Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE WS NP
Ahmed-Sheikh in 2015
Chair of the Alba Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2021
Leader	Alex Salmond Kenny MacAskill (interim)
Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire
In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Gordon Banks
Succeeded by	Luke Graham
Personal details
Born	Tasmina Andalib Rizvi (1970-10-05) 5 October 1970 (age 54) Chelsea, London, England
Political party	Alba (since 2021)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (1986–2000) Labour (2000) SNP (2000–2021)
Spouse	Zulfikar Sheikh
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh University of Strathclyde

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE WS NP (born 5 October 1970) is a Scottish politician, solicitor, and former actress, serving as chair of the Alba Party since 2021. She was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ochil and South Perthshire from 2015 to 2017. A former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Ahmed-Sheikh served as the SNP's Trade and Investment spokesperson, Deputy Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, and National Women's and Equalities Convener.

After losing her parliamentary seat, Ahmed-Sheikh started working at RT UK on The Alex Salmond Show. In March 2021 she defected from the SNP to the Alba Party and then stood as Alba's top list candidate in Central Scotland at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, but neither she nor her party succeeded in gaining a seat. Ahmed-Sheikh has been described as a key ally of former First Minister Alex Salmond, who led the Alba Party until his death in 2024.^[1]

Ahmed-Sheikh also founded and formerly chaired the Scottish Asian Women's Association.