Welcome to Farah London's Profile
Professional Experience
Farah London DStG, a Dame to the International Knightly Order Valiant of St George (“the Order of St. George”), Deputy Commander of the Order St George London Branch, a Freeman of the City of London and part of the G20 Business 20, Brazil 2024 Tade & Investment taskforce, and a mayoral candidate for the Mayor of London Elections 2021. Farah is a visionary entrepreneur, with over 24 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, she continues to drive successful initiatives across six continents in global trade.
She is also global Geo Political expert and Regional Head of MiKat Advisory, a risk mitigation company. She previously held a successful career in reinsurance, initially as a broker to Lloyds of London and then as an underwriter for one of the largest international reinsurance companies, writing global multi billion-pound policies, in liability, energy, terrorism, political violence, kidnap & ransom, hospitality and environmental liability.
Farah is a humble member of society, she is patriotic and has proudly represented the UK globally. Through both philanthropy and business, she has been passionate and driven to help people and businesses all over the world. The founder of bizNis International, an award-winning global platform, that facilitates trade and investment worldwide between governments and businesses, that has facilitated hundreds of millions of trade and investment around the world and works with the G20 - Business 20 summit.
Mayor of London Candidate 2021
Farah was mayoral candidate for the Mayor of London Elections 2021, she ran as an independent candidate, entering the political arena as a candidate for the first time. She not only became a celebrated voice for the people across London, but she also highlighted the social injustices being suffered by businesses and residents. This earned Farah a total of 58,051 votes from the electorates, that believed in her vision for London. Farah continues to be a social advocate for important causes, committing to deliver items from her comprehensive manifesto for London, through private funding.
Community Involvement
Farah devotes herself to the community by being an active volunteer for several social justice programs and charity organisations, she has been volunteering for over 20 years. As a philanthropist, Farah has devoted significant resources and commitment to supporting charities and is personally active in assisting with projects that benefit important causes. She has been praised for the transformative benefits to people’s lives she has been able to achieve through her community work. Among the many causes she contributes to, she has a particular devotion to caring for the homeless.
Board Positions Held
Farah has held several board positions during her career. Current boards she sits on include, a Founder and trustee of ‘Forever Paw Home’, a non-profit organisation, homing rescued dogs from the dog meat trade in Asia. She is also the Deputy Commander of the Order St George London Branch.
A Board Member for the an environmental protection company, Bright Tide. In 2008 she was appointed to the board of the British Business Group (BBG), where she served a 5-year term as a board member and also Chair for the BBG’s Insurance Focus Group. She also served as the Director of the event committee for ‘Women in Insurance – WII’, a Non-Profit organisation empowering professional women in insurance in the UAE.
In 2013 she also sat on the board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Türkiye, as a senior advisory board member. She previously was on the board of the Royal Society of St. George, of which Her Majesty was patron, and the English Business Council.