Seher Aydar (born, 10 September 1989, Turkey) is a Norwegian politician of Kurdish descent. She is a member of the Red Party and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) in the Parliamentary Elections of 2021.[1]

Seher Aydar
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Assumed office
2021
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born10 September 1989
Turkey
Political partyRed Party

Early life and education

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Aydar was born into a family from Konya,[2] where she lived until she migrated to Norway at the age of eleven.[3] In Norway she grew up in Frederikstad.[4] She has been working at a kindergarten and was politically active from an early age[5] particularly in organizations focusing on women's and Kurdish rights.[1][4]

Political career

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She has taken a leading role within the Red Party,[6] before in the term between 2017 and 2021, she became a substitute member of the Norwegian Parliament for Oslo.[7] Additionally, she advised her party in the departments health and education.[6] She has been supportive of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party in Turkey[3] and also the developments of the Kurdish rights in Syria under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.[8][9] In September 2021, she was elected to the Norwegian Parliament representing the Red party.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Two Kurds elected to Parliament for the first time in Norway". ANF News. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ Algünerhan, Mahmut. "Norveç'te seçimler: İktidardaki sağ koalisyon oy kaybetti". Evrensel (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ a b Møller, Av Iselin Stalheim. "Gir ikke opp ren seier i Tyrkia". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ^ a b c Shakir, Leyla (14 September 2021). "Two Kurds win seats in Norwegian parliament". Rudaw. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ^ Holøien, Av Marianne (2010-04-18). "Ny generalsekretær". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ^ a b "Seher Aydar". roedt.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ^ "Biografi: Aydar, Seher". Stortinget (in Norwegian). 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ^ "After Belonging Closing Weekend - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  9. ^ "New World Embassy Rojava" (PDF). Koro.no.