Zubir Ahmed | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of Parliament forGlasgow South West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Stephens |
| Majority | 3,285 (9.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 44–45) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Education | Hutchesons' Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow (MB ChB) University College London (MSc) King's College London (PhD) University of Strathclyde (MBA) |
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| Website | Official website |
Zubir Ahmed (born 1980 or 1981)[1] is a BritishLabour politician and surgeon serving asMember of Parliament (MP) forGlasgow South West since 2024. He has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care since 2025.[2]
Ahmed was born to Pakistani parents who emigrated to Scotland in the 1960s, and was the eldest of five children.[3] His father was a taxi driver and he grew up inGovanhill,Glasgow.
Ahmed was awarded a scholarship to attendHutchesons' Grammar School, where he was a contemporary ofAnas Sarwar andHumza Yousaf.[4][3] He received aBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from theUniversity of Glasgow in 2005, where he studied alongside Sarwar once again.[5]
He was awarded aMaster of Science in healthcare fromUniversity College London in 2012, did a research fellowship in transplantation atKing's College London in 2019, and aMaster of Business Administration from theUniversity of Strathclyde in 2020.
Ahmed was a transplant and vascular surgeon in Glasgow and volunteered inPakistan.[6][3] He has been a fellow of the European Board of Surgery and theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.[7] Following his election to Parliament, he continued to practise to maintain his medical license.[8]
Ahmed joined theLabour Party as a teenager, and decided to stand for office during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[9] He was the Labour candidate forGlasgow Pollok in the2021 Scottish Parliament election, coming second to theScottish National Party's (SNP)Humza Yousaf.[5]
Ahmed was elected asMember of Parliament forGlasgow South West at the2024 general election, defeating SNP incumbentChris Stephens.[10] He was appointed as aParliamentary Private Secretary to theHealth Secretary,Wes Streeting, several weeks after his election.[8]
Ahmed is a Muslim and married to a respiratory doctor, with whom he has two children.[11][12]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGlasgow South West 2024–present | Incumbent |
