Representative of the Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf took the oath of office as Scotland’s first minister on Wednesday, Sky News reported.
“Humza Yousaf took the oath of office as Scotland’s first minister,” the channel reports.
He accepted the post from Nicola Sturgeon, who had been Scotland’s first minister for a long time. She announced her resignation from the post earlier this year.
Yousaf won Monday’s election as leader of the ruling Scottish National Party. Normally, the first minister becomes the ruling party’s nominee.
Yousaf is 37 years old, making him the youngest leader of the Scottish National Party and the first Scottish minister. In addition, he is the first leader of this region of Great Britain with roots in South Asia, and the first to practice Islam. He was born in Glasgow and graduated from university in that city. His father was born in Pakistan and immigrated to Scotland in the 1960s with his family. Yousaf’s mother was born in Kenya to a family of South Asian origin.
The Western media noted that Humza Yousaf had pledged to continue campaigning for Scottish independence.
