Sultana is a human rights, international law and criminal justice barrister. She is the first Chair of the new Religious Discrimination Task Force at the Bar Standards Board, supporting the delivery of the BSB’s statutory objectives to improve equality of outcomes for those in the profession. As a hijab wearing female from an ethnic minority background, Sultana has consistently encouraged candidates from diverse backgrounds to enter the legal profession, speaking at dozens of events every year to promote diversity, including at universities and other institutions. Sultana has mentored scores of aspiring barristers throughout her career, most often female mentees from diverse racial, ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. As Chair of the Muslim Lawyers Action Group, Sultana is spearheading a mentoring program for the hiring, retention and progression of minorities in the legal profession, including a new program for increasing the number of Judges and QCs from racial, ethnic and faith minorities, with a particular emphasis on supporting gender diversity.
