Rushanara ali biography wikipedia

British politician (born 1975)

Rushanara Ali (Bengali: রওশন আরা আলী; born 14 March 1975) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping since July 2024.^[a] A member of the Labour Party, she was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Parliament.

Ali was initially elected to represent Bethnal Green and Bow in 2010, and represented the constituency until its abolition in 2024. She currently represents the Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency, having won it in the 2024 general election.

Early life

Ali was born on 14 March 1975 in Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Bangladesh.^[1] With her family, Ali emigrated to the East End of London at the age of seven, where she attended Mulberry School for Girls and Tower Hamlets College.

She grew up in Tower Hamlets where her father was a manual labourer.^{[citation needed]} The fi Rushanara Ali - Vicipéid QOWIC