27 Facts About Magid Magid

Magid Magid, known as Magid Mah and Magic Magid, is a Somali-British activist and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield from May 2018 to May 2019.

Magid Magid's appointment attracted significant media attention, as he is the first ethnic-Somali, the youngest-ever, and the first Green Party councillor to hold the role.

Magid Magid grew up in Burngreave, Sheffield, and studied aquatic zoology at the University of Hull where he was elected president of Hull University Union.

Magid Magid has worked in digital marketing and was elected as a Green Party councillor on Sheffield City Council in 2016.

Magid Magid has said that life was difficult for his family as he moved to Britain without being able to speak English, and they had to learn this new language as well as adapt to a new way of life.

Magid Magid's mother worked as a cleaner to support her children through school.

Magid Magid cites an important part of his development being his interest in music, and at school he used to create and sell his own mixtapes on CDs.

Magid Magid finished sixth form in 2008 and went on to raise his own funds, working 12-hour shifts for 9 weeks, to go on a gap year that he spent travelling.

Magid Magid visited the Swiss Alps, where he went on a mountaineering course, as well as Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Germany, where he ran the Berlin Marathon.

Magid Magid founded the university's Mixed Martial Arts club, where he gained the nickname 'Magic Magid the Submission Magician'.

Magid Magid has worked for the charity Shelter, and been self-employed.

In July 2023, Magid took an honorary doctorate from the University of York.

Magid Magid decided to join the party having been affected by the rise of UKIP as a political force in England.

Magid Magid was elected as a Green councillor representing the ward in the 2016 election.

Magid Magid has said that his main priorities as a councillor are to establish strong partnerships between the students and residents living in his ward as well as protecting conservation areas in the ward.

Politically, Magid is a republican, stating that while he believes hereditary heads of state to be an outdated concept, he does not find the members of the royal family objectionable.

Magid Magid has stated support for greater devolution, free university education, and an end to private finance initiatives.

Magid Magid ran the London Marathon in 2017 to raise money for St John Ambulance.

Magid Magid was chosen by Sheffield City Council to serve as Deputy Lord Mayor from May 2017 to May 2018.

Magid Magid was not present for his inauguration ceremony as he was filming the show Hunted.

In October 2017, Magid was shortlisted for the Young Councillor of the Year award as part of the LGiU and CCLA's Councillor Achievement Awards.

In May 2018, Magid raised money for Sheffield war memorial by leading a static cycling challenge.

In February 2019, Magid announced that he would not be contesting the 2019 Sheffield City Council election and would therefore be standing down as a councillor.

Magid Magid was succeeded by the successful Green candidate Angela Argenzio.

Magid Magid was chosen by majority vote by the whole council, and sworn in on 16 May 2018.

Magid Magid encouraged people to apply to be his 'consort' and accompany him on official duties, as a way to improve engagement.

In May 2022, Magid chaired a discussion with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at Sheffield's Festival of Debate.