Irfan Sabir

{{Short description|Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1977 in Rawalakot)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name =Irfan Sabir

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|MLAAB|size=100%}}

| smallimage = Irfan Sabir 2015.jpg

| caption =Sabir in May 2015

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1977|12|19}}

| birth_place =Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

| residence =Calgary, Alberta

| office = Alberta Minister of Community and Social Services

| term_start = May 24, 2015

| term_end = April 30, 2019

| predecessor = Heather Klimchuk

| successor = Rajan Sawhney

| office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Bhullar-McCall

| predecessor1 = Darshan Kang

| term_start1 = May 5, 2015

| term_end1 =

| successor1 =

| party =Alberta New Democratic Party

| religion =

| portfolio =Minister of Human Services

| occupation = Lawyer

| alma_mater= University of Calgary

}}

Irfan Sabir {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|MLAAB}} (born December 19, 1977) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Bhullar-McCall.[http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/04/24/alberta-election-2015-calgary-mccall-the-candidates-the-issues "Alberta Election 2015 Calgary McCall: The candidates, the issues"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110503/http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/04/24/alberta-election-2015-calgary-mccall-the-candidates-the-issues |date=2016-03-04 }}. Calgary Sun, April 24, 2015.[https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/calgary-mccall-pakistani-born-lawyer-looks-to-bring-jobs-to-riding "Calgary-McCall: Pakistani-born lawyer looks to bring jobs to riding"]. Calgary Herald, May 6, 2015. He is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. In the 29th Alberta Legislature his party formed a majority government and he was a member of the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Community and Social Services between 2015 and 2019.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rachel-notley-sworn-in-as-alberta-premier-reveals-cabinet-1.3085645 "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet"]. CBC News, May 24, 2015. In the 30th Alberta Legislature, beginning in 2019, his party formed the official opposition to a United Conservative Party majority government. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Justice and Public Safety as well as the Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition.