Zaineb Al-Samarai | |
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President of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 4 June 2023 | |
First Vice President | Arne Bård Dalhaug |
Second Vice President | Sondre Sande Gullord |
Preceded by | Berit Kjøll |
Deputy Member of the Storting | |
In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 37) |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Jan Erik Fåne |
Zaineb Al-Samarai (born 22 October 1987) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She is currently serving as the president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports since 2023. She previously served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo from 2017 to 2021.
Hailing from Iraq, her family fled to Norway in 1994. Settling in Holmlia, Al-Samarai was elected to Oslo city council in 2011 and 2015 and has chaired Holmlia SK. She is a jurist by education.
In June 2023, she was elected President of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports, defeating incumbent Berit Kjøll in a 138–29 vote. She became the first person with a minority background to hold the position.
Personal life
She is married to Jan Erik Fåne. In November 2023, she announced that she and Fåne were expecting a child and would go on paternity leave from March 2024.
References
- "Flyktet fra Irak. Nå kan Zaineb (28) bli Hadias arvtaker". 22 September 2016.
- "Høy temperatur før Al-Samarai vant presidentvalget: "Verdensmesterskapet i å snakke stygt"" (in Norwegian). NRK Sport. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- "FØRSTE FLERKULTURELLE IDRETTSPRESIDENT: − JEG TROR HUN VIL BETY MYE FOR MANGE" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- "Idrettens nye førstedame: – Jeg er ferdig med å være et talent" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- "ZAINEB AL-SAMARAI ER GRAVID" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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