Ahmadiyya in the United Kingdom
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established in United Kingdom with the pioneering efforts of Chaudhry Fateh Muhammad Sial, who arrived in London in July in 1913. Sial was the first missionary sent overseas by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and was under the direction of Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, the first caliph of the movement. History. Not many years after arriving, the need for a mosque in the UK became apparent and in 1926, the Fazl Mosque was formally opened in London and it became the city's first mosque. The community expanded and built many mosques  and mission houses across the country. The most notable of which is Baitul Futuh Mosque in South London stands as one of the largest in Western Europe. International Headquarters. The International Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is in United Kingdom since 1984. Since the forced exile of the fourth caliph of the community, Mirza Tahir Ahmad from Pakistan in 1984, the Fazl Mosque, London served as International Headquarters for a period of 35 years before moving the International Headquarters to Islamabad, Tilford on 15 April 2019. Demographics. As of 2017, there are 30,000 Ahmadis in the UK in 150  local chapters. Notable Ahmadi Residents of United Kingdom. Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Fifth Caliph and current leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mirza Tahir Ahmad – Fourth Caliph during his time the Community's headquarters moved to United Kingdom from Pakistan. Dr. Abdus Salam - First Muslim Nobel Laureate and A devoted member of the community, lived in Putney, London Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon – Member of the House of Lords, UK, Minister of State for the Commonwealth and South Asia and Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Iftikhar A. Ayaz – Tuvaluan Consular Official, UK Cllr  Iftikhar Chaudhri – Mayor of Runnymede Abdul Rahim Dard – writer, missionary, Imam of the historic Fazl Mosque and political activist for the Pakistan Movement Fateh Muhammad Sial – the first Ahmadi missionary sent overseas by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bashir Ahmad Orchard – first Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of European descent Anti-Ahmadiyya Campaign. The movement suffers from Sunni bigotry in the UK. They are not recognised as Muslims by the Muslim Council of Britain and are targets for vilification by the Khatme Nubuwwat Academy.