Abir Al-Sahlani

Abir Al-Sahlani (born 18 May 1976 in Iraq) is a Swedish politician and since July 2019 a member of the European Parliament, representing the Centre Party. She lives in Hägersten, Stockholm.[1][2]

Abir Al-Sahlani
Al-Sahlani in 2019
Member of European Parliament
In office
2019–2024
Personal details
Born (1976-05-18) 18 May 1976
Iraq
NationalitySweden
Occupationpolitician

Education

Al-Sahlani studied at the Mid Sweden University (Mittuniversitetet) in Sundsvall. She holds a master's degree from Stockholm University.

In 2002–2003, she was a volunteer with Nacka School (Internationella Engelska Skolan) in Stockholm.[3]

Political career

In 2004, Al-Sahlani was appointed to the Secretary General of the Iraqi National Democratic Alliance (DNA) position.[3]

In February 2007, Al-Sahlani became a member of Sweden's Center Party.

In May 2019, Al-Sahlani was elected to the European Parliament.[4] She has since been serving on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights[5] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.[6]

Time-out

In November 2013 Al-Sahlani took a time-out from the Swedish parliament due to alleged deficiencies in the reporting of an aid project in Iraq. According to the Swedish radio 300 000 € had not been reported correctly.[7] Half a year later she was cleared from all charges and made a comeback in the Swedish Parliament.[8]

gollark: Hmm. I think I can guess what evil it may be engaging in actually.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: Orbital defensive lasers standing by.
gollark: ... why does it say "renegotiating"? Should I be worried?
gollark: Oh, I harvested them.

References
  1. Magnusson, Erik (25 May 2009). "Från Malmö via Bagdad till Bryssel" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  2. "Home | Abir AL-SAHLANI | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  3. "Abir Al-Sahlani - Liberal International". Liberal International. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. "Personröster - Val 2019". data.val.se. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  6. Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  7. "Riksdagsledamot misstänkt för bedrägeri". 12 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. "Friad från anklagelser - Al-Sahlani tillbaka" (in Swedish). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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