English: Thank you, Llywydd. Today, for me, is a day of mixed emotions. I am, of course, immensely proud and honoured to be standing here again representing the people of south-east Wales in this Chamber. But these feelings are tinged with great sadness. I only wish I had this opportunity to serve, and that I could accomplish it, without the sad loss of our dear friend, Mohammad Asghar. These are tragic circumstances under which to become a Member of this Senedd. I am grateful for this opportunity, therefore, Llywydd, to say a few words about our friend and colleague, who we knew within our party and in this Chamber, affectionately, as Oscar. Oscar was a kind, caring and generous man, and I know everyone in this Chamber and far beyond will miss him desperately - that wicked glint in his eye and that infectious laugh. Oscar loved his family more than anything in the world, and he treated his staff and wider community as family too. My thoughts and prayers are with Natasha and Firdaus, his family and friends, at this desperately sad time. Oscar took his role, both here and in his work defending the communities of south-east Wales, very seriously, and was very committed to both. This became very apparent when I attended his funeral, and there were people lining the streets to honour him. I will do all I can, obviously, to honour Oscar myself, and do my utmost to continue his work and give a voice to those who I now have the responsibility to represent. I will try to champion the causes close to Oscar's heart: fairness, social justice, education, and even cricket - a shared love of ours. Throughout his time as an Assembly Member and a Member of the Senedd, he was guided by one belief: that everyone of any background should be able to get on in life, and he was very determined to help them. Oscar was a people person with a heart as big as the city of Newport, which he loved so much. He strongly believed in free enterprise, bringing, of course, the enterprise Bill here to this Assembly containing proposals to grow the economy. He was never short of ideas, and I remember one speech to the Welsh Conservatives party conference when, without any consultation, he outlined his proposals for a Welsh airline and his plans to reform the social security system to remove the need for food banks. Economic growth was important to Oscar, not as an end in itself but as a means to achieve what he wanted to achieve. Oscar wanted to create a successful and dynamic economy in Wales to tackle poverty, enable social mobility, and to deliver the high-quality services that people need and deserve. His fervent desire to help people was based in his deeply held Muslim faith. However, he respected people of all religious faiths and helped them to understand his own. There have been many wonderful tributes to Oscar from within this Parliament and far and wide; the leaders in the middle east, where Oscar dedicated himself to promoting peace, and from our own UK Prime Minister, thanking him for his public service and recognising that the work Oscar did will have a lasting, positive impact, which I'm sure his family are very proud of. It was a pleasure and privilege to know Mohammad Asghar. He was a proud Welshman, a proud Briton, and proud of his Pakistani heritage. Presiding Officer, Oscar's light may have gone out, but the positive impact he had on his community and country will always remain. I will endeavour to continue his good work to the very best of my ability. Thank you. Thank you, Llywydd.