Baroness Warsi is a British lawyer, politician, and House of Lords member who was the Conservative Party’s co-Chairwoman from 2010 to 2012.
Quick Facts
| Full Real Name | Kaia Kanepi |
| Nickname | Kaia |
| Age | 53 years old |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
| Birthdate | March 28, 1971 |
| Place of Birth | Dewsbury, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Mixed |
| Religion | Christian. |
| Husband | Iftikhar Azam (m. 2009), Naeem (m. 1990–2007) |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height (approx.) | 5 ft 8 inches |
| Weight (approx.) | 68 Kg |
Baroness Warsi Age & Early Life
Baroness Warsi was born on March 28, 1971, in Dewsbury, United Kingdom. She is the second of five daughters born to Pakistani immigrants from Bewal, Gujar Khan, in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire; her roots are from southern Punjab. Safdar Hussain, her father, owns a bed-making firm. Warsi went to Birkdale High School, Dewsbury College (now Kirklees College), and the University of Leeds for his education. She studied law at the College of Law in York (now the University of Law) and then worked for the Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Office Immigration Department.
Baroness Warsi Height & Weight
In terms of body measurements, she is a pretty girl with an amazing and cool personality. Baroness Warsi is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 68 kilograms. She has a nice body figure and is in good health. Her hair is black, and she has black eyes.
Baroness Warsi Net Worth
How much is Baroness Warsi’s net worth? Warsi founded and co-chaired the first Ministerial Task Force on Islamic Finance for the UK Government. She said that the sector is valued at around $1.85 trillion (£1.15 trillion) worldwide, with annual growth rates of up to 15%. “With billions of pounds in reported assets and the world’s financial capital,” she asserted, “the UK is an increasingly prominent worldwide participant in Islamic finance.” Her net worth is believed to be $10 million as of February 2024.
Career
- Warsi was the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Dewsbury in the 2005 general election after being added to the Conservative Party’s A-List of priority candidates, becoming the Conservatives’ first Muslim woman to be chosen.
- Despite her election defeat in 2005, she served as a Special Adviser to Michael Howard for Community Relations, and David Cameron named her as Vice-Chair of the Conservative Party with special responsibility for cities.
- Warsi was named Minister without Portfolio in David Cameron’s Cabinet on May 12, 2010, after she replaced Eric Pickles as Chair of the Conservative Party. Warsi became the first Muslim woman to serve in the Cabinet as a result of her selection. The next day, Warsi was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council.
- Warsi said on June 20, 2016, three days before the referendum on EU membership, that she could no longer support the Leave campaign due to its bigotry and would vote to stay in the EU. A representative for Vote Leave said that Warsi had never been a backer of the campaign.
- On October 11, 2007, she was granted a Life Peerage, enabling her to sit in the House of Lords. She is a member of the Conservative Party. On October 15, 2007, she was introduced in the House of Lords. She was given the title of Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire.
Baroness Warsi Husband & Marriage
Who is Baroness Warsi husband? At the age of 15, while on vacation with her extended family in Pakistan, a number of males were presented to her, and she picked her cousin Naeem from among them. They married in 1990 and have a daughter named Aamna. Later, Naeem disputed that the marriage was planned. In December 2007, they divorced.
Warsi identifies herself as a “working-class mother from the north.” She is a Carlton Club member and a stakeholder in Rupert’s Recipes Limited and Shire Bed Company. She married Iftikhar Azam in a Nikah ceremony at her parents’ home in Dewsbury on August 20, 2009. The couple and their five children reside in Wakefield.
