Zia Yusuf | |
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Chairman of Reform UK | |
Assumed office 11 July 2024 | |
Leader | Nigel Farage |
Preceded by | Richard Tice |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf 1986 (age 37–38) Scotland, UK |
Political party | Reform UK |
Education |
Hampton School London School of Economics |
Occupation | Businessman |
Muhammad Ziauddin "Zia" Yusuf (born October 1986) is a British businessman and the Chairman of Reform UK, a right-wing populist political party, since 11 July 2024.
Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf [1] was born in Scotland [2] in October 1986. [3] His parents migrated from Sri Lanka to the UK in the 1980s, and both worked for the NHS. [4] His father is a doctor and his mother is a nurse. [5]
He was educated at Hampton School in west London, where he met his future business partner, Alex Macdonald. [6] He earned a BSc in international relations from the London School of Economics in 2009. [7] [8]
Yusuf worked for Goldman Sachs, rising to executive director. [6]
In 2014, Yusuf and Macdonald founded a luxury concierge company, Velocity Black, of which he was the CEO. [9] [6] In 2023, they sold the company to Capital One for £233 million, and Yusuf made an estimated £31 million. [10] [4] [2]
Yusuf was the largest donor to Reform UK in the run-up to the 2024 general election. [9] [11] Nigel Farage has suggested that Yusuf might one day lead Reform UK. [4] In June 2024, Yusuf spoke at the NEC in Birmingham.
On 11 July 2024, he succeeded Richard Tice as Chairman of Reform UK, a right-wing populist political party. [9]
He is a Muslim. [10] Yusuf describes himself as a "British Muslim patriot". [2]
Zia Yusuf | |
---|---|
Chairman of Reform UK | |
Assumed office 11 July 2024 | |
Leader | Nigel Farage |
Preceded by | Richard Tice |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf 1986 (age 37–38) Scotland, UK |
Political party | Reform UK |
Education |
Hampton School London School of Economics |
Occupation | Businessman |
Muhammad Ziauddin "Zia" Yusuf (born October 1986) is a British businessman and the Chairman of Reform UK, a right-wing populist political party, since 11 July 2024.
Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf [1] was born in Scotland [2] in October 1986. [3] His parents migrated from Sri Lanka to the UK in the 1980s, and both worked for the NHS. [4] His father is a doctor and his mother is a nurse. [5]
He was educated at Hampton School in west London, where he met his future business partner, Alex Macdonald. [6] He earned a BSc in international relations from the London School of Economics in 2009. [7] [8]
Yusuf worked for Goldman Sachs, rising to executive director. [6]
In 2014, Yusuf and Macdonald founded a luxury concierge company, Velocity Black, of which he was the CEO. [9] [6] In 2023, they sold the company to Capital One for £233 million, and Yusuf made an estimated £31 million. [10] [4] [2]
Yusuf was the largest donor to Reform UK in the run-up to the 2024 general election. [9] [11] Nigel Farage has suggested that Yusuf might one day lead Reform UK. [4] In June 2024, Yusuf spoke at the NEC in Birmingham.
On 11 July 2024, he succeeded Richard Tice as Chairman of Reform UK, a right-wing populist political party. [9]
He is a Muslim. [10] Yusuf describes himself as a "British Muslim patriot". [2]