Background
His father was a journalist in the daily Anis during the communist régime.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Farshad Bashir
Edit ProfileEducation
University of Groningen.
Career
He focuses on matters of taxation, traffic and water management. After the take-over of the major part of Afghanistan by the Taliban in 1996, he fled with his family to Tajikistan and thereafter to the Netherlands in 1997, where they were granted asylum. He went to live in Mantgum, which is a village in the province of Friesland.
On March 16, 2006 he was elected into the municipal council of Leeuwarden.
He was a councillor till January 28, 2008. Bashir stated that he would refuse to oath loyalty to the soon-to-be-crowned Prince of Orange, Willem Alexander.
Bashir is a republican and is against the Dutch monarchy. Bashir studied mathematics and physics at the University of Groningen (Bachelor) and tax law at Leiden University.
Membership
As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he has been an Member of Parliament since January 15, 2008, succeeding Rosita van Gijlswijk. On July 10, 2002 he became a member of the Socialist Party and of its youth organisation ROOD. In the same month he became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives, thus becoming the youngest Dutch Member of Parliament ever.
-
Born
-
Nationality
Netherlands -
Political Party
Socialist Party