Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf, born in October 1986 in Bellshill, Scotland, is a British businessman and politician. He currently serves as Head of Policy for Reform UK, following a significant career in finance and entrepreneurship. His parents, who migrated from Sri Lanka, both worked for the NHS, with his father being a doctor and his mother a nurse.

Yusuf was educated at Hampton School and earned a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2009.