Dr Shahrar Ali
former deputy leader, Green Party

Shahrar trained as a biochemical engineer and philosopher, his PhD tackled the morality of lying and deception in public life.

He is author of two popular books in Green politics, including Why Vote Green 2015 and a contributor to the forthcoming anthology Over the Rainbow: Challenging Cancel Culture (Spinifex, 2026).

In 2024, Shahrar Ali won a landmark belief discrimination case, the first of its kind against a political party. In their removal of him as a national spokesperson, in 2022, the Green Party was found to have unlawfully discriminated against his gender critical protected belief and he was awarded damages and costs totalling £100,000.

Shahrar continues to campaign forcefully for women’s sex-based protections in all areas of life, whether prisons, hospital wards or fair and safe sport; and against the medically negligent ‘gender-affirmation’ of children or their indoctrination with age-inappropriate materials in schools. Shahrar champions free speech over the industry of offence-taking and advocates for debating those one might strenuously disagree with. He regularly appears in public debates and broadcast media.

Follow Shahrar on X: @ShahrarAli

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