Zahida Manzoor CBE

Zahida Manzoor was appointed as Legal Services Ombudsman in March 2003 and as Legal Services Complaints Commissioner in February 2004.

Zahida has received various awards in recognition of her achievements, including the CBE in 1998 for her work in the Health Service and for race relations within the UK. A former member of the NHS Policy Board and Regional Chair of the NHS Executive, Northern and Yorkshire Regions, she oversaw many improvements in the Health Service for over 60 hospitals and Health Authorities.

Zahida was Commissioner and Deputy Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality and Chair of the Bradford Health Authority, the first Asian woman to fill these posts.

Zahida's priority away from work is her family, including her two daughters.