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Farah Karimi

Farah Karimi - Persian Dutch politician - Oxfam Novib Director 2013
Farah Karimi - Persian Dutch politician - Oxfam Novib Director 2013 Image: Wikimedia Commons. PersianDutchNetwork / CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Farahnaz "Farah" Karimi (Persian: فرح کريمی; born 15 November 1960) is an Iranian-Dutch politician associated with the GreenLeft party (GroenLinks) in the Netherlands. She served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 1998 to 2006, and has been a member of the Senate (Eerste Kamer) for the same party since 2019.

Key Facts

Full name Farahnaz Karimi
Known as Farah Karimi
Date of birth 15 November 1960
Place of birth Yasukand, Iran
Nationality Iranian-Dutch
Political party GreenLeft (GroenLinks)
House of Representatives 1998–2006
Senate (since) 2019

Background

Karimi was born on 15 November 1960 in Yasukand, Iran. She later settled in the Netherlands, where she became active in Dutch public life and politics, eventually rising to national parliamentary office.

Political Career

House of Representatives (1998–2006)

Karimi was elected to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in 1998 as a representative of the GreenLeft party. She served continuously until 2006, a period of eight years in the lower house of the Dutch parliament.

Senate (since 2019)

In 2019, Karimi returned to national politics as a Senator in the Eerste Kamer (the upper house of the Dutch parliament), again representing GreenLeft.

Timeline

  • 1960: Born in Yasukand, Iran.
  • 1998: Elected to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for GreenLeft.
  • 2006: Concluded her tenure in the House of Representatives.
  • 2019: Began her term as a Senator for GreenLeft.

Significance

Karimi's career reflects the participation of Iranian-origin politicians in mainstream Dutch parliamentary politics. Her long association with GreenLeft, spanning both chambers of the States General, underlines a sustained role in Dutch progressive politics.

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