He won a majority of votes among local party members at a hustings held in West Hampstead last night.
Mr Nawaz, who was a member of hardline global Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, is the is the co-founder and chairman of Quilliam - a counter-extremism think-tank.
The organisation was set-up with Labour party member, Ed Husain, five years ago after publicly renouncing Islamist ideology following a stint in an Egyptian jail.
Mr Nawaz has also published a book Radical which follows his journey from religious extremist to pro-democracy campaigner. » | Amie Keeley | Friday, July 19, 2013
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