Amjad Bashir

Amjad Bashir
Member of the European Parliament
for Yorkshire and the Humber
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019[1][2]
Preceded byGodfrey Bloom
Succeeded byMagid Magid
Personal details
Born
Amjud Mahmood Bashir

(1952-09-17) 17 September 1952 (age 72)
Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityBritish
Political partyWorkers Party of Britain
Other political
affiliations
Alma materUniversity of Bradford
Websiteamjadbashir.com

Amjad Mahmood Bashir (Urdu: امجد محمود بشیر; born 17 September 1952) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Yorkshire and the Humber region between 2014 and 2019. He was elected in 2014 for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and defected to the Conservative Party on 24 January 2015. In April 2024 it was announced he had joined the Workers Party of Britain.[3]

  1. ^ "Parliament's ninth term 2019-2024". europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Will MEPs get pensions and other frequent questions". BBC News Online. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ Quinn, Ben (30 April 2024). "Ex-England cricketer among hundreds to stand for George Galloway's party". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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