Zubir Ahmed

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Zubir Ahmed
MP
Dr Zubir Ahmed portrait 2024.jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Health and Social Care
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 September 2025
Website Official website

Zubir Ahmed (born 1980or1981) [1] is a Scottish Labour politician and surgeon serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South West since 2024. He has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care since 2025. [2]

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Early life and medical career

Ahmed was born to Pakistani parents who emigrated to Scotland in the 1960s, and was the eldest of five children. [3] His father was a taxi driver and he grew up in Govanhill, Glasgow.

Ahmed was awarded a scholarship to attend Hutchesons' Grammar School, where he was a contemporary of Anas Sarwar and Humza Yousaf. [4] [3] He received a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Glasgow in 2005, where he studied alongside Sarwar once again. [5]

He was awarded a Master of Science in healthcare from University College London in 2012, a doctorate in transplantation from King's College London in 2019, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde in 2020.

Ahmed was a transplant and vascular surgeon in Glasgow and volunteered in Pakistan. [6] [3] He has been a fellow of the European Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. [7] Following his election to Parliament, he continued to practise to maintain his medical license. [8]

Political career

Ahmed joined the Labour Party as a teenager, and decided to stand for office during the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] He was the Labour candidate for Glasgow Pollok in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, coming second to the Scottish National Party's (SNP) Humza Yousaf. [5]

Ahmed was elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West at the 2024 general election, defeating SNP incumbent Chris Stephens. [10] He was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, several weeks after his election. [8]

Personal life

Ahmed is a Muslim and married to a respiratory doctor, with whom he has two children. [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, John (22 October 2023). "Top Scots surgeon's Labour MP bid after years of Tory NHS damage and SNP failure". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". GOV.UK. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Top Scots surgeon's Labour MP bid after years of Tory NHS damage and SNP shortcomings". Daily Record . 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dr Zubir Ahmed for Glasgow Pollok". Crowdfunder. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Sarwar denies 'stitch-up' as schoolmate becomes Labour candidate". The Herald. 15 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Green, Daniel (27 June 2024). "Meet NHS doctor Zubir Ahmed, fighting one of Scotland's tightest marginals". LabourList. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zubir Ahmed". Policy Mogul. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. 1 2 Massie, John Boothman, Alex (26 July 2024). "Scottish Labour MPs take first steps on ministerial ladder". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Courea, Eleni (5 June 2024). "Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Election 2024 > Glasgow South West results". BBC News . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Labour accused of anti-left wing 'stitch-up' in candidate selection". The Herald. 13 February 2023.
  12. ↑ ""The fightback needs to start now": Scottish Labour's battle in Glasgow". LabourList. 5 May 2021.
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