Murad has represented Westminster both as a councillor and a London wide Assembly Member. Westminster is an area that transcends throughout Murad and his family. Murad was raised in Westminster and attended secondary school at Quintin Kynaston. He was also a member of the City of Westminster Council (1998-2006) – a role his sister Papaya Qureshi currently holds, and his late father Mushtaq Qureshi held in the past.