Humza Yousaf
Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ˈhʌmzə ˈjʊsəf/;[1] born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician. He has been First Minister of Scotland since 29 March 2023. He became Leader of the Scottish National Party on 27 March 2023. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he is of Pakistani descent.
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| First Minister of Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Shona Robison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nicola Sturgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Scottish National Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 27 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Keith Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nicola Sturgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Humza Haroon Yousaf 7 April 1985 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Scottish National Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Gail Lythgoe (m. 2010; div. 2017) Nadia El-Nakla (m. 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Muzaffar Yousaf Shaaista Bhutta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bute House | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | humzayousaf First Minister of Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yousaf was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 7 April 1985.[2] He is the son of Pakistani parents.[3]
He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament since 2016, representing Glasgow Pollok. He supported Nicola Sturgeon. In 2021, he became health secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic and was responsible for the NHS' recovery and roll out of the vaccination programme.
In 2023, he was one of the three candidates hoping to replace Sturgeon as the First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP. On the 27 March 2023, it was announced he had won the leadership race.
Yousaf is the first Scottish Asian and Muslim to serve as First Minister. He is also the youngest person to be First Minister.[4][5]
Yousaf was married to former SNP worker Gail Lythgoe from 2010 to 2016.[6][7] In 2019, he married psychotherapist Nadia El-Nakla from Dundee. He has two children.[8]
Humza Yousaf Media
Official parliamentary portrait, 2011
Yousaf signs Nicola Sturgeon's nomination for first minister, 19 November 2014
Yousaf at the COP26 Climate Action for Health event, 2021
Yousaf at Scottish Government press conference on COVID-19 in 2020.
Re-created logo based from Yousaf's campaign announcement video
Yousaf is formally sworn in as First Minister, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, March 2023
Yousaf launches the fourth Building a New Scotland paper
Yousaf meets with the International Monetary Fund's Gita Gopinath, June 2023
Yousaf with a group of primary school children at the launch of the Reading Schools initiative, August 2023
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Yousaf with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, May 2023
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Notes
- ↑ External Affairs and International Development (2012–14)
References
- ↑ "Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, visit to University Hospital Monklands". YouTube. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "Humza Yousaf MSP | PrideOfPakistan.com". Pride of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ↑ "Who is Humza Yousaf, the Punjabi-origin Scottish politician in the race for the top job?". The Indian Express. 2023-02-23. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ↑ "Humza Yousaf confirmed as Scotland's new first minister" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-03-28. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65098609. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ↑ "Humza Yousaf elected by MSPs as Scotland's new first minister". Sky News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ↑ SNP activist caught up in 'fake leaflet' row. 17 April 2012. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-activist-caught-fake-leaflet-row-1633103. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Mark (4 October 2019). "Journey of discovery: interview with Humza Yousaf". Holyrood Website. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ Malik, Paul (14 October 2019). "Dundee case worker married to justice secretary shares heartbreak after three miscarriages". The Courier. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.