Nadhim Zahawi

The Right Honourable

Nadhim Zahawi

MP
The Right Honourable; Nadhim Zahawi; MP
	Official portrait, 2022
Chairman of the Conservative Party; Minister without Portfolio
	In office; 25 October 2022 – 29 January 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Sir Jake Berry
Succeeded by	Greg Hands
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Kit Malthouse
Succeeded by	Oliver Dowden
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
	In office; 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Michael Gove
Succeeded by	Michael Gove
Minister for Equalities
	In office; 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	Liz Truss
Succeeded by	Kemi Badenoch
Chancellor of the Exchequer
	In office; 5 July 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Rishi Sunak
Succeeded by	Kwasi Kwarteng
Secretary of State for Education
	In office; 15 September 2021 – 5 July 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Gavin Williamson
Succeeded by	Michelle Donelan
Prime Minister
Junior ministerial offices
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
	In office; 28 November 2020 – 15 September 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Maggie Throup
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
	In office; 26 July 2019 – 15 September 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Andrew Stephenson
Succeeded by	Lee Rowley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
	In office; 9 January 2018 – 25 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Robert Goodwill
Succeeded by	Kemi Badenoch
Member of Parliament ; for Stratford-on-Avon
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2010
Preceded by	John Maples
Majority	19,972 (36.3%)
Personal details
Born	2 July 1967 (age 57); Baghdad, Iraqi Republic
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Lana Saib (m. 2004)
Children	3
Education	Holland Park School; Ibstock Place School; King's College School
Alma mater	University College London
Occupation	Politician; businessman;
Profession	Chemical engineer
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Nadhim Zahawi (Arabic: ناظم الزهاوي; born 2 June 1967) is an Iraqi-born British politician who was recently Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 25 October 2022 to 29 January 2023. He was the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 6 September to 25 October 2022. He was the Chancellor of the Exchequer from July 2022 to September 2022. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since 2010.

Zahawi was Secretary of State for Education from 2021 to 2022 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment from 2020 to 2021.^[1]

In July 2022, Zahawi announced his candidacy to be Leader of the Conservative Party in the leadership race to replace Boris Johnson.^[2] He was eliminated from the election in the first round of voting on 13 July.^[3]