Bashir Ahmad (Scottish politician)

Bashir Ahmad
Bashir Ahmad in 2007
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 3 May 2007 – 6 February 2009
Succeeded by	Anne McLaughlin
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-12)12 February 1940 Amritsar, British India
Died	6 February 2009(2009-02-06) (aged 68) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse	Naseem Ahmad
Children	7

Bashir Ahmad (12 February 1940 – 6 February 2009) was an entrepreneur and a Scottish National Party politician. He was first elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region at the 2007 election, and was the first MSP to be elected from a South Asian and Muslim background.^[1]