Khalid Sheldrake

خالد شيلدريك

1888 CE · 1305 AH† – 1947 CE · 1366 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

London pickle manufacturer (1888-1947) who converted to Islam as a schoolboy, taking the name Khalid; he founded mosques in south London and the Western Islamic Association and funded Muslim charities. In 1934 he accepted the First East Turkestan Republic's invitation to become king of 'Islamestan' and travelled east, but the state collapsed before he could take power.