Director, Kingston Race and Equalities Council (KREC).
John Azah is currently Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Race and Equalities Council (KREC). He has worked for KREC since it was set up in 1990 and has been responsible for helping it develop into one of the more pro-active and dynamic RECs in the country. John Azah is a founding member and currently Vice Chair of the Independent Advisory Group of the Metropolitan Police Service that advises the Police Service on Critical and Strategic Issues. He is also a member of the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government Hate Crime Independent Advisory Group.
John Azah serves the Police Services across the UK in a variety of capacities. He designs Critical Incident Training Hydra courses, serves as an Adviser on a number of Police Ethics Committees and has worked internationally with a number of Police Forces around the world. He is a Senior Assessor with the College of Policing.
John Azah is a Governor at South Thames College which includes Kingston College; founded and set up the Milaap MultiCultural Centre, Refugee Action Kingston, Kingston Chinese Association and Multicultural Richmond (formerly Ethnic Minority Advocacy Group), the Derick Mulondo Foundation and a committee member on various voluntary sector organisations. He also set up Kingston Carnival.
John Azah was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2007 Honours list for services to Policing, Community and Race Relations in London and a contributing author of a book: Policing and the Legacy of Lawrence. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate and a Fellowship at Kingston University in July 2019 for Community Engagement, Inclusion and Cohesion in the Royal Borough of Kingston and Race Equality, Human Rights and Community Relations in the UK. John Azah is a former graduate of Kingston University.
