Magid Magid
Magid Magid | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Amjad Bashir |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| 122nd Lord Mayor of Sheffield | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 16 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Tony Downing |
| Preceded by | Anne Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Tony Downing |
| Sheffield City Councillor for Broomhill and Sharrow Vale | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ward created |
| Succeeded by | Angela Argenzio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1989 Burao, Somali Democratic Republic |
| Citizenship | British citizenship |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Residence(s) | Burngreave, Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Alma mater | University of Hull |
| Website | www |
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Magid Magid (/ˈmædʒɪd ˈmædʒɪd/, born 26 June 1989), also known as Magid Mah and Magic Magid, is a Somali-British activist and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield from May 2018 to May 2019. His appointment attracted significant media attention, as he is the first ethnic-Somali, the youngest-ever, and the first Green Party councillor to hold the role. In May 2019, he was elected to the European Parliament as Green Party MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber.
Born in Burao, Somaliland, Magid came as a child refugee to Britain in 1994. He grew up in Burngreave, Sheffield, and studied aquatic zoology at the University of Hull where he was elected president of Hull University Union. He has worked in digital marketing and was elected as a Green Party councillor on Sheffield City Council in 2016. From 2017 to 2018, he served as Deputy Lord Mayor, and during this period he participated in the third series of the reality show Hunted.