Zamzam Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| 60th President of the National Union of Students | |
| In office 3 July 2019 –30 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shakira Martin |
| Succeeded by | Larissa Kennedy |
| Vice President for Society &Citizenship | |
| In office 3 July 2018 –1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Young |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1994 Sweden |
| Residence | Greater Manchester |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
| Occupation | NUS President,Politician,Activist |
Zamzam Ibrahim is a student politician who was the President of the UK National Union of Students (NUS) from 2019 to 2020. [1] She is also the President and a founding trustee of Students Organising for Sustainability. [2] She succeeded Shakira Martin. She was formerly the NUS Vice President of Society &Citizenship. [3] This followed her term as Salford Students' Union President 2017-2018 and Vice-President of Business and Law 2015–2016. [4] Before she was a full-time officer at NUS,she served on the National Executive Committee for two years. [5] She was the Vice-President of the European students union in 2021.
Zamzam was born in Sweden in 1994 and is Somali,but moved to Greater Manchester at an early age. [6]
Ibrahim took office on 1 July 2019. [7] During her term as President she has headed up multiple campaigns including the drive to get young people registered to vote in the 2019 General Election, [8] the campaign for a National Education Service [9] and leading the Teach the Future Campaign. [10]
She was succeeded by Larissa Kennedy in July 2020. [11]