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Yousaf was born in Glasgow on April 7, 1985 to immigrants Muzaffar Yousaf and Shaaista Bhutta. His father, Muzaffar, is originally from Main Channu (مِياں چنُّوں) in [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].
Yousaf was born in Glasgow on April 7, 1985 to immigrants Muzaffar Yousaf and Shaaista Bhutta. His father, Muzaffar, is originally from Main Channu (مِياں چنُّوں) in [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].
=== 1990s and 2000s: Crime and links to Islamic Extremism ===
At age 10, Humza Yousaf became a volunteer for charity Islamic Relief. This organization has been accused on several occasions of being a front for [[Radical Islam|Radical Islamism]].
At age 10, Humza Yousaf became a volunteer for charity Islamic Relief. This organization has been accused on several occasions of being a front for [[Radical Islam|Radical Islamism]].
In the aftermath of 9/11, following a protest against military action in Afghanistan, Yousaf engaged in the illegal act of blocking the M8 motorway.<ref name="yousaf140918">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2014/09/18/humza-yousaf-the-radical-behind-alex-salmond/ Humza Yousaf MSP: The Islamist-Linked 'Radical' Behind Salmond and Scottish Independence]</ref>
In the aftermath of 9/11, following a protest against military action in Afghanistan, Yousaf engaged in the illegal act of blocking the M8 motorway.<ref name="yousaf140918">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2014/09/18/humza-yousaf-the-radical-behind-alex-salmond/ Humza Yousaf MSP: The Islamist-Linked 'Radical' Behind Salmond and Scottish Independence]</ref>
On 17 January 2008, Yousaf and his cousin, failed SNP candidate Osama Saeed, used the Scottish Islamic Foundation to bring several Isalmic extremists to meet with senior Scottish politicians. Among these extremists were Anas Altikriti, who praised Iraqi "resistance" terrorists to American and British troops, and Ismail Patel, an advocate for the execution of adulterers and punishment for "free mixing of men and women".<ref name="Westrop">[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:6xfOr_m9qjAJ:https://islamism.news/2023/02/23/the-troubling-islamist-connections-of-scotlands-next-leader/&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk The Troubling Islamist Connections of Scotland’s Next Leader]</ref>
== Political career ==
== Political career ==