Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson (born 1986) is an Iranian-Swedish politician who serves as a member of the Swedish parliament.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Rojhan Gustafsson was born in 1986 in Iran.[7][8] at the age of five, she with her mother, father and brother immigrated and grew up in Sweden.[9]

Political career

In 2006, Rojhan Gustafsson joined the Swedish Social Democratic Party for the first time and then in 2014 was elected to parliament as a member.[9]

In addition to her committee assignments, Rojhan Gustafsson has been a member of the Swedish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2016.[10] In the Assembly, she serves on the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (since 2017); the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 2016); the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (since 2019); and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights (2016–2021).

Sources

  1. ^ Berglund, Thomas (15 December 2009). ""Politiken lite gubbig"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "آزاده رجحان گوستاوسون و شادیه حیدری به نمایندگی پارلمان سوئد انتخاب شدند". Sveriges Radio (in Persian). 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "تلاش نمایندگان مجلس سوئد برای آزادی زندانیان سیاسی ایران | DW | 16.10.2020". DW.COM (in Persian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "نماینده ایرانی‌تبار سوئد: حمایت از معترضان ایران حمایت از دموکراسی است | DW | 19.11.2019". DW.COM (in Persian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "سیاستمداران سوئدی برای درخواست آزادی معترضان ایرانی هم‌صدا شدند". IranWire | خانه (in Persian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "ایرانیان سوئد در انتخابات پارلمانی فعال تر عمل می کنند | صدای آمریکا فارسی". ir.voanews.com (in Persian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
  8. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson (S) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b Abassian, Mehran (7 February 2021). "گفت‌وگوی ویژه با آزاده رجحان، نمایند پارلمان سوئد". Iran International (in Persian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.گفت‌وگوی ویژه با آزاده رجحان، نمایند پارلمان سوئد on YouTube
  10. ^ Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).


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