Ali Al-Dailami | |
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 Al-Dailami in 2018 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 26 October 2021 – 23 February 2025 | |
| Constituency | Hesse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ali Abass Yahya Al-Dailami (1981-12-27)27 December 1981 (age 43) |
| Political party | BSW (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | The Left (2006–2023) |
| Residence(s) | Giessen,Hesse |
Ali Abass Yahya Al-Dailami (Arabic:علي عباس يحيى الديلمي; born 27 December 1981) is a German-Yemeni politician who has been serving asmember of theBundestag since2021. He was one of six deputy leaders ofThe Left from 2018 to 2023, before joining the newly formedSahra Wagenknecht Alliance.
Al-Dailami was born in 1981 inSanaa,North Yemen. When he was eight years old, his family fled to Germany as refugees. He attended elementary school inSankt Julian in the state ofRhineland-Palatinate. Ali's mother died when he was twelve years old, and he was placed in a children's home at his own request. He lived at several different Children and Youth Services facilities, including one inLich, Hesse.[1]
Upon turning 18, Al-Dailami dropped out of school and moved toGiessen. There, he earned hisMittlere Reife at anight school. He was dependent on unemployment benefits and, among other things, did contract work forCanon on anassembly line and in a warehouse, among other things. He then took an apprenticeship as a restaurant clerk.[1][2]
Al-Dailami joined The Left in 2006. The same year, he co-founded theLeft Youth Solid branch in Giessen and become its spokesman. He was also elected to the executive committee of The Left's Giessen association. From 2007 to 2008, he was a member of the party's Hessian state executive. He was also spokesman for the state working group on migration, integration and anti-racism from 2007 to 2012, when he became federal spokesman for the same topics.[1][2] The next year, he became chairman of the Giessen party association. He was elected to The Left's federal executive in 2008, and as one of six deputy leaders in 2018.[2]
Al-Dailami ran in the2013 German federal election in theGießen constituency, winning 5.1% of votes. He was sixth on the state party list but was not elected. He ran again in 2017 and won 6.3%, again failing to enter the Bundestag. He unsuccessfully ran in the2019 European Parliament election.
While campaigning in April 2014, Al-Dailami was assaulted and required hospital treatment. He filed a criminal complaint against his attacker.[3]
In the2021 German federal election, Al-Dailami was the lead candidate for The Left in Hesse.[4] He was second on the state party list, behind federal lead candidateJanine Wissler,[5] and was elected to the Bundestag. He won 4.0% of votes in theGießen constituency.[6]
Within the party, Al-Dailami is considered an ally ofSahra Wagenknecht.[7]
During the2021 Chilean general election, Al-Dailami endorsedApruebo Dignidad candidateGabriel Boric.[8]
On the a press-conference on 23 October 2023 theSahra Wagenknecht presented her new party BSW. Al-Dailami is one of the MPs who left The Left and joined Wagenknecht's party. This was announced that day.
Ali Al-Dailami was running as top candidate for BSW Hessian at2025 German Federal election. The BSW received less than 5 percent and did not enter the Bundestag.[9][10]
Al-Dailami has eleven siblings, including half-siblings. He is an atheist.[1]
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