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Anum Qaisar
Anum Qaisar
	Official portrait, 2021
SNP Spokesperson for Levelling Up in the House of Commons
	In office; 4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Stephen Flynn
Preceded by	Chris Stephens
Member of Parliament; for Airdrie and Shotts
	In office; 13 May 2021 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Neil Gray
Succeeded by	Kenneth Stevenson
Personal details
Born	11 September 1992 (age 32); Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Other political; affiliations	Labour (until 2014)
Alma mater	University of Stirling

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Anum Qaisar,^[1] previously Anum Qaisar-Javed^[3] (born 11 September 1992) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Airdrie and Shotts from 2021 to 2024, when she lost the seat to Kenneth Stevenson of the Labour Party.^[4] She was also the SNP Spokesperson for Levelling Up from 2023 to 2024.

Early life

Qaisar was born to a Scottish Pakistani family,^[5] and raised in Motherwell, where her parents were shopkeepers.^[2] Her grandfather had emigrated from Pakistan to Manchester in the 1950s.^[6]

She described her first experience of racism aged nine, when she was waiting at a bus stop after school on the day after the 11 September attacks in New York, her ninth birthday, and was asked, "Why is your skin colour the same colour as mud, as poo? Is your dad a terrorist?"^[5]

She studied politics at the University of Stirling. She married Usman, who is a doctor, in 2015.^[7]^[2]

Career

Born in Scotland^[2] and brought up in a Labour-supporting family, Qaisar was once an active member of Scottish Labour and became general secretary of Muslim Friends of Labour.^[8] However, she campaigned for a "Yes" vote at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, and after the result produced a victory for the "Better Together" campaign, she left Labour and joined the SNP.^[8]

Qaisar later worked a parliamentary researcher for Carol Monaghan MP, and as a case-worker for then-Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf.^[2]

In 2015, Qaisar unsuccessfully stood to be selected as the SNP candidate for Edinburgh Eastern at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, finishing second to Ash Denham.^[9]

Prior to entering the Commons, she was a Modern Studies teacher at Boroughmuir High School and George Watson's College in Edinburgh, the latter where pupils' parents pay fees of up to £13,551 a year.^[10]^[2]^[4]^[5] She taught her students about why people from minority backgrounds are under-represented in politics; citing a lack of role models.^[11]

In April 2021, Qaisar was selected as the SNP candidate for the 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election. The election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting SNP MP Neil Gray to stand at the May 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

On 14 May 2021, Qaisar won the election, becoming Scotland's second female Muslim MP^[12]^[4] after Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, also of the SNP, and just like Qaisar a former member of the Labour Party.^[13] Turnout was an unusually low 34.3%, and while Qaisar increased the SNP's share of the vote, her majority of 1,757 votes (8.0%) was lower than Neil Gray had won at the 2019 UK general election.^[12] After her victory, Qaisar pledged to be a role model for other minorities^[11] and to "fight for independence".^[14]

Parliament

Qaisar took her seat in the House of Commons on 17 May 2021.^[15]

She made her maiden speech in the Commons on 19 May. She complained that the House of Commons was more 'rowdy' than her former school pupils, and reported being told by staff that the best way to navigate the building was to 'get lost'.^[16] She ended on a serious note that in the current COVID-19 crisis the NHS had relied on migrant staff, criticising the UK's point-based immigration policy, which she said would even have excluded her own father (if it had been in place at the time) and deprived the country of an MP, a doctor and a medical student (herself and her siblings).^[16] In a question session with Dominic Cummings on 26 May 2021, she asked if her former Modern Studies students were more aware of COVID-19 border control benefits than the Government.^[17]

