Saeed Atcha

Saeed Atcha MBE DL (born July 1996), is Chief executive of the youth-led charity Youth Leads UK. Atcha is currently a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester and a Commissioner of the Social Mobility Commission.[1][2][3]

Saeed Atcha
MBE DL
Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
Assumed office
July 2019
Appointed bySir Warren James Smith
Commissioner, Young People & Vulnerable Groups
Social Mobility Commission
Assumed office
October 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Personal details
Born
Saeed Atcha

July 1996 (age 27)
Deane, Bolton, England
SpouseMaryam Kara
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University
Known forCharity leadership
AwardsMember of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Early life

Atcha was born in Deane, Bolton. He then moved to Hulton and attended Ladybridge High School. Atcha went on to study Public Relations at Manchester Metropolitan University.[4]

Career

Atcha founded the charity Youth Leads UK, supporting disadvantaged young people in Greater Manchester to access volunteering opportunities and skills development programmes. He was trustee of the Prince of Wales’ charity Step Up To Serve. Atcha was appointed Deputy lieutenant of Manchester by Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester in June 2019. Atcha is currently Associate Non-Executive Director of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust [5] He is also currently trustee of Generation UK & Ireland. Atcha is patron of the East of England's Children's charity, Ormiston Families.[6]

Honours

Atcha was the awarded an MBE for services to young people and the community in Greater Manchester in the 2019 New Year Honours. He was the youngest recipient on the list.[7][8] Atcha was awarded a Point of Light award by the Prime Minister, David Cameron for his work establishing the Xplode Magazine.[9]

References
  1. "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy - Deputy Lieutenants". manchesterlieutenancy.org.
  2. "Saeed Atcha MBE". GOV.UK.
  3. "22-year-old charity founder from Bolton celebrates another royal honour". The Bolton News.
  4. "Saeed's Story". 19 November 2017.
  5. "Saeed Atcha MBE :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust". www.penninecare.nhs.uk.
  6. "Who's Moving: RNIB, Changing Faces, Cats Protection and more". www.civilsociety.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. "Youngest MBE recipient on New Year Honours list says he feels like an 'imposter'". 28 December 2018.
  8. "New Year Honours 2019 CSV - GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk.
  9. "Prime Minister honours Xplode Magazine's Saeed Atcha". BBC. BBC News. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.


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