Son of Pakistani bus driver Sajid Javid appointed Britain’s home secretary

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Son of Pakistani bus driver Sajid Javid appointed Britain’s home secretary

His father moved to Britain from Pakistan and worked as a bus driver in Bristol. PHOTO: REUTERS
His father moved to Britain from Pakistan and worked as a bus driver in Bristol. PHOTO: REUTERS
LONDON: Sajid Javid was appointed as Britain’s home secretary on Monday after Amber Rudd resigned over her handling of immigration policy.
Here are some facts about the new, 48-year-old home secretary:
  • Javid campaigned to remain in the European Union during the 2016 referendum, even though a few months before the vote he said his “heart” was for Brexit. After the result, he said: “We’re all Brexiteers now.”
  • He was the first member of Britain’s South Asian minority to be given a full-time post in the cabinet when he was appointed culture minister in 2014. His father moved to Britain from Pakistan and worked as a bus driver in Bristol.
  • Before starting his career in politics, Javid worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and for Deutsche Bank, helping to build its business in emerging markets.
  • Javid cites the late Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher as his political inspiration, and has often hung a portrait of her in his ministerial office.
  • In 2016, Javid supported the former work and pensions minister Stephen Crabb as a candidate to replace then-prime minister David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party in return for a promise to be appointed finance minister. Crabb’s bid ultimately foundered when he failed to secure enough votes.

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