Answer the following question: Facts:   - parliament: european    - party: ukip -- present -rrb- -lrb- 2012 -- 2015 -rrb- conservative -lrb- 2015    - constituency mp: yorkshire and the humber    - predecessor: edward mcmillan-scott      - birth date: 17 september 1952    - term start: 1 july 2014    - name: amjad bashir    - birthname: amjad mahmood bashir    - birth place: gujrat , punjab , pakistan    - nationality: england -lrb- united kingdom -rrb-    - alma mater: university of bradford   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of amjad bashir .
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amjad mahmood bashir -lrb- born 17 september 1952 -rrb- is a member of the european parliament for the yorkshire and the humber region for the conservative party .he was elected in 2014 for the uk independence party and defected to the conservative party on 24 january 2015 .