Faiza Shaheen

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Faiza Shaheen
(Faiza Shaheen) 21st century leadership. Panel discussion. Meaning 2016.jpg
Shaheen in 2016
Born1982/1983 (age 38–39)[1]
Leytonstone, London, England
EducationChingford Foundation School
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
University of Manchester
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Akin Gazi

Faiza Shaheen (born 1982/1983) is a British economist and left-wing activist.[2]

Early life and education[]

Shaheen was born in Leytonstone, in East London. Her father was a car mechanic from Fiji and her mother was a lab technician from Pakistan.[1][3]

She attended Chingford Foundation School and St John's College, Oxford University, where she read philosophy, politics and economics.[3] Shaheen also holds an MSc in Research Methods & Statistics and a PhD from the University of Manchester.[4]

Career[]

She has been the head of inequality and sustainable development at Save the Children UK and a senior researcher on economic inequality at the New Economics Foundation (NEF). She was the director of a left-wing policy think tank, the Centre for Labour & Social Studies (CLASS).[5]

Shaheen is a regular contributor to debates on television news programmes, including Newsnight and Channel 4 News, and has worked with Channel 4 and the BBC to develop documentaries on inequality.[citation needed]

Politics[]

She is a longtime Labour voter and was politicised from an early age. She joined the Labour Party when Jeremy Corbyn became leader in 2015.[6]

In 2017, The Guardian identified her as a "rising star".[1] In the same year, she was nominated for Asian Woman of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards and included in the Top 100 Influencers on the Left list.[7]

In July 2018, she was selected to be the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party for Chingford and Woodford Green;[8][3] at the 2019 General Election, she lost, finishing second behind the incumbent, Iain Duncan Smith.[9][10]

Personal life[]

Shaheen is married to the actor Akin Gazi.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Roberts, Yvonne (1 January 2017). "Rising stars of 2017: campaigner Faiza Shaheen". Retrieved 27 April 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Series 1, Episode 19: Faiza Shaheen". Channel 4 News. 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Faiza Shaheen: 'I Feel A Duty To My Country To Take Iain Duncan Smith Out'". HuffPost UK. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Dr Faiza Shaheen". Shelter England. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "POLITICO London Influence: A tweak is a long time — Labour in comms — Wedding hells". Politico. 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ Eaton, George (8 August 2018). "The Chingford Corbynite: Faiza Shaheen on her mission to oust Iain Duncan Smith". New Statesman.
  7. ^ Baddhan, Raj (4 September 2017). "Women dominate Asian Achievers Awards 2017".
  8. ^ Rodgers, Sienna (16 July 2018). "Faiza Shaheen selected to fight Iain Duncan Smith's seat". Labour List. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "It feels unbearable to lose to Iain Duncan Smith, so my campaign will continue". inews.co.uk.
  10. ^ "UK general election 2019: full results". ig.ft.com.
  11. ^ Carswell, Simon (11 December 2019). "Rising Labour star threatens to unseat Tory grandee Iain Duncan Smith". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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