Zaki Mohammed
“Nanaimo gave me an equal opportunity to win — I'm running to make sure it does that for everyone.”
Experience meter
0 of 32 per-pass points · scores scale with terms & years served.
Figures collected from public online sources · not independently verified
- Elected public office+10 per 1 term+00 term
- Municipal committee+4 per 2 yrs+00 yrs
- Non-profit board+3 per 3 yrs+00 yrs
- Community organization+5 per 5 yrs+00 yrs
- Professional experience+5 per 15 yrs
- Recognized award+2 per 2 awards+00 awards
- Volunteer service+3 per 1 met+00
Zaki Mohammed was born in Saudi Arabia to parents of Indian origin, schooled in India, and earned a B.A. in Hotel & Hospitality Management in Switzerland before coming to Nanaimo for a dual MBA/MSc in International Management through Vancouver Island University and the University of Hertfordshire. He has called Nanaimo home for over a decade, building his career as Financial Controller of the Tony Harris Group, Director of the Tom Harris Community Foundation (which has raised more than $4.5 million for regional causes), Managing Partner of Revvin Creative & Studio West, and Board Director of the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society. He also founded NIAMI (The Picnic Party), a grassroots wellness event supporting local causes, and works as a dance fitness instructor. Details collected from his campaign website and public sources.
Key positions
Collected from public online sources · not independently verified- —Affordability: cut development permit times from 20–30+ weeks toward the city's own 12-week target, push the city's below-market housing tools, and back food security programs already working — Loaves and Fishes, Food4Schools, Nanaimo Foodshare and farmers' markets.Source
- —Wellness and culture: advocate for fair provincial resourcing for the hospital, back proven addiction, mental-health and supportive-housing programs (Road to Recovery, Complex Care Housing), and champion a wellness coordinating table with the goal of making Nanaimo the healthiest city in Canada.Source
- —Accountability: publish real turnaround targets for major city processes, bring transparent budgeting to City Hall, and build real public input channels — including youth voice — with stated response timelines.Source
- —Reconciliation: be a responsive municipal partner as Snuneymuxw First Nation develops the Te'tuxwtun lands, using the City's Protocol Agreement as a living framework and following through locally on relevant Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.Source
Campaign Timeline
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2026 Campaign
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- Sep 10, 2026 · announcement
Announces council run; campaign launch at Legion 256
Zaki Mohammed announced he is running for Nanaimo City Council and invited the community to his campaign launch event at Nanaimo Legion Branch 256.
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