Shikra

Orpheus

Introduction: My name is Mohammed, born during the winter month of Ramadan of 1980 and raised in England, UK. Son to truly loving and supportive parents, a brother to 2 sisters (one younger, one elder than I) and 2 brothers (again one younger, one elder than I).

My parents are originally from the dist. area of Rawalpindi and moved to the UK some time in the early 70's, after which my father worked in steel mills for approx 15 years. My granddad was also here in the UK at the time having been drafted here, serving his country in the Pakistan Army. My father now runs his own business; suppliers of construction material as well as timber merchants.

Education: Moving on, education and hard work has always been of paramount importance to my parents. They encouraged this in all their children; hoping that we'd use our time wisely and grasp what opportunities we have today that they didn't have in their time, by working toward achieving our goals in whatever we wished to do.

That brings me to me to where I am now; I am in my final year of study toward graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Science, which InshAllah if I do achieve will be my 2nd degree having previously obtained a BSc (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems in the summer of 2001.

Professional Experience: Upon graduating, I worked for Citrix as a server analyst for 2 years as well as helping out when I could with the family business. Then for no sudden reason i lost interest in my work and returned to education in 2004 studying Forensic Science...I guess you could say the hit TV show C.S.I played a small part in my decision and not to mention it's just such an interesting and appealing field to work in.

Extracurricular: My extracurricular activities inc. real estate investments when the opportunities arise as well as reading/researching other avenues and ways of investing i.e. stocks and shares. I am also a keen reader of magazines such as MoneyWeek and Shares.

Hobbies: My hobbies and interests are quite varied, my first love is without doubt motor-racing, I've been hooked on the drug ever since I went to France at an early age and saw a motor show event taking place. My passion for the sport inc. a recently purchased BMW M3, I also enjoy traveling and am known to leave at the drop of a hat with my trusted best friend Mariam to anywhere in the world, albeit only for a weekend. I have seen most places in Europe which up until recently also included a summer visit to the US. I also enjoy working out at my local gym and reading trashy horror comics.