Draft:Zubir Ahmed

Dr Zubir Ahmed is a 2024 Parliamentary Candidate in Glasgow South West for the Labour Party, and previously stood in the Glasgow Pollok constituency during the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election

Career
He was educated at the University of Glasgow Medical School. Following graduation he has worked in London, Calgary but primarily in Glasgow. He later went on to complete an MBA at University of Strathclyde Business School.

In the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election, he came second with 32.7% of the vote, increasing the Labour Party share of the vote by 1.1% compared with the previous 2017 election, in which Johann Lamont came second with 31.6% of the votes.

Personal life
Dr Ahmed was born in Govanhill, Glasgow as the oldest of five children to Pakistani parents. His Father, at the age of 85, is still a taxi driver in the city. He is married with two children.

He supports causes such as international transplant surgery,, levelling up the NHS across the UK, promoting Zero Malaria and educating medical students in Gaza.