Shockat Adam

Shockat Adam
MP
Member of Parliament
for Leicester South
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJonathan Ashworth
Majority979 (2.3%)
Personal details
Born
Shockat Hussain Adam Patel

1972
Malawi[1]
Political partyIndependent
Alma materManchester University
Websiteshockatadam.org

Shockat Hussain Adam Patel[2] (born 1972[3]) is a British businessman, optometrist, and independent politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Leicester South since 2024.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jones2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'This is for people of Gaza': Shockat Adam takes Labour's Jonathan Ashworth's Leicester South seat". Sky News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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  4. ^ "Leicester South | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ Siddique, Haroon (7 July 2024). "Who are the pro-Gaza independents who unseated Labour MPs?". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.