Zarah Sultana Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Labour Party (2010–2025)
Political Journey	• Contested the European Parliament election on a Labour Party ticket from the West Midlands constituency but lost (2019) • Contested the general election on a Labour Party ticket from the Coventry South constituency and won (2019) • Served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Dan Carden (January 2020 – April 2020) • Served as a Member and Chairperson of the Socialist Campaign Group (2020-2025) • Contested the general election on a Labour Party ticket from the Coventry South constituency and won (2024) • Resigned from the Labour Party (July 2025)
Awards, Honours	• MP of the Year Award from the Patchwork Foundation for for speaking up for and supporting less-represented and disadvantaged people across the UK (March 2022) • Featured in the Creative Connections Coventry exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry (2022) • Received the 'Coventry Legends Award' from Coventry United Women's Football Club (2023) • Ranked 47th on the New Statesman's 'Left Power List' (May 2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 October 1993 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	31 Years
Birthplace	Lozells, Birmingham, England
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	Lozells, Birmingham
School	• Holte School, Birmingham • King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School
College/University	University of Birmingham
Educational Qualification	A degree in International Relations with Economics
Religion	Islam
Controversies	Offensive Statements Targeting Jewish Students: While studying at the University of Birmingham, Zarah Sultana faced criticism for a series of comments and social media posts directed at Jewish students. According to reports in Jewish News and The Jewish Chronicle, former classmates accused her of telling a Jewish student that they were only able to speak about peace in the Middle East because of their "privilege." Others claimed that she and her group often picked on Jewish students and did not take their views on racism and injustice seriously. In now-deleted posts, she called Zionism a racist idea and said Israel was created by forcing people off their land. She also compared supporting Israel to supporting South Africa's former apartheid system. These claims resurfaced during her 2019 election campaign and caused concern in parts of the Jewish community. Sultana, however, later apologised, saying she wrote them out of "frustration" and no longer believed in those views. [1]Campaign Against Antisemitism Backlash Over NATO Statement: In February 2022, after the war in Ukraine began, Sultana signed a statement from the 'Stop the War Coalition' that criticised NATO. This drew criticism from within her party. She later withdrew her name but made it clear that she opposed Russia's actions and believed some media reports were misleading and harmful to the safety of public figures and open debate. [2]The Mirror Suspended for Opposing a Welfare Policy: In July 2024, Zarah Sultana was suspended from the Labour Party for voting against the two-child benefit cap, a policy supported by her party. She continued working as an independent MP after losing the party whip. While some of the other suspended MPs were allowed back, Sultana stayed out of the party, saying she disagreed with its direction and wanted to stand up for what she believed was right. [3]The Guardian
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	June 2025
Family
Husband/Spouse	(Works for the Fire Brigades Union)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister(s)- 3
Favourites
Football Club	Liverpool FC

Some Lesser Known Facts About Zarah Sultana

• Zarah Sultana grew up in a Muslim family of Pakistani descent in Lozells, Birmingham.

• Her grandfather hailed from Thub, a village in the Dadyal tehsil of Mirpur district in Azad Kashmir. He moved to Birmingham in the 1960s.

• In 2011, Zarah joined the Labour Party while she was still doing her A-levels. She decided to join after the coalition government raised university tuition fees to £9,000.

• While studying at the University of Birmingham, Sultana was elected to the National Executive Councils of both Young Labour and the National Union of Students.

• In May 2019, Sultana contested the European Parliament elections as one of Labour’s candidates for the West Midlands constituency.

• She was placed fifth on Labour’s list of seven candidates, but since the party secured only one seat in that region, she was not elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

• In October 2019, Zarah Sultana was selected to contest the general election from the Coventry South constituency for the Labour Party after incumbent MP Jim Cunningham stepped down from the role. She won with a majority of 401 votes.

• During the October 2019 elections, several major trade unions supported Zarah Sultana’s campaign, though some local Labour members opposed her selection, as they preferred a candidate from the area.

• In September 2020, she supported a ten-minute rule bill that aimed to let voters remove MPs who changed their party. However, the bill didn’t go through as it ran out of time in Parliament in May 2021.

• In December 2020, Sultana supported UNICEF’s decision to fund breakfast boxes for struggling children in Southwark, London. When politician Jacob Rees-Mogg called it a “political stunt,” she responded by sending him ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a novel by Charles Dickens that highlights poverty and compassion.
  

  Zarah Sultana’s Facebook post about sending Jacob Rees-Mogg the Charles Dickens novel ‘A Christmas Carol’

• In April 2021, Zarah was featured in Vogue with other Labour MPs, where she discussed facing racism and hate as a Muslim woman in politics.

• In May 2021, she was among several public figures who signed an open letter in Stylist magazine, urging the government to tackle male violence through a nationwide awareness campaign led by experts.

• During a parliamentary session in September 2021, she became emotional while speaking about the Islamophobic abuse she had experienced since taking office.

• In October 2021, she joined cross-party MPs, including Caroline Lucas and Clive Lewis, to introduce the Green New Deal Bill, which she described as a bold and fair plan to fight climate change and ensure social justice.

• In 2023, Zarah was recognised by ‘Pagefield,’ a public relations firm, with a nomination for the ‘Backbencher of the Year’ award.

• In May 2023, Zarah Sultana was featured on the New Statesman’s ‘Left Power List’ at number 47. She was recognised as a rare figure in politics for her ability to go viral and engage large audiences online.

• She contested the July 2024 general election as the Labour Party candidate from the Coventry South constituency and won with a much bigger lead of over 10,000 votes.

• On 3 July 2025, Zarah quit the Labour Party and announced her intention to join former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in building a new left-wing political party.
  

  Zarah Sultana’s Instagram post about resigning from the Labour Party