: “Glad to have met at #UNGA with my good friend Darren Henfield @DarrenFNM, Bahamas FM, to express the UK’s solidarity and ongoing support following Hurricane Dorian. Look forward to seeing recovery efforts for myself in my forthcoming visit.”
A British businessman, Lord Tariq Ahmad was made life peer on January 13, 2011, and was conferred the honorary title of Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon, in the London Borough of Merton.
According to Wikipedia, “He formally joined the House of Lords on 17 January. In 2014, Ahmad was promoted to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DCLG. After the 2015 general election, he was appointed jointly as Minister for Skills and Aviation Security at the Department for Transport and Minister for Countering Extremism at the Home Office. In 2016, he was appointed Minister for Aviation, International Trade and Europe at the Department for Transport in the first May ministry.
“After the 2017 general election, Ahmad was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with responsibilities to the Commonwealth, the United Nations, and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.”
