Apprentice star Dr Asif Munaf is suspended from the medical register
The Apprentice star Dr Asif Munaf has been suspended by the General Medical Council only one week after the BBC dropped him from their spin-off present for making ‘anti-Semitic remarks’.
It comes after calls had been made for him to be struck off the medical register which he final week stated he wasn’t shaken by.
Munaf – who owns his personal wellness model – sparked a livid backlash after he made a collection of ‘anti-Jewish’ on-line posts, together with calling Zionism a ‘satanic cult’ within the aftermath of Hamas‘ murderous October 7 assaults and calling Zionists ‘odiously ogre-like’.
He additionally wrote on social media that he was compiling a ‘checklist of sadistic docs’ who had been ‘supporting the Zionist genocide’ and labelled the ‘Zionist PR machine’ as ‘slimy’.
A GMC spokesperson instructed MailOnline: ‘Dr Mohammed Munaf has been interim suspended pending the conclusion of a full GMC investigation.
‘An Interim Orders Tribunal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service imposed the interim suspension on his practice yesterday
‘We are acutely aware of the concerns that have been raised regarding Dr Munaf, and we will take action where concerns suggest patient safety or the public’s confidence in docs could also be in danger.’
Apprentice star Dr Asif Munaf has been suspended as a physician over his string of ‘anti-Semitic remarks’ only one week after the BBC dropped him from the present
It comes after the physician was axed from the spin-off present after he made ‘a stream of anti-Jewish’ feedback on social media
His remarks brought about outrage throughout the Jewish group, with the Board of Deputies of British Jews complaining to Tim Davie, the BBC director-general and Samir Shah, its chairman, about Dr Munaf being on the present.
Munaf beforehand hit out on the BBC, claiming ‘they did me soiled’ after the broadcaster dropped him from their spin-off present The Apprentice: You’re Fired! for his ‘anti-Jewish’ feedback.
BBC bosses edited him out of the episode final week within the wake of the backlash and stated that he is not going to be that includes in any future episodes.
Last week Munaf stated he wasn’t shaken by calls to have him struck off the medical register over his ‘anti-Semitic remarks’.
In a collection of posts of X, previously Twitter, he wrote: ‘They have tried to get me struck off by referring me to the General Medical Council.
A GMC spokesperson instructed MailOnline: ‘Dr Mohammed Munaf has been interim suspended pending the conclusion of a full GMC investigation’
He was additionally accused by ‘horrified’ fellow contestants of constructing vile feedback about ladies and ‘solely having intercourse with virgins’
‘They assume this may shake me. It solely strengthens me. Don’t they know that the precise amount of cash I’ll make earlier than I die was written earlier than I used to be even conceived? I’ve absolute conviction in my Lords Decree.’
The candidate additionally stated the present ‘is not the largest factor I’ve ever executed in my life’ after he was dropped from the spin-off You’re Fired.
He added: ‘Unlike most different candidates, the present is only one small chapter in my life. It’s not my whole persona. Nor is it the largest factor I’ve executed in my life. This is why they’re beholden to the broadcaster and I’m free. Alhamdulillah for Islam.’
In one other Tweet, Dr Asif stated: ‘Staying silent is the epitome of cowardice.’
He was additionally accused by ‘horrified’ fellow contestants of constructing vile feedback about ladies and ‘solely having intercourse with virgins’ – he shortly denied the claims.
‘Asif made the candidates really feel uncomfortable. They had been notably shocked after they heard the best way he spoke about intercourse and ladies,’ a supply instructed The Sun.
The supply added: ‘Crew members had been additionally horrified and couldn’t consider somebody with this perspective had made it thus far within the course of.’
