will take oath on wednesday
It is a proud moment for Hamza Yusuf, who is fasting during the holy month of Ramzan. On Monday afternoon, his name was announced as the next leader of the country. He has defeated Kate Forbes and Ash Reagan in this race. Hamza will now replace Nicola Sturgeon, who resigned from her post in mid-February this year. However, Hamza faces tough competition from Kate and Ash.
Hamza is now also the head of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Scotland has now become the first European country whose command is in the hands of a Muslim. Now the formalities have to be done by announcing his name as the first minister from the Parliament of the country. The process will be completed under a vote on Tuesday. After this, on Wednesday, Yusuf will be sworn in as the First Minister in the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Differences surfaced with Sunak
Prior to Hamza, Indian-origin Rishi Sunak took charge as the first Hindu Prime Minister of the UK. It was only after assuming command that Hamza was faced with a difficulty about which he probably had a premonition. After Hamza’s victory, his differences with Sunak came to the fore. Sunak is keen to collaborate with Hamza. But he has made it clear that he will not allow them to vote afresh for independence. Hamza Yusuf’s path is full of difficulties. She is in a party that takes a lot of effort to get along. At the same time, some people inside the party are raising questions on him. This has been confirmed by Sunak’s spokesperson.
Hamza of Punjab, Pakistan
Hamza’s speech after winning the vote on Monday was also impressive. Hamza said, ‘My grandparents came to this country as immigrants who did not know a word of English. He would never have imagined in his wildest dreams that his grandson would be the First Minister of Scotland. Hamza was born in 1985 in Glasgow. His grandparents came to Scotland in 1962 from Mia Channu in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Yusuf’s mother is also a South Asian who immigrated to Scotland from Kenya.
first young parliamentarian
Hamza’s early education took place at Hutchison Grammar School in Glasgow. After this he studied politics from Glasgow University. After graduation, Yusuf worked in a call center. He then became a parliamentary assistant to Bashir Ahmed of the SRNP. He then served as assistant to Alex Salmond. In 2011, when Yusuf was about 26 years old, he became the youngest MP in the country. Only after this, Yusuf’s political career progressed. His reputation also kept on increasing.
When Hamza was fined
In 2012, Hamza became the first South Asian and Muslim leader to be given a ministerial position in the Scottish government. At that time, Alex Salmond had entrusted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. He continued to work as his junior even during Sturgeon’s tenure. In the year 2018, he became the Minister of Justice. In the year 2016, he was fined up to 300 pounds i.e. about 31 thousand rupees for driving without insurance.