Yarborough is the son of
John Pelham, 7th Earl of Yarborough and Florence Anne Petronel Upton. He was educated at
Eton College and the
University of Bristol. In 1991 he succeeded his father as
Earl of Yarborough (1837), Baron Worsley, of
Appuldurcombe (1837) and Baron Yarborough (1794), becoming a member of the House of Lords. when it was reported that he had converted to Islam and was also known by the name Abdul Mateen. ==Marriage and family==