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. Mae heddiw, i mi, yn ddiwrnod o emosiynau cymysg. Rwy'n hynod o falch wrth gwrs, ac yn teimlo anrhydedd o gael sefyll yma eto i gynrychioli pobl de-ddwyrain Cymru yn y Siambr hon. Ond mae'r teimladau hyn yn gymysg â thristwch mawr. Hoffwn yn fawr pe bawn wedi cael y cyfle hwn i wasanaethu, ac y gallwn ei gyflawni, heb fod wedi colli ein hannwyl gyfaill, Mohammad Asghar. Mae'r rhain yn amgylchiadau trasig i ddod yn Aelod o'r Senedd hon. Rwy'n ddiolchgar am y cyfle, felly, Lywydd, i ddweud ychydig eiriau am ein ffrind a'n cyd-Aelod, a adwaenem yn hoffus yn ein plaid ac yn y Siambr hon, fel Oscar. Roedd Oscar yn ddyn caredig, gofalgar a hael, a gwn y bydd pawb yn y Siambr hon a thu hwnt yn gweld ei eisiau'n enbyd - y disgleirdeb drygionus hwnnw yn ei lygad a'r chwerthin heintus hwnnw. Roedd Oscar yn caru ei deulu yn fwy na dim yn y byd, ac roedd yn trin ei staff a'r gymuned ehangach fel teulu hefyd. Mae fy meddyliau a fy ngweddïau gyda Natasha a Firdaus, ei deulu a'i ffrindiau, ar yr adeg enbyd o drist hon. Roedd Oscar o ddifrif ynglŷn â'i rôl, yma ac yn ei waith yn amddiffyn cymunedau de-ddwyrain Cymru, ac roedd yn ymrwymedig iawn i'r ddwy rôl. Daeth hyn yn amlwg iawn pan fynychais ei angladd, ac roedd pobl wedi dod allan i'r strydoedd i'w anrhydeddu. Yn amlwg, fe wnaf bopeth a allaf, i anrhydeddu Oscar fy hun, a gwneud fy ngorau glas i barhau â'i waith a rhoi llais i'r rhai y mae gennyf gyfrifoldeb yn awr i'w cynrychioli. Byddaf yn ceisio hyrwyddo'r achosion a oedd yn agos at galon Oscar: tegwch, cyfiawnder cymdeithasol, addysg, a hyd yn oed criced - camp rwy'n rhannu ei gariad tuag ati. Trwy gydol ei amser fel Aelod Cynulliad ac fel Aelod o'r Senedd, câi ei arwain gan un gred: y dylai pawb o unrhyw gefndir allu camu ymlaen mewn bywyd, ac roedd yn benderfynol iawn o'u helpu. Roedd Oscar yn berson a garai bobl a chanddo galon mor fawr â dinas Casnewydd a garai cymaint. Credai'n gryf mewn menter rydd, a daeth â'r Bil menter yma i'r Cynulliad hwn wrth gwrs, Bil a oedd yn cynnwys cynigion i dyfu'r economi. Nid oedd byth yn brin o syniadau, a chofiaf un araith yng nghynhadledd plaid y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig pan amlinellodd ei gynigion ar gyfer cwmni hedfan yng Nghymru, a hynny heb unrhyw ymgynghori, ynghyd â'i gynlluniau i ddiwygio'r system nawdd cymdeithasol i gael gwared ar yr angen am fanciau bwyd. Roedd twf economaidd yn bwysig i Oscar, nid fel nod ynddo'i hun ond fel modd o gyflawni'r hyn a ddymunai ei gyflawni. Roedd Oscar eisiau creu economi lwyddiannus a deinamig yng Nghymru i drechu tlodi, galluogi symudedd cymdeithasol, ac i ddarparu'r gwasanaethau o ansawdd uchel y mae pobl eu hangen ac yn eu haeddu. Roedd ei awydd angerddol i helpu pobl yn seiliedig ar ei ffydd Fwslimaidd ddofn. Fodd bynnag, roedd yn parchu pobl o bob ffydd grefyddol ac yn eu helpu i ddeall ei ffydd ei hun. Bu llawer o deyrngedau gwych i Oscar o'r Senedd hon ac ymhell tu hwnt iddi; yr arweinwyr yn y dwyrain canol lle roedd Oscar wedi ymrwymo i hyrwyddo heddwch, a chan Brif Weinidog y DU a ddiolchodd iddo am ei wasanaeth cyhoeddus gan gydnabod y bydd y gwaith a wnaeth Oscar yn cael effaith gadarnhaol barhaol, ac rwy'n siŵr fod ei deulu'n falch iawn o hynny. Pleser a braint oedd adnabod Mohammad Asghar. Roedd yn Gymro balch, yn Brydeiniwr balch, ac yn falch o'i etifeddiaeth Bacistanaidd. Lywydd, efallai fod golau Oscar wedi diffodd, ond bydd yr effaith gadarnhaol a gafodd ar ei gymuned a'i wlad bob amser yn aros. Fe ymdrechaf i barhau â'i waith da hyd eithaf fy ngallu. Diolch. Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd.