Humza Yousaf was elected as the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Monday.
Yousaf won 24,336 of SNP members' votes in the first round, while his main rival Kate Forbes 32, Scotland's finance minister, came second with 20,559 votes.
The 37-year-old practicing Muslim will succeed Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) and, subject to a vote in the Scottish parliament, take over as head of the semi-autonomous government.
(With input from Reuters)