Malia Bouattia
| Malia Bouattia | |
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| 58th President of the National Union of Students | |
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In office 1 July 2016 – 3 July 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Megan Dunn |
| Succeeded by | Shakira Martin |
| Majority | 44 (6.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1987 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Website | malia4president.com |
Malia Bouattia (born March 1987) is the former president of the National Union of Students (NUS), elected at the National Conference in April 2016. She was the first female Black British and Muslim leader of the NUS. She attended the University of Birmingham. In March 2017, she was defeated in her attempt to run for a second term in office by NUS Vice-President Shakira Martin.
Bouattia was born in Norwich, Norfolk, on 1 March 1987. Her father is Brahim Bouattia, an Algerian academic who now works for an international management consultancy, and her mother is Latifa Bouattia. She has two younger sisters, Hannah and Yasmin.
The family fled their home in Constantine during the Algerian Civil War, and moved to Birmingham in England, where Bouattia attended school. While at school, she began campaigning on social issues, and took part in protests opposing the Iraq War. Bouattia attended the University of Birmingham where she read cultural studies with French, followed by an MPhil in post-colonial theory. While studying for her MPhil, she began to be active in the NUS.
Bouattia served two years as Black Students' Officer of the National Union of Students (NUS). While in this position, she campaigned against the UK government's Prevent strategy which she describes as “toxic and unworkable.” Bouattia also pushed for greater ethnic diversity amongst NUS candidates and campaigned for the establishment of a permanent officer for transgender students.
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