Following racist abuse of Black English footballers, after the UEFA Euro 2020 Final,^[18] during Business Questions to the Leader of the House, Qaisar shared some of the racist abuse she had endured on social media in asking for an urgent debate on 'real action' to end racism in this country, so that "MPs of colour" can speak.^[19] Jacob Rees-Mogg, then-Leader of the House of Commons, said 'the House' sympathised but did not confirm a debate, directing his criticism at the social media.^[20] In November 2021, she questioned the value of the House of Lords, describing it as 'an unelected crony-stuffed second chamber'.^[21] In December 2021, she was given a frontbench role in trade.^[22]

Qaisar was one of many SNP MPs who lost their seat to Labour at the 2024 general election.^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ms Anum Qaisar". members.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ferguson, John (4 October 2020). "Teacher bids to become Scotland's first female Muslim MSP in action plan to tackle racists". Daily Record. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "Anum Qaisar-Javed MP". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SNP holds Airdrie and Shotts seat in by-election". BBC News. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rodger, Hannah (19 April 2021). "SNP election candidate Anum Qaisar-Javed on Ramadan, racism and role models". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Paterson, Kirsteen (24 September 2020). "Former Labour activist Anum Qaisar-Javed bids for SNP selection in Uddingston". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Yousaf, Humza (20 September 2015). "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023. Congrats to Anum Qaisar and Usman on the auspicious occasion of their wedding.
^ ^a ^b Paterson, Kirsteen (11 May 2021). "Anum Qaisar-Javed: SNP Westminster hopeful 'not complacent' despite party win". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/snp-picks-wfi-campaigner-fight-macaskill-seat-1496530%7Cdate=29 August 2015
^ Gordon, Tom (24 June 2021). "New SNP MP Anum Qaisar-Javed taught at private school after vowing to fight inequality". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "New SNP MP 'proud' to be a role model for minorities". STV News. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Brooks, Libby (14 May 2021). "Anum Qaisar-Javed holds Airdrie seat for SNP in byelection". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "Scotland's first Muslim woman MP aims to represent all Muslims in UK". Daily Sabah. Istanbul. Anadolu Agency. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Flockhart, Gary (14 May 2021). "Airdrie and Shotts by-election: SNP's newest MP Anum Qaisar-Javed 'proud' to be a role model for minorities". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Fullarton, Ciara (17 May 2021). "Anum Qaisar-Javed: New SNP MP takes seat in House of Commons". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b McKenzie, Lewis (19 May 2021). "New MP urges UK to devolve immigration in maiden speech". STV News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Rodger, Hannah. "SNP MP says '13-year-old weans from Edinburgh' understood Covid border control more than PM". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Jamieson, Alastair (12 July 2021). "Saka, Sancho and Rashford racially abused online after England defeat". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "SNP MP details racist online abuse in call for 'real action'". STV News. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Garton-Crosbie, Abbi (16 July 2021). "'Tories set out a false narrative on race based on prejudice'". The National. Glasgow. pp. 4–5. ISSN 2057-231X.
^ Webster, Laura (24 November 2021). "House of Lords 'provides excellent value for money', Tory minister insists". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ Paterson, Kirsteen (14 December 2021). "SNP announces new frontbench team as Westminster leaders re-elected". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Airdrie and Shotts – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

Official website

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Neil Gray	Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts 2021–2024	Succeeded by Kenneth Stevenson

[ukparliament-1] "Ms Anum Qaisar". members.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[dailyrecord-plan-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ferguson, John (4 October 2020). "Teacher bids to become Scotland's first female Muslim MSP in action plan to tackle racists". Daily Record. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[aqj-3] "Anum Qaisar-Javed MP". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[bbc-snphold-4] "SNP holds Airdrie and Shotts seat in by-election". BBC News. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[herald-hangry-5] Rodger, Hannah (19 April 2021). "SNP election candidate Anum Qaisar-Javed on Ramadan, racism and role models". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[thenational-seeks-nomination-6] Paterson, Kirsteen (24 September 2020). "Former Labour activist Anum Qaisar-Javed bids for SNP selection in Uddingston". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[7] Yousaf, Humza (20 September 2015). "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023. Congrats to Anum Qaisar and Usman on the auspicious occasion of their wedding.

