Rushanara Ali

Rushanara Ali MP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Stepney Bethnal Green and Bow (2010–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	George Galloway
Majority	1,689 (3.5%)
Shadow portfolios 2023–2024 Investment and Small Business 2013–2014 Further Education 2010–2013 International Development
Personal details
Born	(1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 (age 49) Bishwanath, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford (BA)
Website	rushanaraali.org

Rushanara Ali (Bengali: রুশনারা আলী; born 14 March 1975) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010. A member of the Labour Party, she was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Parliament.

Ali was initially elected to represent Bethnal Green and Bow in 2010, and represented the constituency until its abolition in 2024. She currently represents the Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency, having won it in the 2024 general election.