Bashir Ahmad Politician

Bashir Ahmad (12 February 1940 – 6 February 2009) was a successful businessman and a Scottish National Party politician. He made history when he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent the Glasgow region at the 2007 election, as the first MSP to be elected from Asian-Scots, Muslim and non-White backgrounds.

Personal facts

Bashir Ahmad
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1940
Birth place
Amritsar , British Raj
Date of deathFebruary 06, 2009
Place of death
Scotland , Glasgow

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Office holder

party
Scottish National Party
region
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
successor

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