[thenational-hopeful-8] Paterson, Kirsteen (11 May 2021). "Anum Qaisar-Javed: SNP Westminster hopeful 'not complacent' despite party win". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[9] ttps://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/snp-picks-wfi-campaigner-fight-macaskill-seat-1496530%7Cdate=29 August 2015

[10] Gordon, Tom (24 June 2021). "New SNP MP Anum Qaisar-Javed taught at private school after vowing to fight inequality". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[stv-new-snp-mp-11] "New SNP MP 'proud' to be a role model for minorities". STV News. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[guardian-qj-holds-12] Brooks, Libby (14 May 2021). "Anum Qaisar-Javed holds Airdrie seat for SNP in byelection". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[daily-sabah-2015-05-21-muslim-woman-mp-13] "Scotland's first Muslim woman MP aims to represent all Muslims in UK". Daily Sabah. Istanbul. Anadolu Agency. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[scotsman-newest-mp-14] Flockhart, Gary (14 May 2021). "Airdrie and Shotts by-election: SNP's newest MP Anum Qaisar-Javed 'proud' to be a role model for minorities". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[herald-2021-05-17-new-mp-takes-seat-15] Fullarton, Ciara (17 May 2021). "Anum Qaisar-Javed: New SNP MP takes seat in House of Commons". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[stv-2021-05-19-maiden-speech-16] McKenzie, Lewis (19 May 2021). "New MP urges UK to devolve immigration in maiden speech". STV News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[17] Rodger, Hannah. "SNP MP says '13-year-old weans from Edinburgh' understood Covid border control more than PM". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[18] Jamieson, Alastair (12 July 2021). "Saka, Sancho and Rashford racially abused online after England defeat". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[19] "SNP MP details racist online abuse in call for 'real action'". STV News. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[20] Garton-Crosbie, Abbi (16 July 2021). "'Tories set out a false narrative on race based on prejudice'". The National. Glasgow. pp. 4–5. ISSN 2057-231X.

[21] Webster, Laura (24 November 2021). "House of Lords 'provides excellent value for money', Tory minister insists". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[22] Paterson, Kirsteen (14 December 2021). "SNP announces new frontbench team as Westminster leaders re-elected". The National. Glasgow. ISSN 2057-231X. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[23] "Airdrie and Shotts – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

