Mohammad Sarwar
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Mohammad Sarwar (born 18 August 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom, the Labour member of Parliament for Glasgow Central. He was Britain's first Muslim MP, and an opponent of the 2003 Iraq war. He was first elected as the MP for Glasgow Govan in the 1997 general election. Sarwar was suspended from holding office within the Labour Party in 1997 when he was charged with election offences, but he was acquitted in 1999 and the suspension was lifted.
He was re-elected in Glasgow Govan in the 2001 general election. The 2005 general election saw boundary changes in Scotland, so he fought and won the new constituency of Glasgow Central. He faced an opponent from the British National Party, who he refused to share a platform with, and he persuaded other candidates to do the same. The returning officer announced the result from a platform with no candidates, and Sarwar later made a speech from the floor of the hall.
External links
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Mohammad Sarwar (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4616,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Mohammad Sarwar (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/mohammad_sarwar/glasgow_central)