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Adis Ahmetovic

Adis Ahmetovic
MdB
Ahmetovic in 2021
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Preceded byKerstin Tack
ConstituencyStadt Hannover I
Personal details
Born (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31)
Hannover, Germany
CitizenshipBosnian (1993–ca. 2015)
German (since ca. 2015)
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Germany
ResidenceHannover-Bothfeld
Alma materLeibniz University Hannover
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Websiteadis-ahmetovic.de

Adis Ahmetovic MdB (Bosnian: Ahmetović, pronounced [axměːtoʋitɕ]; born 27 July 1993) is a German politician of Bosnian descent. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and a Member of the Bundestag.

Biography

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Ahmetovic's parents are from Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, they fled to Hannover in 1992, where Adis Ahmetovic was born in 1993. His father Fuad, who had previously worked as an administrative lawyer in Kotor Varoš, became a construction worker in Germany and later a warehouse clerk, his mother Edina worked as a cleaner.[1][2] At the age of 22, Ahmetovic became a German citizen and gave up his Bosnian passport.[1][3] In addition to German, he also speaks the Bosnian language.[3]

In 2011, Ahmetovic graduated from Herschel School in Hannover and obtained his Abitur. At Leibniz University Hannover, he studied teaching politics, economics and German studies. During his studies he received a scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. In 2019 he completed his studies obtaining the degree Master of Education.[4][5][6]

During his studies in 2013, Ahmetovic worked as a research assistant for Kerstin Tack, a member of the Bundestag. In 2015, Ahmetovic became head of Mustafa Erkan's office, a former SPD member and member of the Lower Saxon Landtag, previously Ahmetovic worked there as a research assistant in the office.[7] From 2016 to 2020 he worked as an office manager and later as a personal advisor to Minister President of Lower Saxony and Chairman of the Lower Saxon SPD, Stephan Weil. Since 2020 he has been working as a consultant for government planning and fundamental issues in the Lower Saxon State Chancellery.[6][8]

Ahmetovic is unmarried,[6] does not practice any religion[9] and lives in Hannover-Bothfeld.[10]

Political career

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Adis Ahmetovic and Ulrike Strauch, leaders of the SPD Hannover in 2020

Early beginnings

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Ahmetovic joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 2008. He was chairman of the Young Socialists in the SPD in the Hannover Region from 2014 to 2018 and has been one of the two leaders of the SPD Hannover since 2020.

In the 2016 Lower Saxon local elections, Ahmetovic was elected to the District Council of Bothfeld-Vahrenheide.[11]

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present

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In the 2021 German federal election, Ahmetovic won the constituency of Stadt Hannover I.[12] In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the Western Balkans.[13]

Within his parliamentary group, Ahmetovic belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[14]

Other activities

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Political positions

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Ahmetovic aims to invest more in education, better care and cheaper housing.[citation needed] He also wants to strengthen Hannover as a work location.[16] He has said that he is "very loyal" to the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[17] and would like to be "Germany's strong voice for Bosnia and Herzegovina"[3] in the Bundestag. For example, he advocates a rapid accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zoran Pantic (10 September 2015). "Es war eine gute Entscheidung". Neue Presse. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Vom Flüchtling zum Politiker". pangea. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Amir Papić (28 August 2021). "Adis Ahmetović ima priliku ući u njemački parlament: Biću jaki glas Njemačke za Bosnu i Hercegovinu!" (in Bosnian). O Kanal. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Stipendiatenporträts". Stipendiumplus. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Absolventinnen- und Absolventenfeier der Philosophischen Fakultät und der Leibniz School of Education". Leibniz Universität Hannover. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Adis Ahmetovic. "Lebenslauf". Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Kleiner Start in ein großes Jahr?" (in German). Archived from the original on 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ahmetovic wechselt, Hansmann folgt". Rundblick – Politikjournal für Niedersachsen. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Über den Krieg und den Papst". Cityglow. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  10. ^ Adis Ahmetovic. "Unser Leben in Hannovers Norden". Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Wahlergebnisse 2016". SPD-Ortsverein Vahrenheide / Sahlkamp. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. ^ "SPD holt alle vier Direktmandate in der Region: Newcomerin Schamber gewinnt gegen Hoppenstedt". Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ Nenad Kreizer (30 March 2022), Brüssel oder Moskau? Deutsche Politiker fordern Entscheidung von Serbien Deutsche Welle.
  14. ^ Members Parliamentary Left.
  15. ^ Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
  16. ^ Adis Ahmetovic. "Dafür stehe ich - in 60 Sekunden". Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Social-democrat competing for Bundestag says he is loyal to his Bosnian origin". N1 Sarajevo. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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