Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE WS NP
Ahmed-Sheikh in 2015
Chair of the Alba Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2021
Leader	Alex Salmond
SNP Spokesperson for International Trade
In office 20 May 2015 – 9 June 2017
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hannah Bardell
Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire
In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Gordon Banks
Succeeded by	Luke Graham
Personal details
Born	Tasmina Andalib Rizvi (1970-10-05) 5 October 1970 (age 53) Chelsea, London, England
Political party	Alba (since 2021)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (1986–2000) Labour (2000) SNP (2000–2021)
Spouse	Zulfikar Sheikh
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh University of Strathclyde

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE WS NP (born 5 October 1970) is a Scottish politician, serving as chair of the Alba Party since 2021. She was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ochil and South Perthshire from 2015 to 2017. A former member of the Scottish Conservatives, Labour, and the Scottish National Party (SNP), Ahmed-Sheikh served as the SNP's Trade and Investment spokesperson, Deputy Shadow Leader of the House in the House of Commons, and the SNP's National Women's and Equalities Convener. A solicitor and businessperson, and a former actress, Ahmed-Sheikh founded and formerly chaired the Scottish Asian Women's Association.

After losing her parliamentary seat, Ahmed-Sheikh started working at RT UK on The Alex Salmond Show. In March 2021 she defected from the SNP to the Alba Party and then stood as Alba's top list candidate in Central Scotland at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, but neither she nor her party succeeded in gaining a seat.