Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar MSP
Official portrait, 2017
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 February 2021
Deputy	Jackie Baillie
UK party leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Richard Leonard
Acting 24 October 2014 – 13 December 2014
UK party leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Johann Lamont
Succeeded by	Jim Murphy
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
In office 17 December 2011 – 13 December 2014
Leader	Johann Lamont
Preceded by	Johann Lamont
Succeeded by	Kezia Dugdale
Shadow Minister for International Development
In office 5 November 2014 – 8 May 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Alison McGovern
Succeeded by	Mike Kane
Parliamentary offices Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) Incumbent Assumed office 5 May 2016 Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 Preceded by Mohammad Sarwar Succeeded by Alison Thewliss
Scottish Labour portfolios
2016–2018	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport
2020–2021	Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
Personal details
Born	(1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 41) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Furheen Ashrif ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3
Relatives	Mohammad Sarwar (father)
Education	Hutchesons' Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Signature
Website	anassarwar.co.uk

Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016, having been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015.

Born in Glasgow to Pakistani Muslim parents, Sarwar was privately educated at the independent Hutchesons' Grammar School and studied general dentistry at the University of Glasgow. He worked in Paisley as a dentist until being elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central at the 2010 general election when he succeeded his retiring father, Chaudhry Sarwar. During his time in the House of Commons, he served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014.

Sarwar lost his seat to the Scottish National Party (SNP) at the 2015 general election. He was elected at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election on the Glasgow regional list. Having been defeated in the 2017 Scottish Labour leadership election by Richard Leonard, he was elected as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party in the 2021 leadership election. Sarwar led Scottish Labour into the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, which saw Scottish Labour remain in opposition with two fewer Labour MSPs than at the previous election. He was defeated by incumbent First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Glasgow Southside but was returned on the Glasgow regional list.