Scotland's first Muslim MSP dies
Scotland's first Muslim MSP Bashir Ahmad has died in Glasgow, aged 68.
First Minister Alex Salmond paid tribute saying he was the kindest most decent human being he had ever met.
After a successful business career, Mr Ahmad represented the SNP on Glasgow Council and the Scottish Parliament, where he took the oath in Urdu.
Born in India before partition, he had lived and worked in Glasgow for more than 35 years. He leaves a wife, five daughters and two sons.
Mr Salmond said: "Bashir made history by being the first Scots Asian MSP therefore giving the Scottish Parliament something indefinable.
"He made it representative of the whole country for the first time.
"He was the kindest most decent human being it has ever been my pleasure to meet...
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"He was the kindest most decent human being...."
Thats nice.
In the media, when they always say good things about people who have died say in the war, or as above or celebrity. Don't expect anything different really.
But its good that people use kind words like that to describe someone who has passed away.
He was genuinely nice and helped the Muslim community in Glasgow as much as possible.