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-'''Anum Qaisar-Javed''' (born 11 September 1992) is a [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) politician who has served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]] since winning a [[2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election|by-election in May 2021]].<ref name = "bbc-snphold">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57087381 |title=SNP holds Airdrie and Shotts seat in by-election |website=[[BBC News]] |date=14 May 2021 |accessdate=14 May 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/BClnu}}</ref>
+'''Anum Qaisar''',<ref name=ukparliament /> previously '''Anum Qaisar-Javed'''<ref name=aqj>{{cite web |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed MP |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4917/career |website=UK Parliament |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517210914/https://members.parliament.uk/member/4917/career |url-status=live }}</ref> (born 11 September 1992) is a [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) politician who served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]] from [[2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election|2021]] to [[2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2024]], when she lost the seat to [[Kenneth Stevenson (politician)|Kenneth Stevenson]] of the [[Scottish Labour|Labour Party]].<ref name = "bbc-snphold">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57087381 |title=SNP holds Airdrie and Shotts seat in by-election |website=[[BBC News]] |date=14 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514102131/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57087381 |url-status=live }}</ref>  She was also the SNP Spokesperson for Levelling Up from 2023 to 2024.
 == Early life ==
-Qaisar-Javed was born to a Scottish Pakistani family,<ref name="herald-hangry" /> and raised in [[Motherwell]], where her parents were shopkeepers.<ref name="dailyrecord-plan">{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=John |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/msp-candidate-opens-up-lifelong-22788156 |title=Teacher bids to become Scotland's first female Muslim MSP in action plan to tackle racists |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Glasgow |date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/YqpO7}}</ref> Her grandfather had immigrated to [[Manchester]] in the 1960s.<ref name="thenational-seeks-nomination">{{cite news |last1=Paterson |first1=Kirsteen |title=Former Labour activist Anum Qaisar-Javed bids for SNP selection in Uddingston |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18746467.former-labour-activist-anum-qaisar-javed-bids-snp-selection-uddingston/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.is/FLWnS |archive-date=24 September 2020 |location=Glasgow}}</ref>
+Qaisar was born to a [[Scottish Pakistani]] family,<ref name="herald-hangry" /> and raised in [[Motherwell]], where her parents were shopkeepers.<ref name="dailyrecord-plan">{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=John |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/msp-candidate-opens-up-lifelong-22788156 |title=Teacher bids to become Scotland's first female Muslim MSP in action plan to tackle racists |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Glasgow |date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514101953/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/msp-candidate-opens-up-lifelong-22788156 |access-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her grandfather had emigrated from [[Pakistan]] to [[Manchester]] in the 1950s.<ref name="thenational-seeks-nomination">{{cite news |last1=Paterson |first1=Kirsteen |title=Former Labour activist Anum Qaisar-Javed bids for SNP selection in Uddingston |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18746467.former-labour-activist-anum-qaisar-javed-bids-snp-selection-uddingston/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |place=Glasgow |issn=2057-231X |date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200924202743/https://www.thenational.scot/news/18746467.former-labour-activist-anum-qaisar-javed-bids-snp-selection-uddingston/ |archive-date=24 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-She described her first experience of racism aged nine, when she waiting at a bus stop after school on the day after the [[September 11 attacks|11 September attacks in New York]], her ninth birthday, and was asked 'Why is your skin colour the same colour as mud, as poo? Is your dad a terrorist?'<ref name="herald-hangry" />
+She described her first experience of racism aged nine, when she was waiting at a bus stop after school on the day after the [[September 11 attacks|11 September attacks in New York]], her ninth birthday, and was asked, "Why is your skin colour the same colour as mud, as poo? Is your dad a terrorist?"<ref name="herald-hangry" />
-She studied politics at the [[University of Stirling]] and married a doctor.<ref name="dailyrecord-plan" />
+She studied politics at the [[University of Stirling]]. She married Usman, who is a doctor, in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yousaf |first1=Humza |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/HumzaYousaf/posts/congrats-to-anum-qaisar-and-usman-on-the-auspicious-occasion-of-their-wedding-wh/1052916568081911/ |website=www.facebook.com |access-date=2 December 2023 |date=20 September 2015 |quote=Congrats to Anum Qaisar and Usman on the auspicious occasion of their wedding.}}</ref><ref name="dailyrecord-plan" />
