Amineh Kakabaveh Biography: 14 Things You Need To Know About The Swedish Politician

Amineh Kakabaveh is a Swedish politician and a member of the Riksdag, Sweden's national legislature. Check out this article for Amineh Kakabaveh's biography as well as 14 things you need to know about her. 

14 Things To Know About Amineh Kakabaveh

Here are 14 things you need to know about Amineh Kakabaveh:

• Her real name is Amineh Kakabaveh
• She was born on December 6, 1970, in Saqqez, Kurdistan, Iran
• She is of Iranian Kurdish descent
• As of the time of writing this article, she is 53 years old but will turn 54 by December 6, 2024
• Although not much is known about her early life, it is at least known that she had seven siblings and was trained as a fighter at the age of thirteen when she joined the Kurdish guerilla Komala 
• At the age of 19, she fled Iran for Sweden in search of refuge, passing through Turkey and Greece in the process
• After finding refuge in Sweden, she worked as a housemaid during the day and spent her evenings attending evening schools
• She later attended the Stockholm University where she graduated with a Master of Science in Philosophy and Social Sciences
• She started her political career in 2005 after she founded the “Varken hora eller kuvad,” a feminist and anti-racist organization
• She became a member of Riksdag, the Swedish national legislature, in 2008 after joining as a substitute Member of Parliament
• In 2019, following a prolonged conflict with the leaders of the Left Party, she was threatened to be expelled from the party. She later resigned from the party voluntarily but remained a member of the Riksdag as an independent politician
• She is known to be a controversial person within Swedish politics and was once asked by Turkey to be extradited after showing support to Kurdish organizations. She has also been threatened multiple times in the past although she do receive protection from the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) 
• Generally, Amineh Kakabaveh is known to be not only a politician but also an opinion maker who has contributed her opinions to issues relating to secularism, women's right, and honour crimes
• She was also awarded the “Swede of the Year” title by Fokus, a Swedish-language weekly magazine that is specialized in news and current affairs