Khadija Arib

Khadija Arib
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 1, 2007
In office
May 19, 1998  November 29, 2006
Personal details
Born Khadija Arib
October 10, 1960
Hedami, Morocco
Nationality Moroccan, Dutch
Political party Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid - PvdA)
Spouse(s) Nordine Dahhan
Residence Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater University of Amsterdam (M.Sc., Sociology)
Occupation Politician, civil servant, educator, social worker
Religion Muslim
Website (Dutch) Labour Party website

Khadija Arib (born October 10, 1960 in Hedami,[1] Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch politician and former civil servant, educator and social worker. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she has been again an MP since March 1, 2007. Previously she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, focusing on health care issues. Nowadays she focuses on matters of racism, discrimination control, women's abuse, domestic violence and youth care. While in the House of Representatives, she has been fiercely criticized for her dual citizenship and for her part in an advisory commission to the King of Morocco.[2] In 2012 she made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain the Presidency of the House of Representatives.

References

  1. Hedami lies south of Casablanca.
  2. "Frost's Meditations, Some World news". Martin Frost. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

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