''Looking back to August 1994, the commencement of BIBA, we never envisaged an organization that would develop such a vast network of contacts, have its own publication of journals and its very own resourceful website, let alone attract an inspiring audience such as yourselves. Today BIBA is looked upon as a centre of influence that has become a learning Organization with its main focus as marketing and business.
Today we are fortunate to be at one of the most influential and prestigious institutions ever known to man: The British Parliament. This institution is regarded to be the ''mother of the parliamentary system'', a system of legislative nature where the conduct of its officials and members serve as a paragon to many of its kind. However, there is more to composing a unique system than a mere set of rules and regulations. In order to generate a unique system, you need individuals who are so-minded to give it LIFE, and surely the members of these chambers have just done that. These unique individuals have Worked with the spirit of fairness and respect for mankind hence making equal opportunities a possibility rather than a mere dream. Today, as we look around this very room, we see the result of the British system: I think I’m right in observing that most of us arrived here as refugees or immigrants with almost nothing to look back on or forward to, however we were treated as equals, we were treated with justness and utter most respect, and more importantly we were granted equal opportunities as god intended from the beginning for every man.
Therefore I would like to take a moment to express gratitude to the British for their great sense of fair play. THANK YOU.
In 1995, within a year of its inception, BIBA was no more than an infant. Those who could not foresee our current success were writing off the association. We were commonly criticised for two flaws: Firstly for being an undeveloped organisation devoid of track records, and secondly for being managed by young individuals. Back in those days as I recall, another young man from these very chambers was facing a similar problem. However when we approached Lord Temple Morris in 1995 and asked him to become our president, to our surprise and the sceptics, not only was he generous by accepting our request, but he also saw something in our efforts that others did not. Essentially he was a friend in our time of need.''
This was followed by the heartfelt words of Lord peter Temple-Morris who declared that ''being married to an Iranian'' (Tahereh Alam) meant that he had ''married Iran'', a nation and culture that he warmly cherishes. He also stated that he held in his pride to be associated with BIBA, an organization that had unified British-Iranians.