Humza Yousaf: First Minister of Scotland since 2023
Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ˈhʌmzə ˈjʊsəf/; 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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.jpg) Yousaf in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. He is the son of Pakistani parents.
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.
Yousaf was married to former SNP worker Gail Lythgoe from 2010 to 2016. In 2019, he married psychotherapist Nadia El-Nakla from Dundee. He has two children.
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