BASHIR'S BIDDING TO MAKE HISTORY; SNP councillor is set to be first Asian MSP.Byline: By Magnus Gardham SCOTLAND is almost certain to get its first Asian MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. at the next Holyrood election. SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily councillor Bashir Ahmad Bashir Ahmad may refer to:
Ahmad was ranked second on the SNP candidate list for the Glasgow area. Under the parliament's complex proportional voting system, the SNP are likely to claim two of the Glasgow seats. Ahmad is councillor for Pollokshields East in the city. SNP bosses said they were delighted. Leader Alex Salmond said: "I think he'd be a great asset to the Scottish parliament and a great standard bearer for our Asian community." And deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon said: "I'm over the moon that Bashir Ahmad is on course to be Scotland's first Asian MSP." Ahmad, who came to Scotland from Pakistan at the age of 21, is the founder of Scots Asians for Independence. He said: "The lack of any Asian or ethnic minority voice in the Scottish parliament has been felt deeply in my community. But today, SNP members have righted that wrong. "I firmly believe the SNP can now earn the trust of the Asian community throughout Scotland and that this will be a bond that endures for generations." The list of regional candidates was unveiled yesterday after a postal vote by members. And it is likely to mean comebacks for a number of former MSPs who won high places. They include Salmond's leadership rival Mike Russell, Gil Paterson and Kenny Gibson. But sitting MSPs Sandra White and Alasdair Morgan fell down the rankings and are unlikely to return. The results were announced as a MORI MORI n abbr (Brit) (= Market & Opinion Research Institute) → institut de sondage MORI (Brit) n abbr (= Market and Opinion Research Institute) → poll put the SNP ahead of Labour. Thirty per cent of voters said they would back the Nats in first-past-the-post contests, compared with 28 per cent backing Labour. RECORD VIEW: Page 8 CAPTION(S): HOLYROOD-BOUND: Bashir Ahmad with party leader Alex Salmond |
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