Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam is a South African politician. He has been a

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for the Allied Movement For Change (AM4C) Emam is the party's President.

Political career

Emam was a member of ACTSTOP in

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and later joined the United Democratic Front. He was also a member of the

Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party ( zu, IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko, IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. The party has been led by Velenkosini Hlabisa since the party's 2019 National General Conference. Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded ...

, but resigned from the party to be part of the establishment of the

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. Currently Shaik Emam is the President of the Allied Movement for Change (AM4C) contesting the 29 May 202 Elections Nationally in South Africa. Emam controversially stated in Parliament in February 2024 "that the City of Cape Town will be a bloodbath and that we will not allow Zionists to make this a Jewish State."

Parliamentary career

Emam was elected to the

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in the 2014 general election. He took office as an MP on 21 May 2014. During his first term, he was a member of the following committees: public accounts, appropriations and health. In March 2018, Emam voted for the establishment of an ad hoc committee to amend section 25 of the South African constitution. He did not win re-election in May 2019, as he was placed low on the party's list. Party leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi resigned from Parliament in June 2019, and the party selected Emam to fill her seat. He took office on 25 June 2019.

Committees

He received his new committee assignments in July 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emam, Munzoor Shaik Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians Inkatha Freedom Party politicians South African politicians of Indian descent National Freedom Party politicians