Zamzam Ibrahim
Zamzam Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| 60th President of the National Union of Students | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Shakira Martin |
| Majority | 125 (18.4%)[1] |
| Vice President for Society & Citizenship | |
| In office 3 July 2018 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Young |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1994 (age 24–25) |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
Zamzam Ibrahim is a student politician who is the President of the UK National Union of Students (NUS).[2] She succeeds Shakira Martin. She was formerly the NUS Vice President of Society & Citizenship.[3]
After her election, several media outlets including the Times, Telegraph and Independent published controversial social media posts she had made, calling for an "Islamic takeover".[4] Ibrahim had already received national media attention for the posts in her position at Salford Students' Union, speaking publicly about the "hate, rape and death threats and attempts to intimidate me out of the public discourse" that followed.
Presidency of NUS
Ibrahim took office on July 1, 2019.[inconsistent][5][6][irrelevant citation]
References
- ^ "NUS National Conference". YouTube. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Zamzam Ibrahim elected NUS national president". TES. 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Zamzam Ibrahim elected as NUS vice president (society and development)". NUS Connect. 13 April 2018.
- ^ Turner, Camilla (10 April 2019). "New NUS president has said that she wanted to 'oppress white people' and have an 'Islamic takeover'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Weale, Sally (10 April 2019). "NUS approves measures to plug £3.6m deficit". the Guardian.
- ^ Busby, Eleanor (1 August 2018). "National Union of Students backs campaign for referendum on any Brexit deal". the Independent.
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