David Alliance, Baron Alliance, GBE (born 15 June 1932 in a Jewish family from Kashan, Iran) is an Iranian-born British businessman and a Liberal Democrat politician. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Tabatabaei House, early 1800s, Kashan. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Alliance was educated at the Etahad School, Iran. A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ...

He owns 33% and is chairman of N Brown Group plc, a major clothing catalogue retailer. He was also the joint founder with Sir Harry Djanogly of Coats Viyella plc (now Coats plc) operating in 67 countries with 22% global market share, employing 70,000 people. His family have a fortune worth £450m. Share sales, a valuable art collection and some small private firms account for the remainder of the family fortune. Despite such a varied CV, Lord Alliance is perhaps still best known as the man with who with Harry Djanogly turned Coats Viyella into a £2bn textile business.

Lord Alliance serves on a number of committees including the Prince’s Youth Business Trust, Council for Industry and Higher Education, and the University of Manchester Foundation, and the Wiseman Institute. He has a number of fellowships including Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce; Fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute; and Hon.Fellow of the Shenkar College of Textile Technology and Fashion. Lord Alliance holds a Doctorate of Science at Heriot-Watt University and Legum doctor – Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) from the University of Manchester. He is an Honorary Fellow of UMIST.

Alliance was appointed a CBE in 1984 and promoted to GBE in 1989. He was created a life peer as Baron Alliance, of Manchester in the County of Greater Manchester, in 2004. He sits on the Liberal Democrat benches. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Lord Alliance profile at the site of Liberal Democrats