The letters ‘ELM-LMC’ stand for the East London Mosque- London Muslim Centre. Situated in Whitechapel Road, the Mosque was opened in 1941, with the London Muslim Centre being opened in June 2004.
The current chairman of the ELM-LMC is Dr Muhammed Abdul Bari, who also finds time to serve as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain as well as on the Organising Commitee of London Olympics.