Samira Nawa Amini (born 30 March 1988 in Aalborg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.[1]

Samira Nawa
Nawa in 2022
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
5 June 2019
ConstituencyCopenhagen
Personal details
Born (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 36)
Aalborg, Denmark
Political partySocial Liberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Background edit

Nawa's parents are from Afghanistan, and fled to Denmark to escape the war in 1986. She and her family lived in Pakistan for a time. Nawa is married and has two children.[2]

Education edit

Nawa was a student of economics at the University of Copenhagen from 2007-2014. She graduated with a Master of Science in Economics (Cand. Polit.) in 2014.[3]

Political career edit

Nawa first ran for parliament in the 2015 Danish general election where she received 1,790 personal votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament, although she was elected as a substitute member. She was not called upon during the 2015-2019 term though. In the 2019 election she received 4,657 votes, securing her a seat in the Folketing.[4][5]

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References edit

  1. ^ Ft.dk "Samira Nawa" Retrieved 8 January 2021
  2. ^ Samiranawa.dk "Om mig" Retrieved 7 January 2021
  3. ^ Ubbesen, Anne (2022-06-16). "Samira Nawa ville gerne være gået til lidt flere fredagsbarer". Uniavisen. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015" Retrieved 6 January 2021
  5. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 6 January 2021