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Norwegian politician
Zaineb Al-Samarai
President of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2023
First Vice PresidentArne Bård Dalhaug
Second Vice PresidentSondre Sande Gullord
Preceded byBerit Kjøll
Deputy Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 37)
Political partyLabour
SpouseJan 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

  1. "Flyktet fra Irak. Nå kan Zaineb (28) bli Hadias arvtaker". 22 September 2016.
  2. "Høy temperatur før Al-Samarai vant presidentvalget: "Verdensmesterskapet i å snakke stygt"" (in Norwegian). NRK Sport. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. "FØRSTE FLERKULTURELLE IDRETTSPRESIDENT: − JEG TROR HUN VIL BETY MYE FOR MANGE" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. "Idrettens nye førstedame: – Jeg er ferdig med å være et talent" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. "ZAINEB AL-SAMARAI ER GRAVID" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.


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