Nasima Razmyar

Nasima Razmyar in April 2015.

Nasima Razmyar (born September 13, 1984 in Kabul) is a 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 is originally from Afghanistan, where her father Mohammad Daoud Razmyar involved in politics. They 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.