List of British Muslim politicians

List of British Muslim politicians:

House of Commons Members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicitySajid JavidBromsgroveSecretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport2013British PakistaniShabana MahmoodBirmingham LadywoodSecretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor2024British Pakistani

Ministers in the House of Commons

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicityShahid MalikDewsburyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development2007British PakistaniSadiq KhanTootingParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government2008British PakistaniSajid JavidBromsgroveEconomic Secretary to the Treasury2012British PakistaniNus GhaniWealdenParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime2018British PakistaniRehman ChishtiGillingham and RainhamParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy2022British PakistaniSaqib BhattiMeridenParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy2023British PakistaniRushanara AliBethnal Green and StepneyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government2024British BangladeshiFeryal ClarkEnfield NorthParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology2024British KurdishTulip SiddiqHampstead and HighgateEconomic Secretary to the Treasury2024British Bangladeshi

Members of Parliament

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear left Reason for tenure endingEthnicity Mohammad SarwarGlasgow Central19972010RetiredBritish PakistaniKhalid MahmoodBirmingham Perry Barr20012024DefeatedBritish PakistaniSadiq KhanTooting20052016Resigned to become Mayor of LondonBritish PakistaniShahid MalikDewsbury20052010DefeatedBritish PakistaniRushanara AliBethnal Green and Bow & Bethnal Green and Stepney2010ServingBritish BangladeshiRehman ChishtiGillingham and Rainham20102024DefeatedBritish PakistaniSajid JavidBromsgrove20102024RetiredBritish PakistaniShabana MahmoodBirmingham Ladywood2010ServingBritish PakistaniYasmin QureshiBolton South East & Bolton South and Walkden2010ServingBritish PakistaniAnas SarwarGlasgow Central20102015DefeatedBritish PakistaniNus GhaniWealden & Sussex Weald2015ServingBritish PakistaniImran HussainBradford East2015ServingBritish PakistaniRupa HuqEaling Central and Acton2015ServingBritish BangladeshiNaz ShahBradford West2015ServingBritish PakistaniTasmina Ahmed-SheikhOchil and South Perthshire20152017DefeatedBritish Pakistani/White British/Other White (Mixed)Tulip SiddiqHampstead and Kilburn & Hampstead and Highgate2015ServingBritish BangladeshiTooting2016ServingBritish Pakistani/Other White (Mixed)Afzal KhanManchester Gorton & Manchester Rusholme2017ServingBritish PakistaniFaisal RashidWarrington South20172019DefeatedBritish PakistaniMohammad YasinBedford2017ServingBritish PakistaniConservativeImran Ahmad KhanWakefield20192021Suspended and later expelled from Conservatives, became an IndependentBritish Pakistani/White British (Mixed)Independent 20212022ResignedLabourTahir AliBirmingham Hall Green & Hall Green and Moseley2019ServingBritish PakistaniApsana BegumPoplar and Limehouse2019ServingBritish BangladeshiConservativeSaqib BhattiMeriden & Meriden and Solihull East2019ServingBritish PakistaniLabourFeryal ClarkEnfield North2019ServingBritish Turkish (Kurdish)LabourZarah SultanaCoventry South2019ServingBritish PakistaniAnum QaisarAirdrie and Shotts20212024DefeatedBritish PakistaniLabourNesil CaliskanBarking2024ServingBritish Cypriot (Turkish)IndependentShockat AdamLeicester South2024ServingBritish IndianLabourZubir AhmedGlasgow South West2024ServingBritish PakistaniLabourSadik Al-HassanNorth Somerset2024ServingBritish ArabIndependentAdnan HussainBlackburn2024ServingBritish PakistaniLabourAdam JogeeNewcastle-under-Lyme2024ServingBlack British/White British (Mixed)IndependentAyoub KhanBirmingham Perry Barr2024ServingBritish PakistaniLabourNaushabah KhanGillingham and Rainham2024ServingBritish PakistaniLabourAbtisam MohamedSheffield Central2024ServingBritish YemeniIndependentIqbal MohamedDewsbury and Batley2024ServingBritish Indian

House of Lords Members of the Cabinet in the House of Lords

PartyPortraitNameFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicitySayeeda Warsi, Baroness WarsiMinister without Portfolio (attending Cabinet)2010British Pakistani Ministers in the House of Lords

PartyPortraitNameFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicityNosheena Mobarik, Baroness MobarikBaroness-in-waiting2016British PakistaniZahida Manzoor, Baroness ManzoorBaroness-in-waiting2018British PakistaniSyed Kamall, Baron KamallParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences2021 British IndianWajid Khan, Baron Khan of BurnleyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2024British Pakistani

