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Sayeeda WarsiBritish female politician
Date of Birth: 28.03.1971
Country:  Great Britain |
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Sayeeda Warsi
Early Life and EducationSayeeda Warsi was born in Dewsbury, near Wakefield, England, in a Pakistani family. She was the second of five daughters born to Safdar Hussain, a bed manufacturer. Warsi attended Dewsbury College before studying law at the University of Leeds. She qualified as a solicitor with both the Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Office, and set up her own private legal practice.
Political Career
In 2005, Warsi made history by becoming the first Muslim candidate to be selected by the Conservative Party to stand for Parliament. She ran in her home constituency of Dewsbury but was unsuccessful. Despite this setback, Warsi became an advisor to Michael Howard and in 2007 was awarded a life peerage. Conservative leader David Cameron appointed her as Deputy Chairman of the party.
Ministerial Appointments
Warsi's ministerial career began on July 2, 2007, when she was appointed Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion. On October 11, 2007, she was created a life peer as Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury, and her elevation to the House of Lords was announced on October 26. By October 2007, she had become the youngest member of the House of Lords.
On May 12, 2010, Warsi was appointed Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party in Cameron's first government. She became the first Muslim woman to serve in a governing cabinet. On May 13, 2010, she was sworn into the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
Senior Government Positions
On September 4, 2012, Cameron made thirteen new ministerial appointments, including Baroness Warsi as Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister of State for Faith and Communities.
Resignation
Warsi resigned on August 5, 2014, in protest over British policy towards the Gaza crisis, which she called "morally indefensible." In April 2016, she was named by ISIS magazine "Dabiq" as a murtad (apostate) and sentenced to death.
