ANALYSIS | Scotland just became more interesting if you wonder how Western Cape fits into SA

28 Mar 2023

Phillip de Wet

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Humza Yousaf speaking at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, after it was announced that he is the new Scottish National Party leader, and will become the next First Minister of Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

This week, Humza Yousaf is due to become the first minister of Scotland, which will make for several firsts.

His selection by the Scottish National Party (SNP) makes him the youngest leader of a modern Scotland, as well as its first Muslim leader.

His ethnic background too makes him a first for Scotland - though less notably so than might have been the case had Rishi Sunak not been the UK's first Hindu prime minister, and the second from a minority ethnic group (after Benjamin Disraeli).

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