Muhanad Al-Halak
Muhanad Al-Halak (born 31 July 1989) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party and since October 2021 Member of the German Bundestag.
Early life[edit]
Al-Halak was born in Iraq, and came to Germany with his family as asylum seekers, settling in Grafenau in Bavaria.[1]
Political career[edit]
Al-Halak joined the FDP in 2016.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election in Germany.
Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present[edit]
In the 2021 German federal election Al-Halak contested the constituency of Deggendorf and came in 6th place. He was elected on the state list.[3]
In parliament, Al-Halak has since been serving on the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection[4] and the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.[5] In addition to his committee assignments, he is also a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with Bahrain, Irak, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and the Palestinian territories.[6]
Other activities[edit]
- German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "FDP-Bundestagkandidat Muhanad Al-Halak im Interview". MuW-Nachrichten.de (in German). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien in Bayern - Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Muhanad Al-Halak Bundestag.
- ^ Helmut Kleebank leitet den Beirat für nachhaltige Entwicklung Bundestag, press release of 16 March 2022.
- ^ Muhanad Al-Halak Bundestag.
- ^ Board of Trustees German Foundation for Consumer Protection (DSV).
- Living people
- 1989 births
- 21st-century German politicians
- 21st-century Iraqi politicians
- German people of Iraqi descent
- Iraqi emigrants to Germany
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- Iraqi refugees
- People from Freyung-Grafenau
- Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria
- Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany)
- Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025