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He arrived in Glasgow from his native Pakistan in 1953 at the age of 27.

In 1970 he was the first person born in Pakistan to be elected to a public office in the United Kingdom, to serve as a Labour councillor for the Kingston ward of Glasgow Corporation . He has since resigned from the Scottish Labour Party after Homophobic comments.

He is currently Convener of the Muslim Council Of Scotland . "Terror debate raises stark views" , BBC News Scotland, 2007-07-08

In 2006 he became involved in the Misbah Rana alleged abduction case.


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  • ''The New Scots : The Story of Asians in Scotland'', John Donald Publishers, 1992



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