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Aida Hadžialić

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Aida Hadžialić
Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training
In office
3 October 2014 – 15 August 2016
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byAnna Ekström
Personal details
Born (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37)
Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(formerly Yugoslavia)
Political partySocial Democrats
SpouseMubarak Iqbal (Barkat)
RelationsZah Zana, NazHan, Aashar
OccupationLawyer

Aida Hadžialić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [aǐːda hadʒiǎliːt͜ɕ]; born 21 January 1987) is a Bosnian-born Swedish politician and a member of the Social Democrats. She served as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training from 3 October 2014 until her resignation on 15 August 2016.[1] She was one of two Muslim ministers in office during the first 18 months of the Löfven Government (with Mehmet Kaplan being the other).[2][3]

She resigned from her position as a minister on the 13 August 2016 after being caught driving in Lernacken, the Swedish bridgehead of the Øresund Bridge while over the legal alcohol limit.[4][5]

Born in Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina, she came to Sweden as a refugee at the age of 5.[6] She is a lawyer by profession.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Aida Hadzialic (S) får ministerpost Hallandsposten.
  2. ^ Desk, Web (17 October 2014). "Aida Hadzialic becomes youngest, first Muslim Swedish Minister". thenewstribe.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Sweden's first Muslim minister quits over drink-driving scandal". ibtimes.co.uk. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Aida Hadzialic avgår som minister efter rattfylla - DN.SE". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Drink-driving Sweden minister rues 'biggest mistake' - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Sweden minister quits over drink driving". The Local. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.