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'''Mohammad Asghar''' (born 1945) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] politician. Representing [[Plaid Cymru]], he won election to the [[National Assembly for Wales|Welsh Assembly]] in 2007 on the list for [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]]. |
'''Mohammad Asghar''' (born 1945) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] politician. Representing [[Plaid Cymru]], he won election to the [[National Assembly for Wales|Welsh Assembly]] in 2007 on the list for [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]].<ref name="South Wales East">[http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/southwalesecho/news/tm_headline=labour-given-a-bloody-nose&method=full&objectid=19045469&siteid=50082-name_page.html Labour given a bloody nose] icWales, 4 May 2007</ref> He is the first ethnic minority and Muslim member of the Assembly.<ref name="First ethnic AM">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6622925.stm First ethnic minority AM elected] BBC News, 4 May 2007</ref> |
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Born in [[Peshawar]] in [[British India]] (now in [[Pakistan]]), Asghar moved to Wales in order to complete a course in accountancy in [[Newport]]. After becoming involved in politics, he became the Party’s Regional Coordinator, member of the National Executive Committee and was Wales’ first Muslim councillor. He has also stood for the party in [[Elections in the United Kingdom|general elections]]. His daughter, Natasha Asghar, also stood as [[Plaid Cymru]] candidate in the 2007 Elections. |
Born in [[Peshawar]] in [[British India]] (now in [[Pakistan]]), Asghar moved to Wales in order to complete a course in accountancy in [[Newport]]. After becoming involved in politics, he became the Party’s Regional Coordinator, member of the National Executive Committee and was Wales’ first Muslim councillor. He has also stood for the party in [[Elections in the United Kingdom|general elections]]. His daughter, Natasha Asghar, also stood as [[Plaid Cymru]] candidate in the 2007 Elections.<ref name="Natasha Asghar">[http://www.youngwales.plaidcymru.org/content.php?nID=462;lID=1 Young Candidates] Plaid Cymru</ref> |
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On 19 October, 2007, Ashgar escaped death as a [[2007 Karachi bombing|terrorist explosion]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], killed 130 others |
On [[19 October]], [[2007]], Ashgar escaped death as a [[2007 Karachi bombing|terrorist explosion]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], killed 130 others.<ref name="bhutto">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7052236.stm AM speaks of Bhutto bomb horror BBC Wales, 19 October, 2007]</ref> Asghar was in the motorcade, and about 35 meters from [[Benazir Bhutto]]'s vehicle.<ref name="bhutto" /> Asghar had accompanied Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, on her return there from exile.<ref name="bhutto" /> |
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Revision as of 13:25, 11 January 2008
Mohammad Asghar (born 1945) is a Welsh politician. Representing Plaid Cymru, he won election to the Welsh Assembly in 2007 on the list for South Wales East.[1] He is the first ethnic minority and Muslim member of the Assembly.[2]
Born in Peshawar in British India (now in Pakistan), Asghar moved to Wales in order to complete a course in accountancy in Newport. After becoming involved in politics, he became the Party’s Regional Coordinator, member of the National Executive Committee and was Wales’ first Muslim councillor. He has also stood for the party in general elections. His daughter, Natasha Asghar, also stood as Plaid Cymru candidate in the 2007 Elections.[3]
On 19 October, 2007, Ashgar escaped death as a terrorist explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, killed 130 others.[4] Asghar was in the motorcade, and about 35 meters from Benazir Bhutto's vehicle.[4] Asghar had accompanied Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, on her return there from exile.[4]
References
- ^ Labour given a bloody nose icWales, 4 May 2007
- ^ First ethnic minority AM elected BBC News, 4 May 2007
- ^ Young Candidates Plaid Cymru
- ^ a b c AM speaks of Bhutto bomb horror BBC Wales, 19 October, 2007
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