Afzal Khan (British politician)
Afzal Khan | |||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Rusholme Manchester Gorton (2017–2024) | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gerald Kaufman | ||||||||||||||
| Majority | 8,235 (28.4%) | ||||||||||||||
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| Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |||||||||||||||
| In office 13 June 2014 – 8 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wajid Khan | ||||||||||||||
| Member of Manchester City Council for Cheetham | |||||||||||||||
| In office 4 May 2000 – 6 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Christopher Olaniyan | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Julie Connolly | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | Mohammed Afzal Khan 5 April 1958 Jhelum, West Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Shkeela Kayani | ||||||||||||||
| Children | one son, two daughters | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Abraham Moss College | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Manchester Polytechnic | ||||||||||||||
| Profession | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
Mohammed Afzal Khan, CBE (Urdu: محمد افضل خان; born 5 April 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Rusholme, previously Manchester Gorton, since 2017.
He was formerly Lord Mayor of Manchester for 2005–2006, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 to 2017.