Yusuf joined Refugee Council in March 2023 as our new Head of Refugee Involvement. Yusuf is a lived experienced expert of the asylum system, a campaigner and researcher for migrant and refugee rights, specialising in co-production and involvement with people with lived experience of the UK asylum and refugee protection system.



He previously led implementation and coordination of participation work with people with lived experience at Doctor of the World UK and British Red Cross, and founded Experts by Experience Employment Initiative. Yusuf’s key focus is expanding and improving the involvement of refugees in all aspects of the Refugee Council’s work by creating a source of expertise and collective learning to support staff with refugee involvement.