Who is Magid Magid?

Magid Magid is a compassionate disrupter. He is a Somali-British author who came to the UK as a refugee aged five. He is the Founder & Director of Union of Justice. He was a member of the European Parliament representing Yorkshire & the Humber, Mayor of his beloved city (Sheffield), and an elected councillor representing his community. He sits on the Board of Trustees for the EU think tank ‘Friends of Europe’, the arts university ‘The University of the Underground’ and is Chair of the refugee charity ‘Safe Passage International’.

Magid was named one of TIME’s 100 Rising Stars Shaping the Future of the World, One Young World Politician of the Year 2019, European Young Leader 2019 and recently received an honorary doctorate from the University of York fo Politics. Magid is also a custard connoisseur.