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Naheed Kurban Nenshi (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party since being elected to the post on June 22, 2024. He was the 36th mayor of Calgary, Alberta, serving from 2010 to 2021.
Naheed Nenshi's story exemplifies the best of Alberta. His early life, marked by his family's resilience during the '80s recession and the pivotal role of public services in his education and success, laid the foundation for his community contributions to follow.
- Early Life and Education
- Consultant and Professor
- Municipal Politics
- Mayor
- Career After Politics
- Alberta NDP Leadership Campaign
- Honours
Naheed Nenshi is one of two children of Kurbanali Hussein Nenshi, a small businessman, and Noorjah Nenshi. The couple immigrated to Canada from Tanzania in 1971, a year before Naheed was born. He grew up in Calgary’sMarlborough neighbourhood and attended Queen Elizabeth High School, where he participated in debating and acting. “I grew up in a hous...
After university, Nenshi worked for McKinsey & Company, a global consulting firm, as an engagement manager. He advised large telecommunications companies, banks, retail businesses and oil and gas companies with corporate strategies. In 2001, he founded his own consulting firm, the Ascend Group. Its clients came to include the United Nations, the Al...
In 2004, Naheed Nenshi made a failed bid for a seat on Calgary City Council. He spent the next six years as an academic. He urged his fellow citizens from all walks of life to enter municipal politics as a way of making change and building a stronger community in Calgary. “One of the things I have learned,” he said, “is that it is very easy to get ...
As with his campaigns, Naheed Nenshi relied on social media as mayor to engage citizens. During the floodsof June 2013 — at the time, the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history — he tirelessly offered comfort to besieged residents and urged people to help their neighbours rather than wait for emergency officials. His Twitter account gained ...
After choosing not to seek a fourth term, Naheed Nenshi publicly expressed some ambivalence over his decision. On the eve of the election that saw Jyoti Gondekelected as his successor, he told CTV News, “I’ll never have a job like this again and I'm a bit melancholy about it, but I'm not bittersweet about it…. Is it awful to abandon the city at thi...
On 11 March 2024 — after weeks of intense media speculation and five days before the deadline to do so — Naheed Nenshi announced that he would run to replace Rachel Notley as leader of the Alberta NDP. He joined five main candidates in the race: Alberta MLAs Kathleen Ganley, Rakhi Pancholi, Sarah Hoffman and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, and labour lead...
Naheed Nenshi received a Young Leader Award from the World Economic Forum in 2011, and the President’s Award from the Canadian Institute of Planners in 2012. In 2014, he was awarded the World Mayor Prize by the British-based City Mayors Foundation, a research and public affairs group. It called him "an urban visionary who doesn’t neglect the nitty-...
A healthier and smarter Alberta, stabilizing and investing in effective public healthcare, great public schools, and post-secondaries. A fairer Alberta where we protect our seniors and our most vulnerable citizens, ensuring every Albertan can live their life with dignity.
Jun 22, 2024 · Naheed Nenshi delivers his acceptance speech after being named as the new leader of the Alberta NDP in Calgary on Saturday. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) Alberta NDP members have...
2 days ago · Naheed Nenshi: Well, you know, we did learn a lot in 2013 and since 2013, in fact, in emergency management modelling around the world. There’s something called the ‘Calgary model’ of how to ...
Sep 28, 2022 · Fifty years ago, there was a moment that changed the fabric of this country forever, Naheed Nenshi writes in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. For arguably the first time, Canada extended its...
