Dr Samir Shah

The 72-year-old will take charge as the public broadcaster's first Indian-origin Chair from March 4 and running until March 2028.

An Indian-origin professor of surgery and a mediaperson are among the members of a new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which will look at inequalities within UK society in areas such as health, education and criminal justice, 10 Downing Street in London said on Thursday.

The 72-year-old will take charge as the public broadcaster's first Indian-origin Chair from March 4 and running until March 2028.

An Indian-origin professor of surgery and a mediaperson are among the members of a new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which will look at inequalities within UK society in areas such as health, education and criminal justice, 10 Downing Street in London said on Thursday.