Not to be confused with the American Islamic scholar Hamza Yusuf.
The Right Honourable
Humza Yousaf
MSP
Official portrait, 2023
First Minister of Scotland
Outgoing
Assumed office 29 March 2023
Monarch
Charles III
Deputy
Shona Robison
Preceded by
Nicola Sturgeon
Leader of the Scottish National Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 March 2023
Depute
Keith Brown
Preceded by
Nicola Sturgeon
Ministerial offices (2012–2023)
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
In office 20 May 2021 – 28 March 2023
First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by
Jeane Freeman
Succeeded by
Michael Matheson
Cabinet Secretary for Justice
In office 26 June 2018 – 20 May 2021
First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by
Michael Matheson
Succeeded by
Keith Brown
Minister for Transport and the Islands
In office 18 May 2016 – 26 June 2018
First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by
Derek Mackay
Succeeded by
Paul Wheelhouse
Minister for Europe and International Development[a]
In office 6 September 2012 – 18 May 2016
First Minister
Alex Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Alasdair Allan
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2016
Preceded by
Johann Lamont
Majority
7,105 (21.0%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016
Personal details
Born
Humza Haroon Yousaf
(1985-04-07) 7 April 1985 (age 39) Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Political party
Scottish National Party
Spouses
Gail Lythgoe
(m. 2010; div. 2017)
Nadia El-Nakla
(m. 2019)
Children
1
Residence
Bute House
Education
Hutchesons' Grammar School
Alma mater
University of Glasgow
Signature
Website
humzayousaf.scot First Minister of Scotland
Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ˈhʌmzəˈjuːsəf/;[1] born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since March 2023. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as justice secretary from 2018 to 2021 and then as health secretary from 2021 to 2023. He has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Pollok since 2016, having previously been a regional MSP for Glasgow from 2011 to 2016.
Born to Pakistani immigrants in Glasgow, Yousaf studied politics at the University of Glasgow, before working as a parliamentary assistant for Bashir Ahmad, the first Muslim and second generation immigrant elected to the Scottish Parliament. Following Ahmad's death in 2009, Yousaf went on to work as a parliamentary assistant for both Alex Salmond and Sturgeon. Prior to his election to parliament in 2011, he worked in the SNP's party headquarters as a communications officer. Appointed as a junior minister under Salmond in 2012, Yousaf served as Minister for External Affairs and International Development until 2014.
Yousaf supported Sturgeon's successful leadership bid in 2014 and after she was sworn in as first minister, he was subsequently appointed as Europe minister before being appointed Minister for Transport and the Islands in 2016. As part of a cabinet reshuffle of Sturgeon's second ministry in 2018, Yousaf was promoted to the cabinet as justice secretary. He introduced a controversial bill to parliament which ultimately became law as the Hate Crime and Public Order Act 2021.[2][3] In 2021, he was appointed health secretary during the later phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and was responsible for the NHS's recovery, as well as the mass roll-out of the vaccination programme which began under his predecessor. Following Sturgeon's resignation as leader of the SNP and as first minister, Yousaf won the 2023 SNP leadership election, defeating Kate Forbes with 52% to her 48% in the final stage. Yousaf was appointed first minister on 29 March 2023, becoming the youngest person, the first Scottish Asian, and the first Muslim to serve in office. He was sworn into the Privy Council in May 2023.[4] In April 2024, he formed a minority government after terminating a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. After facing an imminent motion of no confidence, he announced his intention to resign as first minister and party leader on 29 April 2024.[5][6]
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^"Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, visit to University Hospital Monklands". YouTube. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^"MSPs approve Scotland's controversial hate crime law". BBC News. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Philip, Andy (9 September 2020). "Humza Yousaf defends controversial hate crime laws after backlash". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Orders for 17 May 2023" (PDF). Privy Council Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^"How big a threat to Humza Yousaf is a no-confidence vote?". BBC News. 25 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^Harness, James (29 April 2024). "Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf to resign". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024. Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf quits, triggering a search for a successor and new first minister[...] He calls for a leadership contest to find his replacement as soon as possible, and will remain first minister until then.
Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ˈhʌmzə ˈjuːsəf/; born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish...
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HumzaYousaf moved to form the Second Yousaf government on 25 April 2024. It followed his dissolution of the Scottish National Party's power sharing agreement...
candidates: Kate Forbes, Ash Regan, and HumzaYousaf being presented to the electorate of party members. Yousaf was elected the new leader on 27 March...
Green MSPs supported the nomination of HumzaYousaf as First Minister. Slater joined First Minister HumzaYousaf and Minister for Independence Jamie Hepburn...
marriage, and opposition to most abortions. She lost the election to HumzaYousaf, taking 47.9% of the vote to his 52.1% in the final ballot. She subsequently...
candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regan critical of it, while HumzaYousaf was supportive. Following Yousaf's victory, he initially maintained the agreement during...
Post Office scandal in England and Wales. First Minister of Scotland HumzaYousaf confirms those in Scotland convicted because of the scandal would also...
March 2023. "HumzaYousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader". BBC News. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023. "Who is HumzaYousaf, the new SNP...
the leadership of the SNP; she was succeeded by her health secretary, HumzaYousaf, the following month. Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon was born in Ayrshire Central...
March 2023. "HumzaYousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader". BBC News. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023. "Who is HumzaYousaf, the new SNP...
April 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024. Carrell, Severin (25 April 2024). "HumzaYousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no confidence motion". The Guardian...
Events from the year 2024 in Scotland. First Minister – HumzaYousaf Secretary of State – Alister Jack 1 January – Police Scotland launch a murder investigation...
office is held by HumzaYousaf of the Scottish National Party since 29 March 2023, following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon. Yousaf was elected as the...
2024. "HumzaYousaf elected Scotland's first minister". BBC News. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023. Barker, Dan (28 March 2023). "HumzaYousaf to be...
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the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, who is currently HumzaYousaf, since March 2023. Under the terms of a Royal Warrant of 1818, the Keeper...
oversaw the transition of the public ownership of ScotRail. Following HumzaYousaf's appointment as first minister of Scotland, a campaign Gilruth endorsed...
Cabinet. The post was created in March 2023 after the appointment of HumzaYousaf as First Minister of Scotland. The specific responsibilities of the minister...
sixth parliament: Scottish National Party (SNP) led by First Minister HumzaYousaf, the Scottish Conservatives led by Douglas Ross, Scottish Labour led...
London bid to replace Victoria as the host. Scottish First Minister HumzaYousaf has also stated that he is "willing to consider proposals" for Scotland...
In April 2024, HumzaYousaf, first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), faced a confidence challenge following his termination...
stronger case for a national independence referendum. First Minister HumzaYousaf formally ended the Bute House Agreement on 25 April 2024, effectively...
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