Nadhim Zahawi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nadhim Zahawi
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 2, 1967(1967-06-02)
Age	57
Birthplace	Baghdad
Country	Iraq
Birth City	Baghdad Governorate
Horoscope	Gemini

Nadhim Zahawi Biography

Nadhim Zahawi is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 2, 1967 in Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Zahawi was born in Baghdad on the 2nd of June 1967 to Kurdish parents. When he was nine years old, he fled Iraq with his family during Saddam Hussein’s early years.

Zahawi, a keen horse rider as well as show jumper and owner of a riding school with his wife Lana. In 2004, Zahawi was awarded the “craziest parking ticket” for getting a ticket in an ambulance. Zahawi was wearing a musical tie during the Commons debate on the end to the Education Maintenance Allowance scheme. To avoid the use of music as a musical accompaniment during debates in the chamber, Zahawi was advised by the Deputy Speaker to choose fewer tie options.

Zahawi is vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kurdistan Region in Iraq, which receives secretarial support from Gulf Keystone Petroleum International, an oil company of which Zahawi is Chief Strategy Officer. Concerns have been raised about how MPs’ independence might be compromised by such links between APPGs and private companies, and specifically about how Zahawi’s connections with the oil industry affect his role as MP. Zahawi has been co-chair or vice-chair of this APPG since it was established in 2008/9, alongside other MPs including Meg Munn and Jason McCartney.

In 2010 Zahawi was selected by the local Conservative association for Stratford-on-Avon as a prospective parliamentary candidate in the 2010 general election. He was subsequently re-elected in 2015 and 2017.

Zahawi was elected to Putney as a Conservative councillor, in the London Borough, Wandsworth. He served three terms, from 1994 to 2006. In 1997, he stood as a parliamentary candidate at Thamesmead and Erith, finishing second to Labour.

Nadhim Zahawi Net Worth

Nadhim Zahawi is one of the richest Politician from Iraq. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nadhim Zahawi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nadhim Zahawi, Kurdish: ndhym zhwy – born 2 June 1967 in Iraq) is a British Conservative Party politician of Kurdish origin. He is a junior minister and has been the Member (MP) of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon (since 2010 after the retirement of John Maples, the previous Conservative MP). Zahawi, who was elected Parliamentary Under-Secretary for State for Industry on 26 July 2019, has been in office under Boris Johnson’s premiership.

Zahawi, along with fellow Kurd Broosks Saib, were aides of Jeffrey Archer in 1991 during Archer’s controversial “Simple Truth” campaign to aid Kurdish Gulf War victims. Zahawi and Saib were nicknamed “Lemon kurd” and “Bean kurd” by Archer. Archer fought for Zahawi’s seat on the Wandsworth council in 1994. Archer was also part of Zahawi’s unsuccessful 1998 campaign to become Mayor of London.

Following a career as European Marketing Director for Smith & Brooks Ltd, Nadhim Zahawi co-founded YouGov with Stephan Shakespeare, a former spokesperson for Jeffrey Archer. Zahawi was YouGov’s CEO from 2005 to 2010.

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Who is Nadhim Zahawi Dating?

According to our records, Nadhim Zahawi married to Lana Zahawi. As of December 1, 2023, Nadhim Zahawi’s is not dating anyone.

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In November 2013 Zahawi “apologised unreservedly” after The Sunday Mirror reported that he had claimed £5,822 expenses for electricity for his riding school stables and a yard manager’s mobile home. Zahawi said the mistake arose because he received a single bill covering both a meter in the stables and one in his house. He would repay the money though the actual overcharge was £4,000. An article in The Independent also drew attention to the large number of legitimate but trivial items on Zahawi’s expenses.

Facts & Trivia

Nadhim Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iraq. Nadhim Zahawi celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.

Zahawi & Zahawi Ltd is a business consultancy company registered with Companies House as “other business support service activities”, with its registered address at the same Warwickshire stables. Clients of Zahawi include the research and consulting firm YouGov plc, of which he was founder and continues to be a registered shareholder. A former client, Afren Plc, an “independent exploration and production company in the oil and gas industry”; went bust in 2015.

What ethnicity is Nadhim Zahawi?

Zahawi was born on 2 June 1967 in Baghdad to Iraqi Kurdish parents. At the age of nine, he and his family fled to the UK from Iraq in 1976, during Saddam Hussein’s early years in power.

Where does the name zahawi come from?

Zahawi is a Kurdish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Iraqi poet and philosopher. Khalil al-Zahawi, Iraqi calligrapher.

Where was Nadhim Zahawi born?

Baghdad, Iraq

Who is the MP for Stratford-on-Avon?

Stratford-on-Avon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Nadhim Zahawi, a Conservative.

What religion is Priti Patel?

In the 1960s, her parents emigrated to the UK and settled in Hertfordshire. They established a chain of newsagents in London and the South East of England. She was raised in a Hindu household. Her father Sushil was a UKIP candidate for Hertfordshire in 2013.