Nasima Razmyar

Nasima Razmyar in April 2015.

Nasima Razmyar (born September 13, 1984 in Kabul, Afghanistan) is an Afghan- Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party. Razmyar was elected to the parliament in 2015, gaining 5,156 votes in the elections.[1] She has also been a member of the City Council of Helsinki since 2012.[2] In 2010 Razmyar was named the refugee woman of the year.[3]

Razmyar's family came to Finland from Moscow where her father Mohammad Daoud Razmyar was the Ambassdor of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan to Soviet Union. The family moved to Finland in 1993, after president Mohammad Najibullah was ousted from power [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsingin vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsinki". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nasima Razmyar on Vuoden pakolaisnainen 2010". Pakolaisapu. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Käpylänkabulilainen pyörittää puoluetta puhelimitse". Helsingin Sanomat. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.


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