Khalid Mahmood (British politician)
Khalid Mahmood | |
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Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement | |
Assumed office 9 April 2020 | |
Leader | Sir Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Stephen Morgan |
Shadow Minister of State for Europe | |
In office 6 October 2016 – 9 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Fabian Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Catherine West |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr | |
Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Rooker |
Majority | 15,317 (36.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kashmir, Pakistan | 13 July 1961
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | UCE Birmingham |
Website | www |
Khalid Mahmood (born 13 July 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Perry Barr since 2001 and as Shadow Europe Minister since 2016.
Early life and education
Khalid Mahmood was born on 13 July 1961 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.[1] He studied at UCE Birmingham.
Mahmood is a former engineer with a trade union background.[2] He was a Birmingham City Councillor from 1990 to 1993.[1]
Political career
Mahmood was elected as the MP for Birmingham Perry Barr in the 2001 general election, becoming the first Muslim MP in England.[3][4] He held his seat at the 2005 general election. In November 2005 he was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony McNulty, then a minister in the Home Office. He resigned in September 2006 along with several colleagues after signing a letter calling for Tony Blair to resign as prime minister.[5]
In May 2009, it was reported, as part of a series of leaked UK MPs expense details, that Mahmood claimed for £1,350 to stay in a five-star west London hotel with his girlfriend.[6] He also claimed more than £35,000 in expenses for food over eight years.[7]
He was again elected in the 2010 general election. Mahmood opposed the decision by Birmingham College in 2013 to ban students wearing veils.[8] In January 2015, he was nominated for the Politician of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.[9]
Mahmood was re-elected at the 2015 general election. He was appointed as Shadow Europe Minister in October 2016. He was re-elected at the 2017 general election and the 2019 general election. Mahmood announced in December 2019 that he would stand in the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election,[10] but pulled out of the contest in January 2020. [11] Mahmood defended the anti-racist campaigner, Trevor Phillips, from charges of Islamophobia, saying that Labour had "lost its way" by taking the action.[12]
Personal life
In January 2014, Mahmood underwent a kidney transplant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham, receiving an organ from a donor later revealed to be the Labour politician Siôn Simon.[13][14][15] He had been on dialysis, following kidney failure in 2008.[13] His twin brother had previously died from kidney failure.[14]
Mahmood is a member of Unite the Union.[10]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Mahmood, Khalid, (born 13 July 1961), MP (Lab) Birmingham Perry Barr, since 2001 | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U42395. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Maguire, Kevin; Bloom, Dan (17 December 2019). "Khalid Mahmood announces bid to be Labour's deputy leader". Mirror. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Birmingham Perry Barr 2001 Election Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Muslim women vie to be first MP". 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Blair hit by wave of resignations". BBC News. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Man behind expenses leak revealed". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Oldham, Jeanette (24 May 2009). "Expenses lovenest of Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood". Sunday Mercury. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Sherriff, Lucy (10 September 2013). "Muslim Students Banned From Wearing Veils, Niqabs, For 'Safety' At Birmingham Metropolitan College". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b Walker, Jonathan (17 December 2019). "Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood to stand for Labour Deputy Leader". birminghammail. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/khalid-mahmood-labour-deputy-leader-17541042
- ^ https://politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/news/110438/shadow-minister-says-labour-has-lost-its-way?fbclid=IwAR0kUgY90AWfqLTTbSfrszNw5CZAEcH0UqUKjE1aco0FNH-lxYRySsM1twY
- ^ a b Elkes, Neil (21 January 2014). "Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood recovering after kidney transplant". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Transplant MP Khalid Mahmood to return to Commons". BBC Online. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "MEP's kidney donation to MP revealed". 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- British Muslims
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Alumni of Birmingham City University
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- UK MPs 2010–2015
- UK MPs 2015–2017
- UK MPs 2017–2019
- Councillors in Birmingham, West Midlands
- People from Azad Kashmir
- British people of Mirpuri descent
- Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- British politicians of Pakistani descent
- Kidney transplant recipients
- UK MPs 2019–