Naheed simjee biography of alberta

Leader of the Alberta NDP since 2024 and Mayor of Calgary from 2010 to 2021

Naheed Kurban Nenshi (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2024.

Nenshi previously served as the 36th mayor of Calgary; first elected in 2010, he served three terms as mayor before deciding not to run for re-election in 2021. In March 2024, Nenshi announced he would run for provincial NDP leader, winning the leadership election held in June.

Naheed simjee biography of alberta

Nenshi won the 2010 mayoral election with 39% of the vote. Being a ShiaIsmaili,^[2] he became the first Muslim to become mayor of a major Canadian city.^[3] He was re-elected in 2013 with 74% of the vote and again re-elected in 2017 to a third term with 51% of the vote.

After serving three terms as mayor, he did not seek re-election in the 2021 Calgary municipal election and was succeeded by Jyoti Gondek.^[4] He had been regarded as one of t