Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s new First Minister | The Hindu

Humza Yousaf is the head of the Scottish National Party, also known as SNP. He is also the new First Minister of Scotland.

Yousaf is the son of Pakistani immigrants. He is the first ever Muslim and person of Asian descent to take up the top executive role in the Scottish government and at 38, is the youngest leader in that capacity.

Humza Yousaf was born in Glasgow in 1985. He is the grandson of immigrants who travelled from Punjab to Scotland in the 1960s. While his father’s family is originally from Pakistan, his mother’s family were based in Kenya.

Yousaf was educated at Hutchesons’ Grammar School and later went on to study at the University of Glasgow. It was during his university years that he joined the SNP, and also became the president of the Muslim Students Association.

Yousaf kicked off his political journey as an office manager for the SNP’s Bashir Ahmad, the first Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) of Muslim-Asian heritage. After Ahmad passed away in 2009, Yousaf went on to work for other members of parliament, including Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, both First Ministers of Scotland.

In 2011, he was elected as an MSP from the Glasgow region. He made waves for taking his oath to the Queen in English and Urdu.

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