 ==Career==
-Born in Scotland<ref name="dailyrecord-plan" /> and brought up in a Labour-supporting family, Qaisar-Javed was an active member of [[Scottish Labour]] and became general secretary of Muslim Friends of Labour.<ref name="thenational-hopeful">{{cite news |last1=Paterson |first1=Kirsteen |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed: SNP Westminster hopeful 'not complacent' despite party win |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19292808.anum-qaisar-javed-snp-westminster-hopeful-not-complacent-despite-party-win/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |location=Glasgow |date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/gFOKk |archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>  She campaigned for a "Yes" vote in the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]], and after that defeat she left Labour and joined the SNP.<ref name="thenational-hopeful" />
+Born in Scotland<ref name="dailyrecord-plan" /> and brought up in a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]-supporting family, Qaisar was once an active member of [[Scottish Labour]] and became general secretary of Muslim Friends of Labour.<ref name="thenational-hopeful">{{cite news |last1=Paterson |first1=Kirsteen |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed: SNP Westminster hopeful 'not complacent' despite party win |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19292808.anum-qaisar-javed-snp-westminster-hopeful-not-complacent-despite-party-win/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |place=Glasgow |issn=2057-231X |date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514104836/https://www.thenational.scot/news/19292808.anum-qaisar-javed-snp-westminster-hopeful-not-complacent-despite-party-win/ |archive-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, she campaigned for a "Yes" vote at the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]], and after the result produced a victory for the "Better Together" campaign, she left Labour and joined the SNP.<ref name="thenational-hopeful" />
-Qaisar-Javed later worked a parliamentary researcher for [[Carol Monaghan]] MP, and as a case-worker for Scottish Justice Secretary [[Humza Yousaf]].<ref name="dailyrecord-plan" />
+Qaisar later worked a parliamentary researcher for [[Carol Monaghan]] MP, and as a case-worker for then-Scottish Justice Secretary [[Humza Yousaf]].<ref name="dailyrecord-plan" />
+In 2015, Qaisar unsuccessfully stood to be selected as the SNP candidate for Edinburgh Eastern at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, finishing second to [[Ash Denham]].<ref>https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/snp-picks-wfi-campaigner-fight-macaskill-seat-1496530|date=29 August 2015</ref>
-Before becoming an MP, she was a [[modern studies]] teacher at the prestigious [[George Watson’s College]] in Edinburgh, where pupils' parents pay fees of up to £13,551 a year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19395457.new-snp-mp-anum-qaisar-javed-taught-private-school-vowing-fight-inequality/ |title=New SNP MP Anum Qaisar-Javed taught at private school after vowing to fight inequality |first=Tom |last=Gordon |date=24 June 2021 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEdKU |archive-date=24 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="dailyrecord-plan" /><ref name="bbc-snphold" /><ref name="herald-hangry">{{cite news |last=Rodger |first=Hannah |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19241627.i-might-get-hangry-still-campaigning-snp-candidate-anum-qaisar-javed-ramadan-racism-role-models/ |title=SNP election candidate Anum Qaisar-Javed on Ramadan, racism and role models |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/PMoFd}}</ref>  She taught her students about why people from minority communities are under-represented in politics, such as a lack of role models.<ref name="stv-new-snp-mp" />
+Prior to entering the Commons, she was a [[Modern Studies]] teacher at [[Boroughmuir High School]] and [[George Watson's College]] in Edinburgh, the latter where pupils' parents pay fees of up to £13,551 a year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19395457.new-snp-mp-anum-qaisar-javed-taught-private-school-vowing-fight-inequality/ |title=New SNP MP Anum Qaisar-Javed taught at private school after vowing to fight inequality |first=Tom |last=Gordon |date=24 June 2021 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210624100030/https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19395457.new-snp-mp-anum-qaisar-javed-taught-private-school-vowing-fight-inequality/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=24 June 2021 }}</ref><ref name="dailyrecord-plan" /><ref name="bbc-snphold" /><ref name="herald-hangry">{{cite news |last=Rodger |first=Hannah |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19241627.i-might-get-hangry-still-campaigning-snp-candidate-anum-qaisar-javed-ramadan-racism-role-models/ |title=SNP election candidate Anum Qaisar-Javed on Ramadan, racism and role models |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514102012/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19241627.i-might-get-hangry-still-campaigning-snp-candidate-anum-qaisar-javed-ramadan-racism-role-models/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> She taught her students about why people from minority backgrounds are under-represented in politics; citing a lack of role models.<ref name="stv-new-snp-mp" />
