Mohammad Asghar: British politician (1945-2020)
Mohammad Asghar (30 September 1945 – 16 June 2020) known as Oscar, was a Welsh politician.
He was a member of the Welsh Conservative Party, and of the Welsh Labour Party, and Plaid Cymru. He was elected to the Welsh Assembly in 2007 as a member of Plaid Cymru on the list for South Wales East.
Mohammad Asghar | |
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.jpg) Mohammad Asghar, June 2016 | |
| Member of the Senedd for South Wales East | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 16 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Anne Jones |
| Succeeded by | Laura Anne Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1945 Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India (Now in Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 16 June 2020 (aged 74) Newport, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Welsh Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Plaid Cymru (until 2009) Welsh Labour Party (mid 1990s) |
| Website | www.mohammadasghar.org.uk |
He is best known for being the first ethnic minority and Muslim Member of the Senedd, and being the first Assembly Member who was a member of a political party to defect to another party.
Asghar died on 16 June 2020 after being rushed to hospital in Newport, Wales earlier in the day, aged 74.
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