Altaf Hussain is a Welsh Conservative politician, serving from 2015 to 2016 and again since re-elected in 2021 as the Member of the Senedd for South Wales West.

[4][5] As a surgeon, his work in developing the Notch Trial method in total knee replacement surgery[6] was showcased at the World Orthopaedic Conference in November 2013.

Altaf has served on the Board of the Welsh Conservative Party since 2012, when he was elected as chairman for the South Wales West Area.

[22] Hussain has been a strong proponent of improving town centres and reducing unoccupancy rates, speaking out about problems with the road layout of Swansea's Kingsway prior to the council making changes.

[24] He has also taken a close interest on the impact of energy policy on local communities and presented evidence to the public inquiry into the proposed land exchange deal that would allow for the construction of a wind farm at the Mynydd-y-Gwair site near Felindre in the north of Swansea, to which he had formally objected.

[25] He has also sought clarity from the Welsh Government on its policy on underground coal bed gasification[26] and has supported local campaigns against exploratory drilling.

[27] Hussain has been a supporter of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon proposal[28] but has argued that an appropriate strike price must be agreed first and the project should not be rushed.

[37] He has also expressed his concern about the high levels of anti-depressant prescription by GPs in Wales and called for improved access to talking therapies.

[46] In June 2016, Hussain organised a public debate on the forthcoming EU Referendum along with former Aberavon Welsh Assembly candidate David Jenkins, inviting speakers from both sides to present their arguments at Swansea University.

[47] In January 2022, Hussain was noted for criticising his own party's leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying that he had lost the trust of the public.