Aslam Ahsan

Mohammed Aslam Ahsan Chaudhary (born 15 March 1942) is a Pakistani Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Born in Punjab, British India, he migrated to Sweden in May 1971 and to Oslo, Norway in August the same year. He took a job in the industry, and became active in his trade union. He eventually became involved in local politics, and was elected to serve in Lørenskog municipal council in 1983,^[1] as one of the first Asian immigrants to Norway.

He has also been a member of Norway's Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities.^[2] He has become known nationwide as a debater in the public sphere, and won the Fritt Ord Award for freedom of expression in 2002.^[1] In 2009 he was awarded the HM The King's Medal of Merit in Gold.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Skirbekk, Tarjei (28 November 2007). "Et liv i kontraster" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kultur/1.4159156. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Aslam Ahsan" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Aslam_Ahsan. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
^ "Kongens gull til Aslam Ahsan i Lørenskog" (in Norwegian). County Governor's office of Akershus. 22 December 2009. http://www.fylkesmannen.no/fagom.aspx?m=4963&amid=2988753. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

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Preceded by Nils Christie	Recipient of the Fritt Ord Award 2002 (shared with Shabana Rehman)	Succeeded by Berge Furre

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Name	Ahsan, Aslam
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Date of birth	15 March 1942
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