A medical tribunal is at the moment inspecting allegations that Dr Asif Munaf, who competed on The Apprentice in 2024, shared a sequence of deeply offensive messages on social media over a virtually two-year interval.
The Basic Medical Council has introduced misconduct fees towards the physician, claiming he posted and reposted antisemitic, racist and sexist content material on his X account between October 2023 and July 2025.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service listening to has proceeded with out the previous contestant current, and he at the moment has no authorized illustration on the proceedings.
The physician took half within the 2024 sequence of The Apprentice
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GMC lawyer Harriet Tighe offered examples of the allegedly offensive posts to the tribunal panel.
Among the many content material allegedly shared from his account was a put up that includes a Star of David alongside a swastika image.
The tribunal heard claims that the physician had promoted conspiracy theories suggesting 9/11 was an “inside job” perpetrated by Jewish folks, The Mirror stories.
One other alleged put up said: “Zionists are extraordinarily robust. They’ve robust media, army and banking. They’re godless satanic cult.”
Asif Munaf additionally appeared on Dragons’ Den
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The GMC lawyer additionally highlighted a put up containing a racial slur directed at boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Separate messages allegedly posted by Munaf expressed views that ladies ought to be barred from changing into pilots, evaluating this to males working as midwives or hairdressers.
One put up reportedly declared: “Feminine empowerment is among the nice tips of Devil. Islam offers us the blueprint. When will the world get up?”
Throughout an earlier listening to, Munaf rejected claims that his feedback concerning Jewish folks constituted antisemitism.
The physician appeared in Alan Sugar’s enterprise present in 2024
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BBCNevertheless, he acknowledged the posts had been “not befitting of somebody as educated as myself and had been mentioned within the warmth of the emotion”.
The previous actuality tv contestant has chosen to not attend the present tribunal proceedings and seems with none authorized counsel to symbolize his pursuits.
Following accusations of antisemitic social media exercise, Mr Munaf was reportedly faraway from the spin-off programme You are Fired, regardless of having appeared on the principle Apprentice sequence.
Dr Asif Munaf is going through a tribunal listening to
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Past the social media allegations, the GMC has raised issues about Mr Munaf’s skilled conduct throughout his medical duties.
The tribunal heard claims that he deserted a locum place at College Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Belief in January 2024 with out offering ample justification for his departure.
He had been filling in as a cardiology specialist registrar on the time of the alleged incident.
An extra allegation suggests Munaf offered a sick observe to a affected person in November 2024 while below suspension from practising medication.
The tribunal was instructed he had established a web based enterprise referred to as Dr Sick Ltd that 12 months, which marketed the flexibility to “beat the GP wait” by delivering sick notes inside “as little as two hours”.
The listening to continues.
