Humza Yousaf MSP is a Scottish politician who served as the former First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in March 2023. Yousaf studied Politics at the University of Glasgow and began his political career as an aide to several SNP politicians. In 2011, he was elected the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region. Yousaf has held  several positions at his time in the Scottish Government including Minister for External Affairs and International Development (2012-2014), Minister for Transport and the Islands (2016-2018), Cabinet Secretary for Justice (2018-2021) and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (2021-2023). His role as former First Minister of Scotland held historical significance as the first Muslim and person of Asian descent to hold office in Scotland.

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Year in the Life of Humza Yousaf: Humza Yousaf MSP talks to Allan Little about his fourteen months as Scotland’s First Minister and the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza has had on his family, him and his thinking, as well as his thoughts on the rise of the far-right in Europe. (2024)