Raza Rahman
Who is Raza Rahman?
Raza Rahman is a cultural governance specialist, chaplain and founder of CultivIQ, with 25 years of frontline community and chaplaincy work.
What are Raza Rahman‘s main achievements?
Raza Rahman works with organisations to strengthen decision-making wherever culture and faith intersect with policy, service delivery or risk, with experience spanning the NHS, policing, local government, higher education and finance. He is currently Faith and Spirituality Coordinator at Newcastle University and Chaplain to the High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear for 2026 to 2027, alongside his role as Founder and Director of CultivIQ. Raza holds a Master’s in Chaplaincy and is fluent in English, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu.
Raza has been named in the Top 50 Influential Muslims in Europe, nominated for the 2026 National Diversity Awards and named a finalist in the UK StartUp Awards North East 2026. His sessions have consistently received fully positive feedback across healthcare, higher education, schools, criminal justice and faith and ethics settings, with clients regularly returning to commission longer formats.
What kind of topics does Raza Rahman cover at events?
- The Missing Layer: Why Culture Decides What Strategy Cannot – Raza argues that understanding culture is a core part of good governance, not an optional add-on, and shows leaders why it shapes outcomes strategy alone cannot reach.
- Faith and Spiritual Literacy for Modern Institutions – Raza helps institutions build genuine understanding of faith and spirituality, so they can support diverse communities appropriately.
- Mental Health Across Cultures – Raza explores how cultural understanding reduces risk and builds confidence in cross-cultural mental health care, giving practitioners practical tools for working across different communities.
- Anti-Muslim Hostility: Awareness to Action – Raza helps organisations recognise and reduce anti-Muslim hostility, moving audiences from awareness of the problem to meaningful action within their own institutions.
- Cultural Decision-Making – Raza gives leaders a framework for making well-reasoned, defensible decisions in situations where culture and faith carry real weight.
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Why should you hire Raza Rahman for your next event?
Raza Rahman brings 25 years of frontline experience to conversations that many organisations find difficult to navigate with confidence. His grounded, experience-led method gives organisations the confidence to respond well, rather than relying on assumptions or good intentions alone.
How to hire Raza Rahman for your next event?
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