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{{Infobox MP
| image = Official portrait of Mr Khalid Mahmood crop 2.jpg
| name = Khalid Mahmood
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
|office = [[Minister of State for Europe|Shadow Minister of State for Europe]]
|leader = [[Jeremy Corbyn]]
|1blankname = Shadowing
|1namedata = [[Alan Duncan|Sir Alan Duncan]]
|term_start = 6 October 2016
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|predecessor = [[Fabian Hamilton]]
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]] <br> for [[Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham, Perry Barr]]
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| majority1 = 18,383 (41.6%)
| predecessor1 = [[Jeff Rooker]]
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| term_start1 = 7 June 2001
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|07|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Azad Kashmir]], Pakistan
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| nationality = British
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| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
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| alma_mater = [[UCE Birmingham]]
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|religion = [[Islam]]
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'''Khalid Mahmood''' (born 13 July 1961) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]] who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham, Perry Barr]] since [[United Kingdom general election, 2001|2001]].
==Political career==
Mahmood is a graduate of [[UCE Birmingham]] and a former engineer with a trade union background. He was a [[Birmingham City Council]]lorCouncillor from 1990 to 1992. In 2001, Mahmood was selected for the [[Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)|Perry Barr seat]] by local Labour party members.
Although Mahmood held the seat for Labour in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2001|2001 election]], his share of the vote fell by 16.5%,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/059.stm |title=Birmingham Perry Barr 2001 Election Results |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref> much of which went to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] candidate Jon Hunt, who ran on an anti-sleaze ticket. Mahmood subsequently increased his share of the vote slightly at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 election]], though his majority fell by 805 votes. He was again elected in 2010.<ref name="birmingham">{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/general-election-2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033256/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/general-election-2010 |archive-date= 8 May 2010 |dead-url=yes |title=General Election 2010 – Birmingham City Council |accessdate=8 December 2015 |df= }}</ref>
He served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to Home Office Minister [[Tony McNulty]] from 10 November 2005 until 6 September 2006, when he resigned after signing a letter calling for Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] to step down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5319328.stm |title=Blair hit by wave of resignations |date=6 September 2006 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref> Pakistani-born Mahmood stated that he was "flabbergasted and shocked" after it was discovered that [[Osama bin Laden]] was living in a city with thousands of Pakistani troops, reviving questions about alleged links between [[al-Qaeda]] and elements in Pakistan's security forces.<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodcock |first=Andrew |date=2 May 2011 |title= MP 'shocked' at bin Laden Pakistan discovery |work=The Independent |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mp-shocked-at-bin-laden-pakistan-discovery-2277941.htm |accessdate=2 May 2011 }}</ref>
Mahmood opposed the decision by Birmingham College in 2013 to ban students wearing veils. "I am seriously concerned that the college has taken this approach," Mahmood told ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. "I see no reason why young women should not be able to practice their faith and wear what is appropriate for their religion, [...] It is about freedom to protect your rights. The college should demonstrate and encourage respect of belief, colour and background. [The decision] is not an example to set to students."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sherriff|first=Lucy|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/10/birmingham-metropolitan-college-bans-muslim-students-wearing-veils_n_3898013.html|title=Muslim Students Banned From Wearing Veils, Niqabs, For 'Safety' At Birmingham Metropolitan College|work=The Huffington Post|date=10 September 2013|accessdate=5 March 2015}}</ref> ▼
In House of Commons divisions, he has voted for the introduction of national ID cards, student top-up fees, anti-terrorism laws and he voted against investigating the [[Iraq war]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/khalid_mahmood/birmingham%2C_perry_barr |title=Khalid Mahmood |publisher=theyworkforyou.com |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref> He is also on the Advisory Council (as a Labour Political Council member) of the [[Henry Jackson Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henryjacksonsociety.org/people/council-members/ |title=Khalid Mahmood on Advisory Council of Henry Jackson Society |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923022301/http://henryjacksonsociety.org/people/council-members/ |archivedate=23 September 2013 |df= }}</ref>
In the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|EU referendum]], Mahmood initially supported the Leave campaign but left in February when it started to attack migrants. In June, he subsequently announced his support for the Remain campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-mp-khalid-mahmood-backs-11451505|title=Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood backs EU 'remain' campaign |date=9 June 2016|accessdate=10 June 2016|newspaper=Birmingham Mail}}</ref>
===UK MP expenses row===
In May 2009, it was revealed, as part of [[United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal|a series of leaked UK MPs expense details]], that Mahmood claimed for £1,350 to stay in a five-star west London hotel with his girlfriend.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8064731.stm |title=Man behind expenses leak revealed |date=23 May 2009 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref> Mahmood also claimed more than £35,000 in expenses for food over the course of his eight years as an MP.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2009/05/24/expenses-lovenest-of-birmingham-mp-khalid-mahmood-66331-23698297/ |title=Expenses lovenest of Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood |date=24 May 2009 |first=Jeanette |last=Oldham |newspaper=Sunday Mercury |accessdate=3 April 2010 }}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
In January 2015, Mahmood was nominated for the Politician of the Year award at the [[British Muslim Awards]].<ref name="asianimage">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/business/11745550.British_Muslim_Awards_2015_finalists_unveiled/|title=British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Image''|date=23 January 2015|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
In January 2014, Mahmood underwent a [[kidney transplant]] at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] in [[Edgbaston]], Birmingham, receiving an organ from an unnamed live donor.<ref name="Elkes1">{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-mp-khalid-mahmood-recovering-6539413|title=Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood recovering after kidney transplant|last=Elkes|first=Neil|date=21 January 2014|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="BBC-26385892">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26385892|title=Transplant MP Khalid Mahmood to return to Commons|date=28 February 2014|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref> He had previously been on [[dialysis]], following [[kidney failure]] in 2008.<ref name="Elkes1" /> His twin brother died from kidney failure.<ref name="BBC-26385892" />
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*{{UK MP links |parliament=mr-khalid-mahmood/1392 |hansardcurr=1647 |hansard=mr-khalid-mahmood |publicwhip=Khalid_Mahmood |theywork=khalid_mahmood}}
*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-7228,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Khalid Mahmood MP]
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Although Mahmood held the seat for Labour in the 2001 election, his share of the vote fell by 16.5%, much of which went to the Liberal Democrat candidate Jon Hunt. Mahmood subsequently increased his share of the vote slightly at the 2005 election, though his majority fell by 805 votes. He was again elected in 2010.
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He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Home Office Minister Tony McNulty from 10 November 2005 until 6 September 2006, when he resigned after signing a letter calling for Prime Minister Tony Blair to step down.
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▲Mahmood opposed the decision by Birmingham College in 2013 to ban students wearing veils. "I am seriously concerned that the college has taken this approach," Mahmood told '' [[The Huffington Post ]]''. "I see no reason why young women should not be able to practice their faith and wear what is appropriate for their religion, [...] It is about freedom to protect your rights. The college should demonstrate and encourage respect of belief, colour and background. [The decision] is not an example to set to students." <ref>{{cite web |last=Sherriff|first=Lucy|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/10/birmingham-metropolitan-college-bans-muslim-students-wearing-veils_n_3898013.html|title=Muslim Students Banned From Wearing Veils, Niqabs, For 'Safety' At Birmingham Metropolitan College|work=The Huffington Post|date=10 September 2013|accessdate=5 March 2015}}</ref>
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