Farida al-Abani
Farida al-Abani | |
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| Co-leader of Feminist Initiative | |
| Assumed office 10 February 2019 Co-leader with Gita Nabavi (2019–2020) | |
| Preceded by | Gudrun Schyman |
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| Born | Farida Massaoud al-Abani 16 September 1988 Tajura, Libya |
Farida Massaoud al-Abani (born 16 September 1988) is a Swedish politician and the party co-leader of Feminist Initiative. She has previously acted as the party's spokesperson on social issues and migration policy.[1]
Born in Tajura, Libya, al-Abani moved with her family to Sweden at the age of three. She has a degree in public health[2] and is active within the temperance movement. She was awarded the title Årets eldsjäl by IOGT-NTO in 2017.[3] al-Abani has previously served on the board of the women's organization .[4]
In February 2019, al-Abani succeeded Gudrun Schyman as one of two party leaders of Feminist Initiative.[5] She served alongside Gita Nabavi, incumbent since 2018, until Nabavi resigned on 8 March 2020. al-Abani has remained as the sole leader of the party since then.[6]
References[]
- ^ Press release (10 February 2019). "Farida al-Abani och Gita Nabavi valda till Feministiskt initiativs partiledare". Feminist Initiative. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Källdén, Sacharias (15 September 2017). "Farida skapar föreställning för att få fler att rösta". StockholmDirekt (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Svensson, Emelie (16 January 2019). "IOGT-NTO-medlem kan bli partiledare". Accent (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Kvinnonätverk bojkottar Almedalen på grund av rasism" (in Swedish). 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Hon tar över efter Gudrun Schyman" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Press release (8 February 2020). "2 ÅR SOM PARTILEDARE FÖR FEMINISTISKT INITIATIV, NU LÄMNAR GITA NABAVI UPPDRAGET". Feminist Initiative. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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