Mohammad Asghar
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Mohammad Asghar (30 September 1945[2] – 16 June 2020),[3] known as Oscar,[1] was a Welsh politician who was a Member of the Senedd for South Wales East. He was a member of the Welsh Conservatives, and previously of Welsh Labour, and Plaid Cymru.
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Mohammad Asghar | |
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Member of the Senedd for South Wales East | |
In office 3 May 2007 – 16 June 2020 | |
Preceded by | Laura Anne Jones |
Succeeded by | Laura Anne Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-09-30)30 September 1945 Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India (now in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
Died | 16 June 2020(2020-06-16) (aged 74) Newport, Wales[1] |
Political party | Welsh Conservatives |
Other political affiliations | Plaid Cymru (until 2009) Welsh Labour (mid 1990s) |
Children | Natasha Asghar |
Website | www.mohammadasghar.org.uk |
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He came to prominence after being elected to the Welsh Assembly in 2007 as a member of Plaid Cymru on the list for South Wales East.[4] He was the first ethnic minority and Muslim Member of the Welsh Assembly,[5] as well as the first Assembly Member who was a member of a political party to defect to another party.[6]