Our quest to find the Greatest Glaswegian of all time continues.

Over the next few weeks, we are revealing the names of 100 men and women who have put the city on the map through sport, science, politics, the arts and more.

Most were born here, some moved here to work or study and have since made the city their own, opening the eyes of others around the world to its strengths and successes; and others have made such an impact on Glasgow that, despite having been born elsewhere, they are inextricably linked with the city, its people, culture and ideals.

Once all 100 have been announced, we will be opening our list up to a public vote, giving our readers the chance to determine who should be crowned Greatest Glaswegian.

Sheila Halley is the driving force behind the Dixon Community for the elderly in Govanhill, Glasgow.

As its first, and for a long time, only full-time staff member, she made it one of Scotland’s biggest and most welcoming centres for the elderly, creating a whole new community for pensioners.

It was one of the first caring organisations to provide integrated day care for older people in the area’s Asian community and has gone from strength to strength ever since.

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Sheila, of Cardonald, was named Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year in 1988 for her outstanding work for the people of Glasgow and she received an MBE in 1996.

In 2002, the much-respected community worker was awarded the St Mungo Prize for her dedication to helping vulnerable, elderly people. The St Mungo Prize, established in 1936, is awarded every three years to the person who has ‘’done most for the good of the city, by making it more beautiful, healthier, or more honoured’’.

Groundbreaking politician Humza Yousaf was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Justice in June 2018.

He was the first non-white and first Muslim member of the Scottish Government when he was appointed a Minister in 2012, memorably taking the oath in English then in Urdu while wearing a traditional Pakistani sherwani with a tartan plaid.

At the age of 27 he was also the youngest Minister ever appointed to the Scottish Government. He became Scotland’s first ethnic minority and first Muslim Cabinet Minister when appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Justice in 2018. He is also the youngest person to ever hold a Cabinet position in the Scottish Government when he was appointed aged 33.

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An activist from a young age, Yousaf was named ‘One to Watch’ by our sister title The Herald when he became parliamentary assistant to Scotland’s first Muslim MSP and close family friend, Bashir Ahmad.

Find out who else is in the running for the title of Greatest Glaswegian at eveningtimes.co.uk

Two more contenders will be revealed tomorrow and a public vote will follow once all 100 names have been revealed.