The London-based think tank the Ayaan Institute reports that the number of Muslims elected to the British Parliament now stands at 24 from 21. Eighteen are Labour MPs, 2 are Conservative, and 4 are Muslim Independents. There are 13 women and 11 men. They are all listed below. The longest-serving MPs of Muslim origin are Rushanara Ali, Shabana Mahmood, and Yasmin Qureshi each having held office for 14 years.
List of UK MPs Who are Muslim 2024
| No. | Name | Party | Seat | First Elected | Years in Office | Sex
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| 1 | Dr Zubair Ahmed | Labour | Glasgow | 4 July 2024 | 0 | M |
| 2 | Sadik Al-Hassan | Labour | North Somerset | 4 July 2024 | 0 | M |
| 3 | Rushanara Ali | Labour | Bethnal Green& Stepney | 6 May 2010 | 14 | F |
| 4 | Tahir Ali | Labour | Birmingham Hall Green | 12 Dec. 2019 | 5 | M |
| 5 | Dr.Rosena Allin Khan | Labour | Tooting | 16 June 2016 | 8 | F |
| 6 | Apsana Begum | Labour | Poplar& Limehouse | 12 Dec. 2019 | 5 | F |
| 7 | Saqib Bhatti | Conservative | Meriden & Solihull East | 12 Dec. 2019 | 5 | M |
| 8 | Nusrat Ghani | Conservative | Sussex Weald | 7 May 2015 | 9 | F |
| 9 | Dr. Rupa Haq | Labour | Ealing Central | 7 May 2015 | 9 | F |
| 10 | Adnan Hussain | Independent | Blackburn | 4 July 2024 | 0 | M |
| 11 | Imran Hussain | Labour | Bradford East | 7 May 2015 | 9 | M |
| 12 | Afzal Khan | Labour | Manchester Rusholme | 8 June 2017 | 7 | M |
| 13 | Ayoub Khan | Independent | Birmingham Perry Barr | 4 July 2024 | 0 | M |
| 14 | Naushabah Khan | Labour | Gillingham & Rainham | 4 July 2024 | 0 | F |
| 15 | Shabana Mahmood | Labour | Birmingham Ladywood | 6 May 2010 | 14 | F |
| 16 | Abtisam Mohammed | Labour | Sheffield Central | 4 July 2024 | 0 | F |
| 17 | Iqbal Mohammed | Independent | Dewsbury | 4 July 2024 | 0 | M |
| 18 | Yasmin Qureshi | Labour | Bolton South& Walkden | 6 May 2010 | 14 | F |
| 19 | Naz Shah | Labour | Bradford West | 7 May 2015 | 9 | F |
| 20 | Tulip Siddiq | Labour | Hampstead & Highgate | 7 May 2015 | 9 | F |
| 21 | Zara Sultana | Labour | Coventry South | 12 Dec 2019 | 5 | F |
| 22 | Mohammed Yasin | Labour | Bedford | 8 June 2015 | 9 | M |
| 23 | Shockat Adam | Independent | Leicester South | 4 July 2024 | 0 | M |
| 24 | Nesil Caliskan | Labour | Barking | 4 July 2024 | 0 | F |
Notes:
- Some media are reporting a few MPs as Muslims who are not. Nadia Whittome identifies as LGBTQ+ and is of Indian Sikh and Catholic parentage/origin. Munira Wilson although raised in a Muslim family converted to Christianity. Feryal Clark (Dermici) is of Kurdish Alevi origin but identifies as a humanist, we could not establish if she identifies as Muslim. Leila Moran is a Palestinian Christian.
- Except for the 4 Independents, we consider all MPs to be representatives of their parties. Whilst they are Muslim, we should not confuse them to be Muslim MPs but as Labour or Conservative MPs.
- All these MPs made pre-election pledges that they were pro-Palestinian and would advocate for the Palestinian people once elected. We encourage the Muslim community to scrutinize them and hold them to account on their promises, including the independents.
OTHER MINORITY, ETHNIC, OR FAITH MP’s.
- Persons of Indian heritage (PIH) MPs now number 29, of whom 12 are Sikh and 9 are Hindu. The number of Sikh MPs in the diaspora is now second only to Canada (18) highlighting the political growth of the Sikh community. Indian heritage MPs increased from 15 elected in 2019 to 29 in 2024. Of these, there were 12 new PIHs in Labour and 7 re-elected. There were two new Conservative PIHs and 5 re-elected, with two new independents elected.
- There are now 28 Black MPs (including of mixed heritage), 16 are of Afro-Caribbean heritage and 12 of African heritage
- The Jewish Chronicle identifies 12 Jewish MPs.
- There are now 64 LGBTQ+ MPs of whom 50 are in the Labour Party, 7 Liberal Democrats, 5 Conservative, 1 Green, and 1 SNP.
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For Further Information Contact: – Jahangir Mohammed 07961 427 950 or email jahangir.mohammed@ayaaninstitute.com
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