Anas Sarwar
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About
Scottish politician who served as leader of the Scottish Labour Party. In 2016, he became a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow region. He was elected as leader of the Scottish Labour Party in the party's 2021 leadership election. He led Scottish Labour into the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Before Fame
He joined the Labour Party as a teenager. He completed a degree in general dentistry at the University of Glasgow. He worked as a dentist in from 2005 until 2009.
Trivia
He served as the president of the Sarwar Foundation. He does not drink alcohol. He supports replacing the House of Lords with an elected senate that would represent nations and regions.
Family Life
He married Furheen Sarwar, who worked as a dentist. They have three children. In 1997, his father was elected as the Labour MP for Glasgow Govan, becoming the United Kingdom's first Muslim MP.
Associated With
He ran as a candidate for Glasgow Southside, which Nicola Sturgeon represented.
