London jihad demo leader is NHS doctor: Islamic extremist's double life as a suburban GP is exposed

The firebrand leader of an extremist Islamic group that called for 'jihad' at an anti-Israel protest works as an NHS GP under a different name, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

As head of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the UK, Abdul Wahid celebrated the barbaric Hamas terror attacks that slaughtered 1,400 Jewish men, women and children earlier this month as a 'very welcome punch on the nose' to Israel.

But he has also spent more than 20 years practising as a family doctor under his real name, Dr Wahid Asif Shaida.

Last night his shocked patients in the London suburb of Harrow said they had no idea about the double life of their well-spoken, privately educated GP.

Hizb ut-Tahrir caused outrage last weekend when members chanted 'jihad' during a rally outside the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in London and called for 'Muslim armies' to attack Israel.

Wahid told the baying crowd: 'Victory is coming and everyone has to choose a side. Whose side are you going to be on?'

Another senior member of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) – a group banned in Germany and a dozen other nations – asked supporters: 'What is the solution to liberate people in the concentration camp called Palestine?'

They chanted back: 'Jihad! Jihad! Jihad!'

Home Secretary Suella Braverman criticised the police for not arresting the men. But Met chief Sir Mark Rowley insisted no crime had been committed as 'jihad' had meanings other than calling for holy war.

After the protest, Wahid was back at work at Welbeck Road Surgery, a short stroll from his £850,000 semi-detached home, where he has practised since 2002. He has a senior role at the surgery as a mentor and trainer for recently-qualified doctors, according to its website.

But some patients told the MoS his leadership of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain called into question whether he was capable of fairly treating Jewish, female or gay patients.

Our revelations come as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies. Yesterday:

Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and artillery fire as tanks and troops rolled into the besieged enclave;

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address that Israeli troops had entered the 'evil stronghold' of Hamas and vowed to bring home the 229 hostages taken on October 7, but warned: 'This will be a long war';

Israel Defence Forces said strikes had taken out two senior Hamas commanders, including an air chief who masterminded the use of armed paragliders in the attacks;

UK diplomats held urgent talks with Qatari counterparts – who have been acting as a conduit between Hamas and the West – to try to secure the release of the seven British hostages, and the evacuation of 200 Britons from under-siege Gaza;


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