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Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, shown in 2023. Yousaf served for just more than a year before resigning in the face of call for a vote of no confidence.

Humza Yousaf

first minister of Scotland
Also known as: Humza Haroon Yousaf
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Humza Yousaf (born April 7, 1985, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish politician who in 2023 became the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the sixth first minister of Scotland when he replaced the long-serving Nicola Sturgeon. Yousaf, who is of Pakistani heritage, is the second Muslim to lead a major British political party and the first person of color to serve as Scotlandā€™s first minister. In April 2024, after the collapse of a...

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