Owner of Leading Surrey Care Group Honoured to Celebrate Eid at Exclusive No. 10 Downing Street Event

The owner of a family-run Surrey care group meets Secretary of State for Health and Social Care at an exclusive No.10 Downing Street event to celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan.

Liakat Hasham, co-founder of CHD Living, an award-winning, family-owned and operated group of care homes and home care, specialist and rehabilitation services in Surrey, Hampshire and South London, recently attended an exclusive Eid reception at No. 10 for his outstanding contributions to the Ismaili Muslim community and as a leading care operator in Surrey.

Several key political figures were present from the Conservative office, most notably Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who interacted with the attendees and spoke with Liakat about the current state of affairs in the social care sector.

The Prime Minister made a short address to the attendees, highlighting and applauding the contributions that ethnic minorities, and the Muslim community in particular, have made to UK society.

Discussing the event, Liakat said: “It was an honour to be invited to the Eid reception at No.10 Downing Street. Hosted predominantly for the Muslim community, selected invitations to the Eid reception were sent out to faith leaders and businessmen throughout the UK. My invitation covered both these areas, having served the Ismaili community for nearly 20 years and as the founder of CHD Living for over 30 years.”

Liakat continued: “It was a pleasure to meet members of the Conservative cabinet, especially Sajid Javid. I was introduced to him as a care operator, and he was genuinely interested in what I did, asking the name of our company and the current challenges we were facing. We briefly discussed the state of the current market and the impact staff shortage was having on the care sector.”

He concluded: “I think these events are very important as they connect you with peers in business alongside a cross section of Muslims, who practice the faith in different ways but all with the aim of improving the quality of life for everyone. I would certainly go again if privileged enough to be invited.”