Rushanara Ali
Profile
Rushanara Ali is a British-Bangladeshi politician who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2010. Born in Bangladesh and raised in London, she was the first person of Bangladeshi origin elected to the House of Commons. Before her parliamentary career, she worked in research and policy roles, including positions at the Institute of Public Policy Research and the Home Office. Ali served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Democracy in the Starmer ministry from 2024 to 2025. Throughout her career, she has focused on social innovation, community cohesion, and human rights, while maintaining a significant presence in British political discourse.
Details
- Born
- 1975-03-14 · 51 years old
- Birth place
- Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Bangladesh
- Education
- Mulberry School for Girls, Tower Hamlets College, St John's College, Oxford
- Career
- Research assistant, parliamentary assistant, research fellow at IPPR, community cohesion unit worker at the Home Office, associate director of the Young Foundation
