Biography
Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England, Nazir Afzal OBE became Chancellor of The University of Manchester in 2022. During his legal career, Nazir prosecuted some of the highest-profile criminal cases in the UK and was ultimately responsible for more than 100,000 prosecutions each year. Among these was the successful prosecution of the so-called ‘Rochdale grooming gang’, which led to vital changes in child protection.
His expertise in safeguarding and ethics has seen Nazir take up positions including National Adviser on Gender-Based Violence for the Welsh Government; trustee of both the WOW (World of Women) Foundation and the Association of Safeguarding Partners; and the first-ever independent Chair of the Catholic Church’s Safeguarding Agency. Nazir also sits on both the National Police Chiefs’ Ethics Committee and the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
Location
University of Manchester Library, Burlington St, Manchester, England M13 9PP, United Kingdom
