Dismissed Muslim charity boss on the comeback trail Othman Moqbel has been pictured with prominent MPs including Alok Sharma, Jeremy Corbyn and Andrew Mitchell

(National-UAE) The man now at the helm of the UK’s largest Syrian aid group has been repeatedly pictured at high-level meetings, and with prominent politicians, since his dismissal from British Muslim charity Human Appeal.

In January this year Othman Moqbel, chief executive of Syria Relief in Manchester, withdrew a grievance procedure against his former employer following his departure after eight years.

The former chief executive was suspended from his job in late 2017 and dismissed a few months later.

In December 2017, the charity referred itself to the Charity Commission, which launched a statutory inquiry.

Greater Manchester Police told the National that it had closed a criminal inquiry into the activity at the charity but pending the outcome of the Charity Commission’s report it could still take action.

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