Portrait of Shabana Mahmood, the UK's first Muslim Home Secretary, smiling confidently. — Shabana Mahmood arrives at 10 Downing Street after her historic appointment as the UK's Home Secretary.

Pakistani-origin MP Shabana Mahmood is new UK home secretary.

A New Chapter: Shabana Mahmood Makes History as UK Home Secretary

By Fahad Last updated Sep 6, 2025

UK – Correspondent / Web Desk) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has chosen Shabana Mahmood as the UK’s new Home Secretary. This important job makes her the minister in charge of the country’s police and laws.

Mahmood, whose family is from Pakistan, is the first Muslim to ever hold this top position. At 44 years old, she is now the most senior Muslim politician in the UK. She has been a lawmaker since 2010 and is a former lawyer.

This change was part of a bigger shuffle of the prime minister’s team. It happened after his deputy, Angela Rayner, had to step down for breaking a government rule.

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To make his government strong again, Starmer picked people he trusts. He moved Yvette Cooper from the Home Office to be the new Foreign Minister. David Lammy was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister.

By choosing Shabana Mahmood, the Prime Minister is starting a new chapter for a key government department. It also shows a commitment to having a government that represents all of Britain.