-In April 2021, Qaisar-Javed was selected as the SNP candidate for the [[2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election]].  The election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting SNP MP [[Neil Gray]] to stand in the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|May 2021 Scottish Parliament election]].
+In April 2021, Qaisar was selected as the SNP candidate for the [[2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election]]. The election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting SNP MP [[Neil Gray]] to stand at the [[May 2021 Scottish Parliament election]].
-On 14 May 2021, Qaisar-Javed won the election, becoming Scotland's second female [[Muslim]] MP<ref name="guardian-qj-holds">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Libby |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed holds Airdrie seat for SNP in byelection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/14/anum-qaisar-javed-holds-airdrie-seat-for-snp-in-byelection |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/qPtf0 |archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="bbc-snphold" />  after [[Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh]].<ref name="daily-sabah-2015-05-21-muslim-woman-mp">{{cite news |title=Scotland's first Muslim woman MP aims to represent all Muslims in UK |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2015/05/12/scotlands-first-muslim-woman-mp-aims-to-represent-all-muslims-in-uk |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=[[Daily Sabah]] |agency=[[Anadolu Agency]] |date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526021643/https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2015/05/12/scotlands-first-muslim-woman-mp-aims-to-represent-all-muslims-in-uk |archive-date=26 May 2021 |location=Istanbul}}</ref> Turnout was an unusually low 34.3%, and while Qaisar-Javed increased the SNP's share of the vote, her majority of 1,757 votes (8.0%) was lower than Neil Gray had won at the [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]].<ref name="guardian-qj-holds" /> After her victory, Qaisar-Javed pledged to be a role model for other minorities<ref name="stv-new-snp-mp">{{cite news |title=New SNP MP 'proud' to be a role model for minorities |url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-snp-mp-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-minorities |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[STV News]] |date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/wip/NT9K2 |archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> and to "fight for independence".<ref name="scotsman-newest-mp" />
+On 14 May 2021, Qaisar won the election, becoming Scotland's second female [[Muslim]] MP<ref name="guardian-qj-holds">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Libby |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed holds Airdrie seat for SNP in byelection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/14/anum-qaisar-javed-holds-airdrie-seat-for-snp-in-byelection |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514104127/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/14/anum-qaisar-javed-holds-airdrie-seat-for-snp-in-byelection |archive-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bbc-snphold" /> after [[Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh]], also of the SNP, and just like Qaisar a former member of the Labour Party.<ref name="daily-sabah-2015-05-21-muslim-woman-mp">{{cite news |title=Scotland's first Muslim woman MP aims to represent all Muslims in UK |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2015/05/12/scotlands-first-muslim-woman-mp-aims-to-represent-all-muslims-in-uk |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=[[Daily Sabah]] |agency=[[Anadolu Agency]] |date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526021643/https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2015/05/12/scotlands-first-muslim-woman-mp-aims-to-represent-all-muslims-in-uk |archive-date=26 May 2021 |location=Istanbul}}</ref> Turnout was an unusually low 34.3%, and while Qaisar increased the SNP's share of the vote, her majority of 1,757 votes (8.0%) was lower than Neil Gray had won at the [[2019 UK general election]].<ref name="guardian-qj-holds" /> After her victory, Qaisar pledged to be a role model for other minorities<ref name="stv-new-snp-mp">{{cite news |title=New SNP MP 'proud' to be a role model for minorities |url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-snp-mp-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-minorities |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[STV News]] |date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515120016/https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-snp-mp-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-minorities |archive-date=15 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> and to "fight for independence".<ref name="scotsman-newest-mp">{{cite news |last1=Flockhart |first1=Gary |title=Airdrie and Shotts by-election: SNP's newest MP Anum Qaisar-Javed 'proud' to be a role model for minorities |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/airdrie-and-shotts-by-election-snps-newest-mp-anum-qaisar-javed-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-minorities-3236367 |access-date=14 May 2021 |date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514074410/https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/airdrie-and-shotts-by-election-snps-newest-mp-anum-qaisar-javed-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-minorities-3236367 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 === Parliament ===
