Young Mayor

Nahimul Islam, 16, from Wapping was elected as your Young Mayor of Tower Hamlets in January 2011. He is supported by deputies Tasmina Khanum and Nadeem Miah, and the three will serve until January 2013.

Who are your Young Mayor Team?

Click the links below to read their manifestos and find out why so many of you voted for them in the last Young Mayor election.

Young Mayor priorities

The team have listened to feedback from their peers and have decided to focus on the following three areas during their two-year term:

Community cohesion

The Young Mayor team feel that the perception of territorialism affects all young people in some way and they want you to feel safe travelling around the borough. By looking at this issue, they hope to reduce prejudices so you feel more able to use the borough’s youth clubs and facilities. So far, the team have worked with a range of organisations to produce a scrutiny report on the issue.

NEET reduction

The team will be working with the council’s Transition Support Team and local businesses to increase employment and training opportunities for young people and to help promote the opportunities out there.

Anti-discrimination

The team are keen to celebrate the borough’s diversity and to encourage young people to unite on the issues that affect them. Their One Borough event in October was a great success – bringing nearly 200 young people from all over Tower Hamlets together to take part in a sports and cultural fun day.

Press coverage

Nahimul recently spoke to the BBC about Tower Hamlets’ city status bid. Watch the interview here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16806732

One month after becoming Tower Hamlets’ fifth Young Mayor, East End Life caught up with Nahimul Islam and one of his deputies, Nadeem Miah, to find out what they’ve been doing and how they’re finding their newfound fame. Read the exclusive interview here.

For more information on the Young Mayor, please contact Phil Long on 020 7364 3092 or e-mail phil.long@towerhamlets.gov.uk.