Kamal El-Hajji

Kamal El-Hajji
BEM, Knight of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite
Serjeant at Arms
of the House of Commons
Assumed office
September 2015
Speaker John Bercow
Preceded by Lawrence Ward
Personal details
Born Mohammed Amal El-Hajji
Nationality British/Moroccan

Mohammed Amal El-Hajji, BEM, known as Kamal El-Hajji, is a British Security Official and civil servant. Since September 2015 he has been the Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons replacing Lawrence Ward. He had formerly been the Head of Front of House and VIP Relations at the Ministry of Justice headquarters, based at 102 Petty France.

Career

Since 2004, El-Hajji held a number of security and operational roles in the Department for Constitutional Affairs, and later the Ministry of Justice. From 2010 to 2015, he worked as the Head of Front of House and VIP Relations at the Ministry of Justice headquarters at 102 Petty France in London.[1]

In 2015, El-Hajji was chosen by a panel of MPs headed by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, to replace Lawrence Ward, who had retired in September 2015, as the next Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons.[2]

Honours

In the 2015 New Year Honours, El-Hajji was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) "for services to the Ministry of Justice"[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons". British Monarchy. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "New Serjeant at Arms appointed". BBC News. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. pp. N28–N31.
Government offices
Preceded by
Lawrence Ward		 Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons
2015–present		 Incumbent
Officers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
House of Commons House of Lords
Speaker John Bercow Lord Speaker Norman Lord Fowler
Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom Leader of the House of Lords Natalie Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Serjeant at Arms Kamal El-Hajji Lady Usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke
Clerk of the House Sir David Natzler Clerk of the Parliaments Edward Ollard
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