Anas Sarwar was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central on 6 May 2010, increasing the majority held by the previous incumbent.
 
He was later elected by his colleagues to serve on the International Development Select Committee.
 
Anas has been an active member of the Labour Party since the age of 16 and was selected as the number one Glasgow Regional List candidate for the party at the 2007 Scottish elections.
 
He was also a member of the Scottish Policy Forum which was responsible for drawing-up the Labour manifesto for that election.
 
Born and brought up in Glasgow, Anas is the youngest of four siblings. He studied Dentistry at Glasgow University, graduating in 2005.
 
Anas lives in Glasgow with his wife, Furheen, and two young sons.