Dear Editor,

FURTHER to my letter of 13th Jan, where serious questions were raised about Irfaan Ali’s academic qualifications, I did further investigation in the UK.

I saw on social media, a report from Prime News where Irfaan Ali is alleged to have said that he did his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management online at the University of Sunderland. As a result I contacted the University Of Sunderland on phone number +44 191 515 3154 and was advised that the BSc in Business Management is not available online. It is classroom based. This raised very serious questions about what Irfaan Ali has been claiming. This information I’ve provided can be confirmed via the phone number above, the following email address student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk or the university’s website www.sunderland.ac.uk

Also, Irfaan Ali claimed he did a postgraduate certificate in Finance at the Anglia Ruskin University. I also called their admissions department on +44 1245 493 131 and was advised that there is no postgraduate certificate in finance. There is a MSc in Accounting and Finance but absolutely no postgraduate certificate in Finance. I alluded to this in my letter on 13th Jan, but give Irfaan Ali the benefit of the doubt until I would have spoken to the university in question. Again this information can be confirmed via the phone number above or the university’s website www.anglia.ac.uk

I think, without a doubt, serious questions have been raised about Irfaan Ali’s qualifications. Some of these questions do have a criminal component. I would now leave it to the relevant authorities to further investigate.

Finally, I eagerly await the name of the University where he did his PHD so that I can further investigate.
Regards,
Dr. Mark Devonish MBBS MSc MRCP (UK) FRCP(Edin)
Consultant Acute Medicine
Nottingham University Hospital
UK