A Saudi-born Pakistani, who holds Irish citizenship, was elected because the parish councillor in Chiseldon, United Kingdom, within the predominantly white city of Swindon, England two weeks in the past.
Fareed Qidwai is a pharmaceutical skilled and a member of a small celebration referred to as Liberal Democrat. He rose by means of the ranks not too long ago and was chosen because the treasurer of the Swindon Liberal Democrat. He was additionally the celebration’s election marketing campaign supervisor again in 2021. Two years on, that is the celebration’s first victory.
In 2023, the celebration made historical past by fielding candidates from each ward in Swindon Borough. Because of the unhealthy efficiency of the ruling celebration (the Conservatives), most of the people was very disillusioned and unhappy, which is why they have been turning to smaller events instead.
Furthermore, Qidwai has contributed immensely to the area people in Chiseldon, which resulted in his victory.
Qidwai can also be working for 2 different elections as a candidate for South Swindon Central Parish (Garden & Badbury Park) and likewise for Swindon Borough Council.
Qidwai says that his journey in politics began on the grassroots stage when he was an adolescent. He participated in an anti-racism marketing campaign and represented Irish Muslim youth, and attended an inter-religious workshop in Strasbourg (France) on the Parliament of Europe. That is the place, as a younger teenager, he noticed the facility of the European Union and the way completely different nations acquired collectively to make Europe a greater place to dwell.
In a while, when the Brexit referendum occurred in the UK in 2016, Qidwai resigned from his job in Eire and moved to the UK to affix the wrestle to rejoin the EU. Later that yr, Fareed moved to Swindon and began an anti-Brexit group: Swindon for Europe.
He additionally co-founded Plastic Free Swindon and organized a cricket and Badminton Membership for the residents. He additionally fundraised and actively labored for the native main colleges.
