Zara Mohammed (born 2 August 1991)[1] is a Pakistani-Scottish faith leader currently serving as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain since 2021.

[3][7][8] On 19 February 2021, Mohammed met with the Paymaster General, Penny Mordaunt,[9] despite the fact that the Government had cut ties with MCB since 2009, after one of its leaders allegedly supported violence against Israel.

[10] On 4 February 2021, Mohammed appeared as a guest on the BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour to discuss her election as secretary general.

During the interview, presenter Emma Barnett repeatedly questioned, and interrupted, Mohammed on the number of female imams in the United Kingdom.

[12] Signatories included politicians Sayeeda Warsi and Diane Abbott, writer Yassmin Abdel-Magied and comedian Deborah Frances-White.