Roza Salih
Roza Salih | |
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Salih campaigning in Glasgow in 2018 for equal access to abortion in Ireland | |
| Born | Roza Salih 1989 (age 35–36) Iraq |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Strathclyde University |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, human rights activist |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Glasgow Girls (activists) |
Roza Salih (born 1989) is an Iraqi-Kurdish born, Scottish politician and human rights activist. In 2005, at the age of 15, she co-founded the Glasgow Girls with fellow pupils from Drumchapel High School. The Glasgow Girls campaigned to stop the UK Border Agency carrying out dawn raids and detaining and then deporting children, successfully preventing the deportation of their school friend, Agnesa Murselaj, a Roma from Kosovo. Salih, who was born in Southern Kurdistan, is a co-founder of Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan.
In May 2021, she stood as a candidate at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, standing as the lead candidate for the Scottish National Party on the Glasgow region. In May 2022, she was elected as an SNP councillor for Greater Pollok ward on Glasgow City Council, the first former refugee to be elected to political office in Scotland.