Ben Habib
Ben Habib | |
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Habib in October 2019. | |
| Leader of Advance UK | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Co-Deputy Leader of Reform UK | |
| In office 7 October 2023 – 11 July 2024 Serving with David Bull | |
| Leader | Richard Tice Nigel Farage |
| Preceded by | David Bull |
| Succeeded by | Richard Tice |
| Member of the European Parliament for London | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Batten |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benyamin Naeem Habib 7 June 1965 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Party | Advance UK (since April 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2019) Reform UK (2019–2024) Independent (2024–2025) Great British PAC (since 2024) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Robinson College, Cambridge (BA) |
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Benyamin Naeem Habib (born 7 June 1965) is a British-Pakistani businessman and politician who has been the leader of Advance UK since its foundation in June 2025. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of First Property Group, a property investment company, and the chairman of Great British PAC, a pressure group.
Previously, Habib served as Deputy Leader of Reform UK from March 2023 to July 2024. Habib was replaced by Richard Tice following the 2024 general election. Habib was also an elected Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London from July 2019 until the UK left the European Union in January 2020. Prior to this, he had donated to the Conservative Party.