-Qaisar-Javed took her seat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on 17 May.<ref name="herald-2021-05-17-new-mp-takes-seat">{{cite news |last1=Fullarton |first1=Ciara |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed: New SNP MP takes seat in House of Commons |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19309397.anum-qaisar-javed-new-snp-mp-takes-seat-house-commons/ |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521222629/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19309397.anum-qaisar-javed-new-snp-mp-takes-seat-house-commons/ |archive-date=21 May 2021 |location=Glasgow}}</ref> She swore the required [[Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom)|Oath of Allegiance]], and had a moment of drama when her pen ran out of ink signing the oath.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newest SNP MP encounters issue during swearing-in ceremony at Westminster |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19309123.snp-mp-anum-qaisar-javed-encounters-issue-swearing-ceremony/ |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |location=Glasgow |language=en}}</ref>
+Qaisar took her seat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on 17 May 2021.<ref name="herald-2021-05-17-new-mp-takes-seat">{{cite news |last1=Fullarton |first1=Ciara |title=Anum Qaisar-Javed: New SNP MP takes seat in House of Commons |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19309397.anum-qaisar-javed-new-snp-mp-takes-seat-house-commons/ |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521222629/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19309397.anum-qaisar-javed-new-snp-mp-takes-seat-house-commons/ |archive-date=21 May 2021 |location=Glasgow}}</ref>
-She made her [[maiden speech]] on 19 May. She made light-hearted remarks that the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] was more 'rowdy' than her former school pupils, and reported being told by staff that the best way to navigate the building was to 'get lost'.<ref name="stv-2021-05-19-maiden-speech" />  She ended on a serious note that in the current [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 crisis]] the [[National Health Service|NHS]] had relied on migrant staff, criticising the UK's point-based [[immigration]] policy, which she said would even have excluded her own father (if it had been in place) and deprived the country of an MP, a doctor and a medical student (herself and siblings).<ref name="stv-2021-05-19-maiden-speech">{{Cite web |date=19 May 2021 |title=New MP urges UK to devolve immigration in maiden speech |url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-mp-urges-uk-to-devolve-immigration-in-maiden-speech |first=Lewis |last=McKenzie |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=[[STV News]] |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521221406/https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-mp-urges-uk-to-devolve-immigration-in-maiden-speech?top |archive-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>  Her comments were criticised by Scottish Conservative activist John White, who noted that [[Scotland's Future]], the SNP's 2013 [[white paper]] on [[Scottish independence]], had proposed a [[points-based immigration system]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bickerton |first1=James |title=SNP MP attacks Johnson's points-based immigration system – despite her party proposing it |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1438651/SNP-news-Scottish-Anum-Qaisar-Javed-Nicola-Sturgeon-UK-new-points-based-immigration-system |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521224443/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1438651/SNP-news-Scottish-Anum-Qaisar-Javed-Nicola-Sturgeon-UK-new-points-based-immigration-system |archive-date=21 May 2021 |location=London}}</ref> In a question session with [[Dominic Cummings]] on 26 May 2021, she asked if her former modern studies students were more aware of [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] border control benefits than the Government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SNP MP says '13-year-old weans from Edinburgh' understood Covid border control more than PM|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19330492.snp-mp-says-13-year-old-weans-edinburgh-understood-covid-border-control-pm/|access-date=26 May 2021|website=The Herald|language=en}}</ref> Following [[Racism|racist]] abuse of black English footballers, after the European cup final,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=Saka, Sancho and Rashford racially abused online after England defeat|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bukayo-saka-racist-england-sancho-rashford-b1882303.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> during Business Questions to the [[Leader of the House of Commons|Leader of the House]]. Qaisar-Javed shared some of the racist abuse she had endured on social media in asking for an urgent debate on 'real action' to end racism in this country, so that [[Member of parliament|MPs]] of colour can speak.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-15|title=SNP MP details racist online abuse in call for ‘real action’|url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/snp-mp-details-racist-online-abuse-in-call-for-real-action|access-date=2021-07-15|website=STV News|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] the Leader said 'the House' sympathised but did not confirm a debate, directing his criticism at the social media.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garton - Crosbie|first=Abbi|date=16 July 2021|title='Tories set out a false narrative on race based on prejudice'|pages=4-5|work=The National}}</ref>