Members of the House of Lords

PartyPortraitlNameYear enteredYear left Reason for tenure endingEthnicityHenry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley18691903DiedWhite BritishWaheed Alli, Baron Alli1998ServingBritish PakistaniPola Uddin, Baroness Uddin19982010 (Crossed the floor)Resigned from the Labour Party, now a CrossbencherSuspended for 16 months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal British Bangladeshi2010ServingNazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed19982007 (Crossed the floor)Expelled from the Labour Party, became a CrossbencherSuspended after being jailed for a fatal road crash in 2007 and expelled 2009 for racial remarks British Pakistani20072020Resigned under threat of expulsionAdam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn20002019DiedBritish IndianAmir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia20012010 (Crossed the floor)Resigned from the Labour Party, now a CrossbencherSuspended for eight months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal British Indian20102023RemovedKishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine20042019 (Crossed the floor)Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a CrossbencherBritish Pakistani2019ServingMohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh20062022DiedBritish IndianKhalid Hameed, Baron Hameed2007ServingBritish IndianSayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi2007ServingBritish PakistaniHaleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar20072022DiedBritish IranianMeral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece2010ServingBritish TurkishTariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon2011ServingBritish PakistaniQurban Hussain, Baron Hussain2011ServingBritish PakistaniGulam Noon, Baron Noon20112015DiedBritish IndianZahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor20132016 (Crossed the floor)Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a ConservativeBritish Pakistani2016ServingArminka Helic, Baroness Helic2014ServingBritish Bosnian Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik2014ServingBritish PakistaniShas Sheehan, Baroness Sheehan2015ServingBritish PakistaniZameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey2019ServingBritish PakistaniMinouche Shafik, Baroness Shafik2020ServingBritish EgyptianAamer Sarfraz, Baron Sarfraz2020ServingBritish PakistaniSyed Kamall, Baron Kamall2021ServingBritish IndianWajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley2021ServingBritish PakistaniShaista Gohir, Baroness Gohir2022ServingBritish PakistaniAyesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika2024ServingBritish Indian

Scottish Parliament First Ministers of Scotland

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicityHumza YousafGlasgowFirst Minister of Scotland 2023British Pakistani

Members of the Scottish Cabinet in the Scottish Parliament

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicityHumza YousafGlasgowCabinet Secretary for Justice2018British Pakistani

Scottish Government Junior Ministers in the Scottish Parliament

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyFirst office heldYear appointedEthnicityHumza YousafGlasgowMinister for External Affairs and International Development 2012British PakistaniKaukab StewartGlasgow KelvinMinister for Culture, Europe and International Development 2024British Pakistani

Members of the Scottish Parliament

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear leftReason for tenure endingEthnicityBashir AhmadGlasgow20072009Died in officeBritish PakistaniHanzala MalikGlasgow20112016DefeatedBritish Pakistani/White British (Mixed)Humza YousafGlasgow20112026RetiredBritish PakistaniAnas SarwarGlasgow20162026Resigned to join the Burnham ministry and the House of LordsBritish Pakistani Foysol ChoudhuryLothian2021ServingBritish BangladeshiKaukab StewartGlasgow2021ServingBritish Pakistani

Senedd Members of the Senedd

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear leftReason for tenure endingEthnicityMohammad AsgharSouth Wales East20072009 (Crossed the floor in 2009)Left Plaid Cymru, joined Conservative PartyBritish PakistaniSouth Wales East20092020 Died in officeAltaf HussainSouth Wales West20152016DefeatedBritish Indian2021ServingNatasha Asghar Daughter of Mohammad AsgharSouth Wales East2021ServingBritish Pakistani

Greater London Authority

Mayors of London

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear leftReason for tenure endingEthnicitySadiq KhanMayor of London2016ServingBritish Pakistani

London Assembly London Assembly Members

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear leftReason for tenure endingEthnicityMurad QureshiAdditional member20042016DefeatedBritish BangladeshiMarina AhmadLambeth and Southwark2021ServingBritish BangladeshiHina BokhariAdditional member2021ServingBritish PakistaniSakina SheikhAdditional member20212024DefeatedBritish Pakistani

Local authorities +PartyPortraitName WardBoroughYear electedYear leftReason for tenure endingEthnicityLabour Party Rizwan JalilOldbury Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council2021ServingBritish Pakistani

Directly elected mayors

PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear leftReason for tenure endingEthnicityLutfur RahmanMayor of Tower Hamlets20102014 (Crossed the floor in 2014)Created Tower Hamlets FirstBritish Bangladeshi20142015Election court found corrupt or illegal practices and removed from office2022ServingRokhsana FiazMayor of Newham2018ServingBritish Pakistani

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