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BRITISH ASIANS IN PARLIAMENT British Asians have also made an impact on the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . The first Asian Member Of Parliament (MP) was Dadabhai Naoroji in 1892 . He was quickly followed by fellow Parsi s Mancherjee Bhownagree and Shapurji Saklatvala during the late 19th/early 20th centuries. No other British Asian MP was elected until Keith Vaz was elected to the House Of Commons in 1987 . He was followed by others such as Piara Khabra , Niranjan Deva , Parmjit Dhanda , Mohammad Sarwar - the first British Muslim MP - and Parmjit Singh Gill . The first British-born Muslim s to be elected to Parliament were Shahid Malik and Sadiq Khan in 2005, both of Asian descent. Several British Asians have also been awarded Peerage s to sit in the House Of Lords , including Lord Desai , Lady Uddin and Lord Alli . SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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