List of British Muslim politicians:
- Left: Sadiq Khan serving as Mayor of London from 2016.
- Right: Humza Yousaf served as First Minister of Scotland from 2023 to 2024.
House of Commons
editMembers of the Cabinet in the House of Commons
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | First office held | Year appointed | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sajid Javid[1] | Bromsgrove | Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | 2013 | British Pakistani | ||
Labour | Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | Secretary of State for Justice | 2024 | British Pakistani |
Ministers in the House of Commons
editMembers of Parliament
editHouse of Lords
editMembers of the Cabinet in the House of Lords
editParty | Portrait | Name | First office held | Year appointed | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi[17] | Minister without Portfolio (attending Cabinet) | 2010 | British Pakistani |
Ministers in the House of Lords
editParty | Portrait | Name | First office held | Year appointed | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik[18] | Baroness-in-waiting | 2016 | British Pakistani | ||
Conservative | Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor[18] | Baroness-in-waiting | 2018 | British Pakistani | ||
Conservative | Syed Kamall, Baron Kamall[19] | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences | 2021 | British Indian | ||
Labour | Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley[20] | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2024 | British Pakistani |
Members of the House of Lords
editScottish Parliament
editFirst Ministers of Scotland
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | First office held | Year appointed | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Humza Yousaf[33] | Glasgow | First Minister of Scotland | 2023 | British Pakistani |
Members of the Scottish Cabinet in the Scottish Parliament
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | First office held | Year appointed | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Humza Yousaf[33] | Glasgow | Cabinet Secretary for Justice | 2018 | British Pakistani |
Scottish Government Junior Ministers in the Scottish Parliament
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | First office held | Year appointed | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Humza Yousaf[33] | Glasgow | Minister for External Affairs and International Development | 2012 | British Pakistani | ||
SNP | Kaukab Stewart | Glasgow Kelvin | Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development | 2024 | British Pakistani |
Members of the Scottish Parliament
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason for tenure ending | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Bashir Ahmad[34] | Glasgow | 2007 | 2009 | Died in office | British Pakistani | ||
Labour | Hanzala Malik[35] | Glasgow | 2011 | 2016 | Defeated | British Pakistani/White British (Mixed) | ||
SNP | Humza Yousaf[36] | Glasgow | 2011 | Serving | British Pakistani | |||
Labour | Anas Sarwar[35] | Glasgow | 2016 | Serving | British Pakistani | |||
Labour | Foysol Choudhury[37] | Lothian | 2021 | Serving | British Bangladeshi | |||
SNP | Kaukab Stewart[38] | Glasgow | 2021 | Serving | British Pakistani |
Senedd
editMembers of the Senedd
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason for tenure ending | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Mohammad Asghar[11][39] | South Wales East | 2007 | 2009 (Crossed the floor in 2009) | Left Plaid Cymru, joined Conservative Party | British Pakistani | ||
Conservative | South Wales East | 2009 | 2020 | Died in office | ||||
Conservative | Altaf Hussain[40] | South Wales West | 2015 | 2016 | Defeated | British Indian | ||
2021 | Serving | |||||||
Conservative | Natasha Asghar[41] | South Wales East | 2021 | Serving | British Pakistani |
Greater London Authority
editMayors of London
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason for tenure ending | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sadiq Khan | Mayor of London | 2016 | Serving | British Pakistani[42] |
London Assembly
editLondon Assembly Members
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason for tenure ending | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Murad Qureshi[8] | London-wide | 2004 | 2016 | Defeated | British Bangladeshi | ||
Labour | Marina Ahmad | Lambeth and Southwark | 2021 | Serving | British Bangladeshi | |||
Liberal Democrats | Hina Bokhari | London-wide | 2021 | Serving | British Pakistani | |||
Labour | Sakina Sheikh | London-wide | 2021 | 2024 | Defeated | British Pakistani |
Local authorities
editDirectly elected mayors
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason for tenure ending | Ethnicity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lutfur Rahman | Mayor of Tower Hamlets | 2010 | 2014 (Crossed the floor in 2014) | Created Tower Hamlets First | British Bangladeshi | ||
Tower Hamlets First | 2014 | 2015 | Election court found corrupt or illegal practices and removed from office | |||||
Aspire | 2022 | Serving | ||||||
Labour | Rokhsana Fiaz | Mayor of Newham | 2018 | Serving | British Pakistani[43] |
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