Wajid Iltaf Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley (born 15 October 1979), is a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2017 to 2019[1] and as Mayor of Burnley from 2020 to 2021.

In December 2020, it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer.

[4] The son of a taxi driver and a house-wife, Wajid was born in Burnley, Lancashire, where he continues to live with his wife and two children.

[5] Within the UK, Wajid has developed higher education programmes to increase academic participation amongst women in the south Asian community.

Wajid has directed international leadership conferences in Oman, Turkey, Pakistan and the US, and has represented the University of Central Lancashire in collaborative projects with Russian NGOs.