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| Born to Pakistani immigrants in Glasgow, Yousaf studied politics at the [[University of Glasgow]], before working as a [[parliamentary assistant]] for [[Bashir Ahmad (Scottish politician)|Bashir Ahmad]], the first Muslim and [[Immigrant generations|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 [[Second Salmond government|junior minister under Salmond]] in 2012, Yousaf served as [[Minister for International Development and Europe|Minister for External Affairs and International Development]] until 2014. | Born to Pakistani immigrants in Glasgow, Yousaf studied politics at the [[University of Glasgow]], before working as a [[parliamentary assistant]] for [[Bashir Ahmad (Scottish politician)|Bashir Ahmad]], the first Muslim and [[Immigrant generations|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 [[Second Salmond government|junior minister under Salmond]] in 2012, Yousaf served as [[Minister for International Development and Europe|Minister for External Affairs and International Development]] until 2014. |
| Yousaf supported [[2014 Scottish National Party leadership election|Sturgeon's successful leadership bid in 2014]] and after she was sworn in as first minister, he was subsequently appointed as [[Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture|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 (Scotland) Act 2021|Hate Crime and Public Order Act 2021]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 March 2021 |title=MSPs approve Scotland's controversial hate crime law |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56364821 |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023032...m/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56364821 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Philip |first=Andy |date=9 September 2020 |title=Humza Yousaf defends controversial hate crime laws after backlash |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousaf-defends-controversial-hate-22655579 |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=Daily Record |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023032...za-yousaf-defends-controversial-hate-22655579 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, he was appointed health secretary during the later phase of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland|COVID-19 pandemic]] and was responsible for the [[NHS Scotland|NHS]]'s recovery, as well as the mass roll-out of the [[COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom|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 Asians|Scottish Asian]], and the first [[Scottish Muslims|Muslim]] to [[List of first ministers of Scotland|serve in office]]. He was sworn into the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] in May 2023.<ref name="privy">{{cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.go...23-05-17-List-of-Business.pdf|publisher=Privy Council Office|title=Orders for 17 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref> He announced his intention to resign as first minister and party leader in April 2024.<ref name="BBC 68918348">{{Cite news |last=Harness |first=James |date=29 April 2024 |title=Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf to resign |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68918348 |url-status=live |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |quote="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."}}</ref> | Yousaf supported [[2014 Scottish National Party leadership election|Sturgeon's successful leadership bid in 2014]] and after she was sworn in as first minister, he was subsequently appointed as [[Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture|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 (Scotland) Act 2021|Hate Crime and Public Order Act 2021]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 March 2021 |title=MSPs approve Scotland's controversial hate crime law |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56364821 |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023032...m/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56364821 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Philip |first=Andy |date=9 September 2020 |title=Humza Yousaf defends controversial hate crime laws after backlash |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousaf-defends-controversial-hate-22655579 |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=Daily Record |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023032...za-yousaf-defends-controversial-hate-22655579 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, he was appointed health secretary during the later phase of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland|COVID-19 pandemic]] and was responsible for the [[NHS Scotland|NHS]]'s recovery, as well as the mass roll-out of the [[COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom|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 Asians|Scottish Asian]], and the first [[Scottish Muslims|Muslim]] to [[List of first ministers of Scotland|serve in office]]. He was sworn into the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] in May 2023.<ref name="privy">{{cite web|url=https://privycouncil.independent.go...23-05-17-List-of-Business.pdf|publisher=Privy Council Office|title=Orders for 17 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref> He announced his intention to resign as first minister and party leader in April 2024,<ref name="BBC 68918348">{{Cite news |last=Harness |first=James |date=29 April 2024 |title=Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf to resign |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68918348 |url-status=live |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |quote="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."}}</ref> and resigned on 29 April 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smout |first=Alistair |last2=Bruce |first2=Andy |date=2024-04-29 |title=Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister in boost to Labour’s chances in UK vote |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/scotlands-yousaf-set-resign-first-minister-uk-media-say-2024-04-29/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=Reuters}}</ref> |
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== |
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