List of foreign politicians of Pakistani origin explained

This list contains articles about political officeholders outside of Pakistan, who are of Pakistani origin.

Australia

• Mehreen Faruqi, member of the Australian Senate for Greens, and former MP in the New South Wales Legislative Council.^{[1] [2]}
• Irfan Yusuf, former Liberal Party politician

Central African Republic

• Saif Durbar, Deputy Foreign Minister of Central African Republic^[3]

Canada

• Salma Ataullahjan, member of the Canadian Senate for the Conservative Party.
• Wajid Khan, a former member of the House of Commons of Canada

Denmark

• Nadeem Farooq, member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party.^[4]
• Kamal Qureshi, member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party.
• Abbas Razvi, member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party.^[5]
• Sikandar Siddique, member of the Folketing for The Alternative.^[6]

Indonesia

• Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi, member of the Regional Representative Council from East Java.^[7]

Malaysia

• Musa Aman, Chief Minister of Sabah and member of UMNO.^[8]
• Yamani Hafez Musa, member of the Malaysian Parliament and Deputy Minister of Finance.
• Harris Salleh, Chief Minister of Sabah and member of BERJAYA.^[8]

Mozambique

• Abdul Magid Osman, Minister of Economy and Finance of Mozambique (1986–1991) and a member of FRELIMO.^{[9] [10]}

Netherlands

• Fahid Minhas, member of the House of Representatives for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
• Mariëlle Paul, member of the House of Representatives for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

New Zealand

• Ashraf Choudhary, member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party.^[11]

Norway

• 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

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

Thailand

• 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

• 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 incompetent 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr Mehreen Faruqi, MLC. Parliament of New South Wales. 25 July 2015.
2. News: Pakistan-born first Muslim female to enter Australian state parliament. The Express Tribune. 24 April 2013. 25 July 2015.
3. https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/10265/End_of_the_line_for_Durbar
4. Web site: Nadeem Farooq. Folketing. 19 November 2022.
5. Web site: Abbas Razvi. Folketing. 19 November 2022.
6. Web site: Political Consultations Forum constituted to enhance ties with Denmark. Pakistan Observer. 18 August 2019. 19 November 2022.
7. Web site: id. Fakta-Fakta Menarik Emilia Contessa, Penyanyi Top Era 1970-an Terjun ke Politik. iNews. 27 August 2021. 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..
8. Web site: Ethnic Labels and Identity among Kadazans in Penampang, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo). Trixie M. Tangit. The Australian National University. November 2017. 17 September 2020. 53 [65/241]. 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.. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917061107/https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/143752/1/Tangit%20Thesis%202018.pdf. 17 September 2020. live.
9. News: Pakistanis who have never seen Pakistan. The Friday Times. Nazar. Abbas. 10 January 2014. 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. Book: Allen, Nafeesah. Indo-Mozambicans in Maputo, 1947-1992: Oral Narratives on Identity and Migration. Springer Nature. 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..
11. Web site: Choudhary, Ashraf - New Zealand Parliament. 2021-09-26. www.parliament.nz. en.
12. News: Giving back to society: Why Salleh Marican and Farid Khan want to be Singapore's next president. Straits Times. 16 July 2017. 19 November 2022. Rachel. Au-Yong. Toh Yong. Chuan. 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.
13. Web site: Pakistani-origin man becomes Thai MP. A.. Correspondent. January 28, 2020. DAWN.COM.
14. Web site: Thai parliamentarian cherishes his roots in small Pakistani town. February 12, 2020. Arab News PK.
15. Web site: Come Visit for Buddhism and Snow, Pakistani Amb. Invites Thai Tourists. Teeranai. Charuvastra. 25 October 2019. Khaosod.
16. News: Pakistanis celebrate heritage. . Bangkok Post.