Adil Shamji

Adil Shamji
Shamji in 2024
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Don Valley East
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byMichael Coteau
Personal details
BornCanada
Political partyOntario Liberal
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
EducationUniversity of Western Ontario (BMSc)
University of Toronto (MD)
University of Oxford (MPP)
Occupation
  • Physician
  • politician

Adil Shamji MPP is a Canadian physician and politician who has represented Don Valley East in the Ontario Legislative Assembly since 2022, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Before entering politics, Shamji was an emergency physician at Michael Garron Hospital. He was born in Canada to Gujarati immigrant parents from East Africa.[1] Shamji ran as a candidate for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election.[2] He withdrew from the race on September 28, 2023 and endorsed Bonnie Crombie.[3]

  1. ^ "South Asian diaspora are at the forefront of Canada's response to Covid-19". moneycontrol.com. June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Toronto MPP Adil Shamji launches bid to lead Ontario Liberals". CP24. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ D'Mello, Colin (2023-09-28). "Adil Shamji drops out of Ontario Liberal leadership race, backs Bonnie Crombie". Global News. Retrieved 2023-09-28.