Humza Yousaf
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 39 |
| Date of birth | April 7,1985 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Glasgow |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Full name | Humza Haroon Yousaf |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Hutchesons' Grammar School | |
| Position | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| First Minister of Scotland since 2023 | |
| Previous position | Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (2021–2023) |
| Spouse | Nadia El-Nakla |
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| ID | 410897 |
Humza Yousaf Life story
Humza Haroon Yousaf is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party since March 2023. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as justice secretary from 2018 to 2021 and then as health secretary from 2021 to 2023.
Alex Salmond launches new Scottish independence plan
... Her successor Humza Yousaf has continued her strategy of pushing the issue through elections, but it s her predecessor who thinks he s found a way around the court s ruling...
What is behind Alex Salmond's new legal fight with the Scottish government?
... It seems likely there will be a case, because Humza Yousaf has pledged to defend the action " robustly"...
MSPs to back Israel-Gaza ceasefire in Holyrood vote
... The, submitted by First Minister Humza Yousaf, says the parliament condemns the" barbaric and unjustifiable terrorist attacks" by Hamas on 7 October and the killing of civilians, including women and children, in Israel s siege of Gaza...
Yousaf says he was not misled by Matheson over £11k iPad bill
... He informed Humza Yousaf of the truth on Tuesday after initially insisting the device had been used for parliamentary work...
Is Michael Matheson's job safe after iPad admission?
... Is Humza Yousaf going to keep him on? The health secretary has the full and unequivocal backing of his boss, Humza Yousaf...
Will SNP motion highlight division in Labour Party?
... In a letter to Anas Sarwar, First Minister Humza Yousaf piled the pressure on those MPs to vote with the SNP...
Brother of Hamas victim fears antisemitism in UK
... " The Cowan family has received support from Scotland s First Minister Humza Yousaf, Last month, after the attack in Israel, the first minister attended a solidarity event at a synagogue in Glasgow and hugged Bernard Cowan s mother as she mourned outliving her son...
Suella Braverman: Shapps won't back home secretary's language on policing
... Scotland s First Minister Humza Yousaf has as has the Welsh First Minister who said Mrs Braverman s comments " put other people in harms way"...
Transport minister Kevin Stewart quits due to poor mental health
Scotland's transport minister has quit the government after saying he is suffering from poor Mental Health .
In his resignation letter to the First Minister , Kevin Stewart said he has had bouts of low Mental Health since last October.
Mr Stewart said he had been feeling unwell for The Past week, and could not put in The Hours required to both serve his constituents and hold ministerial office.
He will continue to sit as an SNP MSP.
And he pledged to continue to support First Minister Humza Yousaf and the government from the backbenches.
The Aberdeen Central MSP wrote: " Since last October I have had bouts of poor Mental Health , with a low ebb in early December of Last Year .
" Over The Last week or so I have one again been feeling unwell and I feel that I can no longer put in The Hours required to serve both my constituents and hold ministerial office, while also trying to maintain good Mental Health . "
He added: " It has been the honour of My Life to serve The People of Scotland in three ministerial positions under The Leadership of Nicola Sturgeon and yourself and I do hope that I have made a positive difference for our people and our country".
In his response to The Letter , the First Minister said he was very sorry that Mr Stewart had resigned, but that he could understand the reasons for him doing so.
Mr Yousaf told Mr Stewart that he had a " record you can be proud of" adding: " I know what a hard-working, loyal and dedicated minister you have been in your eight years of service.
" That is much valued by me and across government, and I hope you will feel able to serve again in the future".
The First Minister also said that many people underestimate the pressure that is put on government ministers, and offered Mr Stewart any support that he needed.
Mr Stewart was first elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2011, having previously served as deputy leader of Aberdeen City Council.
He was appointed as the government's local government minister by Ms Sturgeon in 2016, and as The Minister for mental wellbeing and social care five years later.
He was then given The Transport brief by Mr Yousaf when the new First Minister unveiled his government team in March of this year, with his role including ministerial responsibility for Scotland's struggling CalMac ferry fleet.
Mr Stewart denied newspaper allegations last October that he had been thrown out of an Aberdeen nightclub after being involved in an altercation with A Man while the SNP conference was being held in The City .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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