Adil Shamji

Adil Shamji MPP is a Canadian physician and politician who has represented Don Valley East in the Ontario Legislative Assembly since 2022, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Before entering politics, Shamji was an emergency physician at Michael Garron Hospital. He was born in Canada to Gujarati immigrant parents from East Africa.[1]

Adil Shamji
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Don Valley East
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byMichael Coteau
Personal details
Political partyOntario Liberal
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
EducationUniversity of Western Ontario (BMSc, 2007)
University of Toronto (MD, 2011)
University of Oxford (MPP, 2017)
Occupation
  • Physician
  • politician

Education and medical career

Shamji earned a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMSc) in microbiology and immunology from the University of Western Ontario in 2007,[2][3] and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Toronto in 2011, later specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine.[4]

After medical school, Shamji worked in northern Canada for the Government of Northwest Territories, and later completed a Master of Public Policy (MPP) in 2017 from Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government.[5]

Shortly after returning to Toronto, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Shamji worked as the medical director of the enhanced shelter support program,[6] which provides medical care to homeless people, establishing primary care clinics in eight hotels leased out by the city as temporary shelters.[5]

Political career

Shamji was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election.[7]

He is the Liberal Party's critic for health, northern development, Indigenous affairs, and colleges and universities.[8]

References
  1. "South Asian diaspora are at the forefront of Canada's response to Covid-19". moneycontrol.com. June 20, 2021.
  2. "June". www.schulich.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. "Alumni". publish.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  4. "CPSO - Doctor Details". doctors.cpso.on.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  5. "Adil Shamji". www.bsg.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  6. "East Toronto COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout | MGH Foundation". www.mghf.ca. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  7. "Liberal Adil Shamji wins in Don Valley East". Toronto.com. June 2, 2022.
  8. "Dr. Adil Shamji". Ontario Liberal Party. Retrieved 2022-10-23.


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