Who leads us

The entire student body is able to join in activities that direct how the Union is run. This can be through running for election as one of our senior officer team, or as a member of our Council; getting involved in a campaign; volunteering to represent students on your academic programme; perhaps attending our termly General Meetings; or simply visiting this website to have your say through petitions and polls.

Our elected team consists of our Sabbatical Officers (full-time, paid, non-voting at Council):

Community and Activities

Rotimi Olorunfemi

Sports and Wellbeing

Oluwaseun Onikan

Student Affairs

Hamza Khan

Education

Iqra Tabassum

The rest of the elected team comprises of:

Council Executive Officers

(volunteers, voting at Council)

  • Umar Taj - Chair of Council
  • Abdus Samad Bin-Sarfraz - Environment & Ethics Officer
  • Emmanuel Oladokun - Black Students' Officer
  • Shoaib Khan - Minority Ethnicities Officer
  • Adesola Aladekoba - Inclusion Officer.
  • Raizana Razeen - Women's Officer
  • Sakina Sani - International Students' Officer
  • Yunus Adelodun - Postgraduate Students' Officer
  • Waleed Zaman - Officer for Students with Disabilities
  • Teslim Thomas - LGBT+ Officer

Other Council members

(all volunteers)

  • Chair of Council
  • 9 Lay Members (ex-portfolio, voting at Council)
    • Muhammed Babatunde
    • Joachim Keke
    • Mehak Bukhari
    • Ranveer Bhosale
    • Anas Iqbal
    • Marie Bläser
    • Peter Onyilimba
    • Iqra Waseem
    • Florence Olutosin
  • Up to 3 Representatives (voting) from each of:
    • UBU Academic Representation (Faculty Representatives)
    • UBU Activities
    • UBU Sports

And also in attendance to follow Council business may be our two elected delegates for the National Union of Students (NUS) Conference which happens each spring.

ARSHEEL MUHAMMAD ANSARI

Chukwuemeka Mbachu

Maria Battul