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Samira Nawa
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
University of Hyderabad

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]

Background

Amini'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. Amini is married and has two children.[2]

Political career

Amini 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.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Ft.dk "Samira Nawa" Retrieved 8 January 2021
  2. ^ Samiranawa.dk "Om mig" Retrieved 7 January 2021
  3. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015" Retrieved 6 January 2021
  4. ^ Dst.dk "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 6 January 2021