'Proud Mancunian' Yasmine Dar has become the city's 125th Lord Mayor – and the first Asian woman to hold the ceremonial role.
The Labour representative for Moston ward since 2014 was elected by fellow councillors on Wednesday (May 17). Addressing the annual council meeting at the town hall, the 'proud socialist' councillor shared her journey in life and paid tribute to her parents.
Born in Doncaster, the Dar family moved to Manchester when Yasmine was three. Growing up with five brothers and one sister, Yasmine said she was 'one of the boys' and despite her South Yorkshire routes, she was 'made in Manchester'.
Having studied at Manley Park Primary School, Whalley Range High School and Abraham Moss College, the new Lord Mayor has had a wide-ranging career including as a welfare rights adviser and a social worker later in life. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community But her first experience of supporting others came through the textile and haberdashery business her mother Zubaida ran.
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