Anas Sarwaris a Scottish politician who has served as leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016.
He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015. During his time in the House of Commons, he served as deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014.
Sarwar lost his seat to the Scottish National Party (SNP) at the 2015 general election. He was elected at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election on the Glasgow regional list. He unsuccessfully contested the 2017 Scottish Labour leadership election, but was elected as leader of the Scottish Labour Party in the party's 2021 leadership election and led Scottish Labour into the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
