Scotland’s former first minister and his wife have welcomed a new baby girl, it has been announced.
Humza Yousaf’s wife, Nadia El-Nakla, gave birth to their daughter Liyana Jenin Yousaf on Wednesday and both are well, he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Yousaf said his daughter and stepdaughter are “happy and excited” to welcome their new baby sister.
He wrote: “Welcome to the world Liyana Jenin Yousaf, we are in love. Mum and baby are doing well.
“Amal is super excited at becoming a big sister, and Maya is very happy to be the head of our girl gang.
“We give thanks to God for blessing our family with a new addition.”
A number of messages of congratulations poured in shortly after Mr Yousaf made the announcement, including one from current First Minister John Swinney.
He wrote: “That is wonderful news. A warm welcome to Liyana and much love to you all.”
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