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Amir Adan elected MP at the Swedish parliament
Written by Ahmed Omer
Oct 06, 2010 at 10:33 AM
The Swedish Parliament was officially opened october 5, 2010, by His Majesty The king . This election is special for many young people in Sweden. One of the newly elected Member of the Swedish Parliament is Amir Adan. It is a historic day for Somalis, African and immigrants in Sweden. Amir Adan is the youngest Member of the Swedish Parliament(MP) of African origin who has ever been elected in the Swedish Parliament and indeed throughout Europe. MP Amir Adan is born in Sweden but have his origin in Somaliland and Sweden. He has been involved in politics for many years. He has been active in the Conservative Party Youth League in Stockholm. He has also been a member of the District Administration Council in Vallingby-Hasselby (West Stockholm) for many years. The issues Amir Adan want to work with in the parliament include youth unemployment, integration and International Development Cooperation.

MP Amir Adan has visited Africa on several occasions. Most recently he was in Somaliland and Kenya 2009. In Somaliland, he visited the towns of Hargeisa, Berbera, Sheikh and Burao. During his visit to Hargeisa he met Somaliland Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Abdirahman M Abdillahi and other high dignitaries of the Somaliland government and Business community. In Nairobi, Kenya Amir Adan met The Swedish Ambassador for Somali Peace process, Ambassador Göran Bjellerstedt, European Union (EU) Special Envoy For Somalia and The Republican Institute Representatives in Nairobi.

Amir Adan would like to congratulate the people of Somaliland for the good manner they conducted the presidential election in June 2010. The presidential election in Somaliland is indeed a good example for the whole of Africa. Amir Adan hope that Somaliland continues the democratic way they have chosen and institution building. MP Amir Adan plan to visit Somaliland next year to explore the ways in which Sweden can support Somaliland's democracy and development.


Ahmed Omer

Stockholm Sweden


http://www.qarannews.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=59

Oh dear....


Theres already a thread you traitor

He made the older thread aswell

amnesia is no good

He still believes in that article.

This is the only Somali MP in Sweden. http://www.riksdagen.se/Webbnav/index.a ... 3921164513

Masha Allah .. good for him ..

Executive wrote: He still believes in that article.

This is the only Somali MP in Sweden. http://www.riksdagen.se/Webbnav/index.a ... 3921164513

If he isn't an MP what is he then ..

He is just replacement


i never got enough votes to be in parliment .

if u dont belive

read his own blog

Mzbeautifull wrote:

Executive wrote: He still believes in that article.

This is the only Somali MP in Sweden. http://www.riksdagen.se/Webbnav/index.a ... 3921164513

If he isn't an MP what is he then ..

He responsible for holding the post for Beatrice Ask (Elected MP but on holiday) untill she comes back. They are all members of the same political party btw

qoraxeey wrote:He is just replacement


i never got enough votes to be in parliment .

if u dont belive

read his own blog

Oh ok cool .. but it's still nice
to see that Somali men are getting their acts together
and getting educated .. whether he is a replacement or not
he must have been doing something right to even join the parliament even if it's only for a short period ..

The only somali man this year who GOT VOTED FOR TO BE IN PARLIMENT this season is . the Waberi guy / oday