Khalid Mahmood (British politician)
Khalid Mahmood (born 13 July 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Perry Barr since 2001 and as Shadow Defence Procurement Minister since 2020.
Khalid Mahmood | |
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Mahmood in 2019 | |
Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement | |
Assumed office 9 April 2020 | |
Leader | Sir Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Stephen Morgan |
Shadow Minister of State for Europe | |
In office 6 October 2016 – 9 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Fabian Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Catherine West |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr | |
Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Rooker |
Majority | 15,317 (36.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kashmir, Pakistan | 13 July 1961
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | UCE Birmingham |
Website | www |
Early life and education
Khalid Mahmood was born on 13 July 1961 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.[1] He studied at UCE Birmingham.
Mahmood is a former engineer with a trade union background.[2] He was a Birmingham City Councillor from 1990 to 1993.[1]
Political career
Mahmood was elected as the MP for Birmingham Perry Barr in the 2001 general election, becoming the first Muslim MP in England.[3][4] He held his seat at the 2005 general election. In November 2005 he was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony McNulty, then a minister in the Home Office. He resigned in September 2006 along with several colleagues after signing a letter calling for Tony Blair to resign as prime minister.[5]
In May 2009, it was reported, as part of a series of leaked UK MPs expense details, that Mahmood claimed for £1,350 to stay in a five-star west London hotel with his girlfriend.[6] He also claimed more than £35,000 in expenses for food over eight years.[7]
He was again elected in the 2010 general election. Mahmood opposed the decision by Birmingham College in 2013 to ban students wearing veils.[8] In January 2015, he was nominated for the Politician of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.[9]
Mahmood was re-elected at the 2015 general election. He was appointed as Shadow Europe Minister in October 2016. He was re-elected at the 2017 general election and the 2019 general election. Mahmood announced in December 2019 that he would stand in the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election,[10] but pulled out of the contest in January 2020. [11] Mahmood defended the anti-racist campaigner, Trevor Phillips, from charges of Islamophobia, saying that Labour had "lost its way" by taking the action.[12]
Personal life
In January 2014, Mahmood underwent a kidney transplant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham, receiving an organ from a donor later revealed to be the Labour politician Siôn Simon.[13][14][15] He had been on dialysis, following kidney failure in 2008.[13] His twin brother had previously died from kidney failure.[14]
Mahmood is a member of Unite the Union.[10]
External links
References
- "Mahmood, Khalid, (born 13 July 1961), MP (Lab) Birmingham Perry Barr, since 2001 | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U42395. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- Maguire, Kevin; Bloom, Dan (17 December 2019). "Khalid Mahmood announces bid to be Labour's deputy leader". Mirror. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "Birmingham Perry Barr 2001 Election Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- "Muslim women vie to be first MP". 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "Blair hit by wave of resignations". BBC News. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- "Man behind expenses leak revealed". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Oldham, Jeanette (24 May 2009). "Expenses lovenest of Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood". Sunday Mercury. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Sherriff, Lucy (10 September 2013). "Muslim Students Banned From Wearing Veils, Niqabs, For 'Safety' At Birmingham Metropolitan College". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- Walker, Jonathan (17 December 2019). "Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood to stand for Labour Deputy Leader". birminghammail. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/khalid-mahmood-labour-deputy-leader-17541042
- https://politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/news/110438/shadow-minister-says-labour-has-lost-its-way?fbclid=IwAR0kUgY90AWfqLTTbSfrszNw5CZAEcH0UqUKjE1aco0FNH-lxYRySsM1twY
- Elkes, Neil (21 January 2014). "Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood recovering after kidney transplant". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "Transplant MP Khalid Mahmood to return to Commons". BBC Online. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "MEP's kidney donation to MP revealed". 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Jeff Rooker |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr 2001–present |
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Preceded by Fabian Hamilton |
Shadow Minister of State for Europe 2016–present |
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