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Scottish politician and doctor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zubir Ahmed (born 1980 or 1981)[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician and surgeon serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South West since 2024.
Zubir Ahmed | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Chris Stephens |
Majority | 3,285 (9.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 42–43) |
Political party | Labour |
Education | Hutchesons' Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow (MB ChB) University College London (MSc) King's College London (PhD) University of Strathclyde (MBA) |
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Website | Official website |
Ahmed was born to Pakistani parents who emigrated to Scotland in the 1960s, and was the eldest of five children.[2] His father was a taxi driver and he grew up in Govanhill, Glasgow.
Ahmed was awarded a scholarship to attend Hutchesons' Grammar School, where he was a contemporary of Anas Sarwar and Humza Yousaf.[3][2] He received a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Glasgow in 2005, where he studied alongside Sarwar once again.[4]
He was awarded a Master of Science in healthcare from University College London in 2012, a doctorate in transplantation from King's College London in 2019, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde in 2020.
Ahmed was a transplant and vascular surgeon in Glasgow and volunteered in Pakistan.[5][2] He has been a fellow of the European Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.[6] Following his election to Parliament, he continued to practise to maintain his medical license.[7]
Ahmed joined the Labour Party as a teenager, and decided to stand for office during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] He was the Labour candidate for Glasgow Pollok in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, coming second to the Scottish National Party's (SNP) Humza Yousaf.[4]
Ahmed was elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West at the 2024 general election, defeating SNP incumbent Chris Stephens.[9] He was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, several weeks after his election.[7]
Ahmed is a Muslim and married to a respiratory doctor, with whom he has two children.[10][11]
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