List of foreign politicians of Pakistani origin

Akhtar Chaudhry, former member and Fourth Vice President of the Storting for the Socialist Left Party.
Lubna Jaffery, member of the Storting for the Labour Party.
Mudassar Kapur, member of the Storting for the Conservative Party.
Afshan Rafiq, member of the Storting for the Conservative Party.
Abid Raja, member and former Fifth Vice President of the Storting for the Liberal Party, and Minister of Culture (2020–21).
Hadia Tajik, member of the Storting for the Labour Party, Minister of Culture (2012–13), and Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (2021–22).
Shahbaz Tariq, member of the Storting for the Labour Party.

Singapore edit

Raeesah Khan, member of the Parliament of Singapore for the Workers' Party.^[12]

Thailand edit

Swab Phaoprathan, member of the House of Representatives for the Bhumjaithai Party.^[13]^[14]
Chada Thaiseth, member of the Thai parliament.^[15]
Mananya Thaiseth, Deputy Agriculture Minister of Thailand.^[16]

United Kingdom edit

Rosena Allin-Khan, member of the Labour Party.
Sajid Javid, member of the Conservative Party.
Sadiq Khan, former member of the British parliament for the Labour Party and incumbent Mayor of London.
Khalid Mahmood, member of the Labour Party.
Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi, member of the House of Lords.
Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland

United States edit

Saqib Ali, member of the Maryland House of Delegates for the Democratic Party.

References edit

^ "Dr Mehreen Faruqi, MLC". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "Pakistan-born first Muslim female to enter Australian state parliament". The Express Tribune. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/10265/End_of_the_line_for_Durbar
^ "Nadeem Farooq". Folketing. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Political Consultations Forum constituted to enhance ties with Denmark". Pakistan Observer. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Abbas Razvi". Folketing. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Fakta-Fakta Menarik Emilia Contessa, Penyanyi Top Era 1970-an Terjun ke Politik". iNews (in Indonesian). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Punya darah Pakistan: Emilia Contessa merupakan putri sulung dari tiga anak dari Hasan Ali yang berdarah Pakistan-Madura dan RA Susiani keturunan Jawa-Banyuwangi. Dia adalah ibu dari pemeran dan penyanyi Indonesia, Denada Elizabeth Anggia Ayu Tambunan.
^ ^a ^b Trixie M. Tangit (November 2017). "Ethnic Labels and Identity among Kadazans in Penampang, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo)" (PDF). The Australian National University. p. 53 [65/241]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020. From 1976-1986, BERJAYA was the ruling party under the leadership of Harris Salleh, a Suluk-Bajau-Pakistani leader... From 2005 until 2018, a Muslim Bumiputera, Musa Aman, a Dusun-Pakistani leader, has held the position of Sabah chief minister.
^ Abbas, Nazar (10 January 2014). "Pakistanis who have never seen Pakistan". The Friday Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Amongst them were parents of the Finance Minister Mr Abdul Majeed, himself a Mozambican national. The minister's father came to my office more than once to get his and his wife's passport's renewed. It sounds odd and unusual but it was interesting that we in the Embassy of Pakistan had to communicate with Pakistanis through a Portuguese-English interpreter.
^ Allen, Nafeesah. Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992: Oral Narratives on Identity and Migration. Springer Nature. p. 91. Abbas noted, "In my time, Mozambique's Finance Minister—member of FRELIMO [the ruling party, Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Front for Liberation of Mozambique)]—was Mr. Abdul Majeed. Both his parents carried Pakistan passports.
^ "Choudhary, Ashraf - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^ Au-Yong, Rachel; Chuan, Toh Yong (16 July 2017). "Giving back to society: Why Salleh Marican and Farid Khan want to be Singapore's next president". Straits Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Mr Farid is of Pakistani descent, a fact that has led some to question whether he can represent the Malay community... My ethnicity is Pakistani but I am part of the Malay community... His daughter Raeesah Khan, 23, works in non-profit organisation Reyna Movement
^ Correspondent, A. (January 28, 2020). "Pakistani-origin man becomes Thai MP". DAWN.COM.
^ "Thai parliamentarian cherishes his roots in small Pakistani town". Arab News PK. February 12, 2020.
^ Charuvastra, Teeranai (25 October 2019). "Come Visit for Buddhism and Snow, Pakistani Amb. Invites Thai Tourists". Khaosod.
^ "Pakistanis celebrate heritage". Bangkok Post.

[NSW-1] "Dr Mehreen Faruqi, MLC". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[2] "Pakistan-born first Muslim female to enter Australian state parliament". The Express Tribune. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[3] ttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/10265/End_of_the_line_for_Durbar

[4] "Nadeem Farooq". Folketing. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[PO-5] "Political Consultations Forum constituted to enhance ties with Denmark". Pakistan Observer. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[6] "Abbas Razvi". Folketing. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[7] "Fakta-Fakta Menarik Emilia Contessa, Penyanyi Top Era 1970-an Terjun ke Politik". iNews (in Indonesian). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Punya darah Pakistan: Emilia Contessa merupakan putri sulung dari tiga anak dari Hasan Ali yang berdarah Pakistan-Madura dan RA Susiani keturunan Jawa-Banyuwangi. Dia adalah ibu dari pemeran dan penyanyi Indonesia, Denada Elizabeth Anggia Ayu Tambunan.

[ANU-8] Trixie M. Tangit (November 2017). "Ethnic Labels and Identity among Kadazans in Penampang, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo)" (PDF). The Australian National University. p. 53 [65/241]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020. From 1976-1986, BERJAYA was the ruling party under the leadership of Harris Salleh, a Suluk-Bajau-Pakistani leader... From 2005 until 2018, a Muslim Bumiputera, Musa Aman, a Dusun-Pakistani leader, has held the position of Sabah chief minister.

[9] Abbas, Nazar (10 January 2014). "Pakistanis who have never seen Pakistan". The Friday Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Amongst them were parents of the Finance Minister Mr Abdul Majeed, himself a Mozambican national. The minister's father came to my office more than once to get his and his wife's passport's renewed. It sounds odd and unusual but it was interesting that we in the Embassy of Pakistan had to communicate with Pakistanis through a Portuguese-English interpreter.

[10] Allen, Nafeesah. Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992: Oral Narratives on Identity and Migration. Springer Nature. p. 91. Abbas noted, "In my time, Mozambique's Finance Minister—member of FRELIMO [the ruling party, Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Front for Liberation of Mozambique)]—was Mr. Abdul Majeed. Both his parents carried Pakistan passports.

[:1-11] "Choudhary, Ashraf - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-26.

[12] Au-Yong, Rachel; Chuan, Toh Yong (16 July 2017). "Giving back to society: Why Salleh Marican and Farid Khan want to be Singapore's next president". Straits Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Mr Farid is of Pakistani descent, a fact that has led some to question whether he can represent the Malay community... My ethnicity is Pakistani but I am part of the Malay community... His daughter Raeesah Khan, 23, works in non-profit organisation Reyna Movement

[auto-13] Correspondent, A. (January 28, 2020). "Pakistani-origin man becomes Thai MP". DAWN.COM.

[14] "Thai parliamentarian cherishes his roots in small Pakistani town". Arab News PK. February 12, 2020.

[15] Charuvastra, Teeranai (25 October 2019). "Come Visit for Buddhism and Snow, Pakistani Amb. Invites Thai Tourists". Khaosod.

[16] "Pakistanis celebrate heritage". Bangkok Post.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]