Jamal El-Haj is a Swedish politician and a member of the Swedish national legislature known as the Riksdag. He is also a trade unionist and has held a variety of positions at the IF Metall trade union. Check out this article for Jamal El-Haj's biography as well as 10 things you need to know about him.
10 Things To Know About Jamal El-Haj
Here are 10 things you need to know about Jamal El-Haj:
- His real name is Jamal El-Haj
- He was born in 1960
- As of 2024, he is 64 years old
- He attended the Lebanese University in Tripoli, Lebanon, where he acquired a degree in Sociology
- In 2002, he was made a member of the of the municipal council in Malmö Municipality and he served as a member of the decision-making body up until 2014
- In June 2016, he was made a substitute member of the Riksdag, replacing Leif Jakobsson until September 2018
- In September 2018 he was made a member of the national legislature, Riksdag, as a representative of Malmö Municipality while being a member of the Social Democratic Party
- In May 2023, he was suspended temporarily from the Swedish parliament after he was seen together with Amin Abu Rashid at the European Palestinians Conference. Amin Abu Rashid was later arrested for financing terrorism linked to Hamas, an Islamist movement. His arrest led to Swedish politicians calling for El-Haj's resignation
- On February 9, 2024, he was forced to resign from the Social Democratic Party after Social Democrats lost confidence in him
- Despite his resignation from the party, Jamal El-Haj remains a member of the national legislature but as an independent MP
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