Jamal El-Haj (politician)
Jamal El-Haj | |
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El-Haj in March 2021 | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Malmö Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamal El-Haj 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Political party | Independent (2024–) Social Democratic Party (–2024) |
| Alma mater | Lebanese University |
Jamal El-Haj (Arabic: جَمَال الْحَاجّ; born 1960) is a Swedish politician, trade unionist and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A former member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Malmö Municipality since September 2018. He had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Leif Jakobsson between June 2016 and September 2018.
El-Haj was educated in Tripoli, Lebanon and has a degree in sociology from the Lebanese University. He has held various roles at the IF Metall trade union. He was a member of the municipal council in Malmö Municipality from 2002 to 2014.