Nasima Razmyar

Nasima Razmyar (born 13 September 1984 in Kabul, Afghanistan) is an Afghan-born Finnish politician, representing the Social Democratic Party. Razmyar was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 2015, gaining 5,156 votes in the elections.^[1] She served in the Parliament until June 2017, when she was chosen as the Deputy Mayor for culture and leisure in Helsinki.^[2] She has also been a member of the City Council of Helsinki since 2012.^[3]

Nasima Razmyar in June 2017.

Razmyar's family came to Finland from Moscow where her father Mohammad Daoud Razmyar served as the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan to the Soviet Union. The family moved to Finland in 1993, after then Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah was ousted from power.^[4] In 2010 Razmyar was named the Finnish Refugee Woman of the Year.^[5]

References

1. "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsingin vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
2. "Pilvi Torsti kieltäytyi Helsingin pormestarin paikasta ja päätyi "puolipakolla" kansanedustajaksi – "Politiikassa tapahtuu paljon asioita, joihin ei voi itse vaikuttaa"". Helsingin Sanomat. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
3. "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsinki". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
4. "Käpylänkabulilainen pyörittää puoluetta puhelimitse". Helsingin Sanomat. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
5. "Nasima Razmyar on Vuoden pakolaisnainen 2010". Pakolaisapu. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.