Salma Zahid MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough Centre |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Roxanne James |
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Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Residence | Scarborough, Ontario |
Salma Zahid is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Scarborough Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She succeeded Conservative Roxanne James.
Zahid was born in Coventry, England. She holds a Masters in Educational Management and Administration from the University of London’s Institute of Education, and an MBA from Quaid e Azam University in Pakistan. She is Pakistani Canadian, mother of 2 and has resided in Scarborough since 2000. She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.