Nadhim Zahawi
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Nadhim Zahawi MP |
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Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | John Maples |
| Majority | 22,876 (44.5%) |
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2 June 1967 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lana Zahawi |
| Children | 2 Sons 1 Daughter |
| Parents | Hareth Zahawi |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Website | zahawi.com |
Nadhim Zahawi (born 2 June 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since 2010, after the retirement of previous MP John Maples. He chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group for Kurdistan.
He is also the co-founder of the international Internet-based market research firm YouGov of which he was Chief Executive until February 2010.
Zahawi was born on 2 June 1967 in Baghdad, to Kurdish parents. He fled aged 9 with his family to the UK from Iraq in 1976 during Saddam Hussein's early years in power.
Zahawi was educated at and at King's College School, at the time a boys-only independent school in Wimbledon, London, followed by University College London, where he studied Chemical Engineering, receiving a BSc.
Following a career as European Marketing Director for Smith & Brooks Ltd, Nadhim Zahawi co-founded YouGov with Stephan Shakespeare, a former spokesperson for Jeffrey Archer. Zahawi was YouGov's CEO from 2005 to 2010.
In 1991, Zahawi and fellow Kurd Broosk Saib were aides to Jeffrey Archer during Archer's "Simple Truth" campaign to help Kurdish victims of the Gulf War. Zahawi and Saib were nicknamed "Lemon kurd" and "Bean kurd" by Archer. In 1994 Archer helped campaign for Zahawi for a seat on Wandsworth council. Zahawi also ran Archer's unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of London in 1998.
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