Zubir Ahmed

Zubir Ahmed (born July 1981) is a Scottish Labour politician and transplant surgeon who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South West since the 2024 general election.

Early life and education
Ahmed was the eldest of five children, born to Pakistani parents who had come to Scotland in 1963. He grew up in Govanhill, Glasgow and won a scholarship to attend Hutchesons' Grammar School, an independent school in Glasgow.

In 2005, Ahmed graduated from the University of Glasgow Medical School (BSc MBChB) where he was contemporaries with Anas Sarwar, having both attended the same school as well. He gained a diploma in laparoscopic surgery from the University of Strasbourg in 2008. He went on to complete a Masters in Evidence Based Healthcare and Cochrane Review Methodology at University College London in 2012, a PhD in Transplantation at King's College London in 2019, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Strathclyde in 2020. He also held a fellowships at the European Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Medical career
Ahmed became a transplant and vascular specialist, working as a surgeon in Glasgow for 20 years.

Political career
Ahmed stood as the Labour candidate for Glasgow Pollok in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, and lost against the incumbent Scottish National Party (SNP)'s Humza Yousaf. He was selected as the Labour candidate for the Glasgow South West constituency for the 2024 general election and needed a 6.43% swing, from the SNP to Labour, to win the seat. He won the election by 3,285 votes over the previous SNP MP, Chris Stephens.

Personal life
Ahmed is married to a respiratory doctor and has two children.