Ausma Malik | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Malik in 2014 | |
| First Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Toronto for Toronto and East York | |
| Assumed office August 10, 2023 | |
| Mayor | Olivia Chow |
| Preceded by | Jennifer McKelvie (statutory) Ana Bailão (Toronto and East York) |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Mihevc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Website | ausmamalik |
Ausma Malik (born 1983 or 1984)[1] is a Canadian politician who serves as the deputy mayor of Toronto representing Toronto and East York. Malik was elected to represent Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York on Toronto City Council in the 2022 election. She was appointed as statutory (first) deputy mayor in 2023.
Malik became the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada when she served as a Toronto District School Board trustee from 2014 to 2018, and is also the first Toronto city councillor to wear a hijab. In August 2023, Mayor Olivia Chow appointed Malik as one of four deputy mayors of Toronto for the Toronto City Council 2022–2026 and as statutory deputy mayor.[2]
- ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (December 17, 2017). "Can Toronto council better reflect the city's diversity?". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "CityNews". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved August 10, 2023.