Abir Al-Sahlani

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Abir Al-Sahlani
Al-Sahlani in 2009
Member of European Parliament
In office 2019–2024
Personal details
Born	(1976-05-18) 18 May 1976 (age 45) Iraq
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	politician

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]

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 Disability,^[5] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights^[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.^[7]

Since 2021, Al-Sahlani has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.^[8]

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.^[9] Half a year later she was cleared from all charges and made a comeback in the Swedish Parliament.^[10]

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