Marina Ahmad

Marina Masuma Ahmad is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist who has been the London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark since the 2021 London Assembly election. She represented Crystal Palace and was an education spokesperson on Bromley Council.

Early life
Ahmad was born in Bangladesh and moved to England at six months old where she grew up on a council estate. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from the University of Surrey.

Career
Ahmad is a trade unionist who has worked in the public sector, the voluntary sector, and for the NHS. She is also a trained barrister, having previously worked for the Crown Prosecution Service. She contested Beckenham in three general elections; 2015, 2017 and 2019.

She represented Crystal Palace ward on Bromley Council from 2018 to 2021, serving as the Council's education spokesperson.

In the 2021 London Assembly election, she was elected as Assembly Member (AM) for Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency), and has since served as deputy chair of the Economy committee and as a member of the Police and Crime committee.

In October 2022 it was reported that Ahmad was a candidate to be the prospective parliamentary candidate in Camberwell and Peckham at the 2024 general election. Ahmad did not make the shortlist. In November 2023, Ahmad sought the nomination in Beckenham and Penge.

She founded the anti-racism social policy think tank Race on the Agenda.

Personal life
Ahmad lives in West Wickham with her husband, who is a local GP. They have two children.