+She made her [[maiden speech]] in the Commons on 19 May. She complained that the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] was more 'rowdy' than her former school pupils, and reported being told by staff that the best way to navigate the building was to 'get lost'.<ref name="stv-2021-05-19-maiden-speech" />  She ended on a serious note that in the current [[COVID-19 crisis]] the [[NHS]] had relied on migrant staff, criticising the UK's point-based [[immigration]] policy, which she said would even have excluded her own father (if it had been in place at the time) and deprived the country of an MP, a doctor and a medical student (herself and her siblings).<ref name="stv-2021-05-19-maiden-speech">{{Cite web |date=19 May 2021 |title=New MP urges UK to devolve immigration in maiden speech |url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-mp-urges-uk-to-devolve-immigration-in-maiden-speech |first=Lewis |last=McKenzie |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=[[STV News]] |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521221406/https://news.stv.tv/politics/new-mp-urges-uk-to-devolve-immigration-in-maiden-speech?top |archive-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
+In a question session with [[Dominic Cummings]] on 26 May 2021, she asked if her former Modern Studies students were more aware of [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] border control benefits than the Government.<ref>{{cite news |title=SNP MP says '13-year-old weans from Edinburgh' understood Covid border control more than PM |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19330492.snp-mp-says-13-year-old-weans-edinburgh-understood-covid-border-control-pm/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |last=Rodger |first=Hannah |website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526151617/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19330492.snp-mp-says-13-year-old-weans-edinburgh-understood-covid-border-control-pm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Following [[racist]] abuse of Black English footballers, after the [[UEFA Euro 2020 Final]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=Saka, Sancho and Rashford racially abused online after England defeat|last=Jamieson|first=Alastair|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bukayo-saka-racist-england-sancho-rashford-b1882303.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712123315/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bukayo-saka-racist-england-sancho-rashford-b1882303.html|url-status=live}}</ref> during Business Questions to the [[Leader of the House of Commons|Leader of the House]], Qaisar shared some of the racist abuse she had endured on social media in asking for an urgent debate on 'real action' to end racism in this country, so that "MPs of colour" can speak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=SNP MP details racist online abuse in call for 'real action' |url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/snp-mp-details-racist-online-abuse-in-call-for-real-action |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=STV News |language=en-GB |archive-date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718060320/https://news.stv.tv/politics/snp-mp-details-racist-online-abuse-in-call-for-real-action |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]], then-Leader of the House of Commons, said 'the House' sympathised but did not confirm a debate, directing his criticism at the social media.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garton-Crosbie |first=Abbi |date=16 July 2021 |title='Tories set out a false narrative on race based on prejudice' |pages=4–5  |newspaper=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |place=Glasgow |issn=2057-231X}}</ref> In November 2021, she questioned the value of the House of Lords, describing it as 'an unelected crony-stuffed second chamber'.<ref>{{cite news|title=House of Lords 'provides excellent value for money', Tory minister insists|last=Webster|first=Laura|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19741259.house-lords-excellent-value-money-insists-tory-minister-michael-ellis/|access-date=15 December 2021|newspaper=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]]|place=Glasgow|date=24 November 2021|issn=2057-231X|language=en}}</ref> In December 2021, she was given a frontbench role in trade.<ref>{{Cite news |title=SNP announces new frontbench team as Westminster leaders re-elected |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19784327.snp-announces-new-frontbench-team-westminster-leaders-re-elected/ |last=Paterson |first=Kirsteen |date=14 December 2021 |access-date=15 December 2021 |newspaper=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |place=Glasgow |issn=2057-231X |language=en}}</ref>
-==Personal life==
+Qaisar was one of many SNP MPs who lost their seat to [[Scottish Labour|Labour]] at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000063|title=Airdrie and Shotts – General election results 2024|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
-Quisar-Javed lives with her husband and their pet parrot, Joey. She speaks [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and is attempting to learn [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Anum|url=https://www.aqj.scot/about-anum|website=Anum Qaisar-Javed MP}}</ref>
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