Ayesha Hazarika has become the first British-Indian person of Assamese descent to be appointed as a member of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament.
A former journalist, stand-up comic, and a broadcaster, Ayesha has her ancestral roots in Upper Assam’s North Lakhimpur, as per a Times of India report.
She took to X to announce the news of her ceremonial induction.
“Thank you for all your lovely messages. What an incredible, special day spent with family & friends. Especially my amazing parents who came here as Indian Muslim immigrants & worked so very hard. It is genuinely the honour of my life to join the House of Lords as a Labour peer,” her social media post read.
Thank you for all your lovely messages. What an incredible, special day spent with family & friends. Especially my amazing parents who came here as Indian Muslim immigrants & worked so very hard. It is genuinely the honour of my life to join the House of Lords as a Labour peer. pic.twitter.com/94gGh0itUD
— Ayesha Hazarika (@ayeshahazarika) May 9, 2024
Lauding her achievement, Assam minister Pijush Hazarika said, “A moment of pride for Assam.”
A moment of pride for Assam.
Many congratulations to
Smt @ayeshahazarika the first
British – Assamese to be in the House of Lords. pic.twitter.com/PKY8Gr91DN
— Pijush Hazarika (Modi ka Parivar) (@Pijush_hazarika) May 11, 2024
Ayesha took her seat as the “Baroness Hazarika of Coatbridge” as she donned the traditional scarlet robe during her formal introduction ceremony.
Previously, she served as a special adviser to British politicians. She is the recepient of the “Member of the Order of the British Empire” in 2016 for her political service, as per the TOI report.
She was born in Bellshill in 1975 to first generation Indian Muslim family. Her father Liyaqat Ali Hazarika is a doctor by prfession who moved to Glasgow in the 1960s.
