Saqib Bhatti

Mohammad Saqib Bhatti[3] MBE MP (born 18 June 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden since the 2019 general election.[4]

Saqib Bhatti

MBE MP
Member of Parliament
for Meriden
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byCaroline Spelman
Majority22,836 (42.2%)
Personal details
Born (1985-06-18) 18 June 1985[1][2]
Walsall, West Midlands, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Websitewww.saqibbhatti.org.uk

He graduated in 2007 with a degree in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is an accountant by profession.[5]

Bhatti is of Pakistani ancestry.[6] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours "for services to diversity and inclusion in the business community", while he was President of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.[7]

References
  1. "Saqib Bhatti - Meriden Constituency". Solihull Borough.
  2. "Member ship". data.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. James Rodger (12 December 2019). "Meriden general election results 2019 - Birmingham Live". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. "Ex Downing Street chief rejected as Tory candidate". BBC News. 6 November 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  6. Rehman, Atika (14 December 2019). "15 candidates of Pakistani descent elected to UK parliament". DAWN.COM.
  7. "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N16.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Caroline Spelman		 Member of Parliament
for Meriden
2019–present		 Incumbent
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