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Sadiq Aman Khan Hon FRIBA (/ ˈ s ɑː d ɪ k ˈ k ɑː n /, [1] pronunciation ⓘ; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 until 2016.
The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. [3] The current mayor is Sadiq Khan, who took office on 9 May 2016.
In his victory speech, Khan said that his victory represented a victory for "hope over fear" [213] Internationally and in the UK, many responses focused on Khan's election as the first Muslim mayor of London. [3] Khan received congratulations from politicians globally, including French Prime Minister Manuel Valls; Hillary Clinton, who at the ...
Sadiq Khan was elected mayor of London on Friday, becoming the first every Muslim mayor of a major Western city. Labour's Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London after bitter campaign Skip to ...
Sadiq Khan: Mayor of London: 2016: Serving British Pakistani [34] London Assembly. London Assembly Members. Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is reportedly being lined up for a knighthood in the New Year honours list after securing a historic third term as London mayor in May.. He is expected to be awarded the ...
The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas ...
The election was won by Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party, becoming the first Mayor of London to win a third term of office. [163] Khan increased his share of the vote by 3.8% compared to 2021. Susan Hall of the Conservative Party came second; however, the Conservative share of the vote fell by 2.6% compared to 2021.