Kadir Kasirga

Swedish politician (born 1975)

Kadir Kasirga
Kasirga in 2022

Member of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2022
Constituency	Stockholm Municipality
Member of the Riksdag
In office 24 September 2018 – 8 March 2020
Constituency	Stockholm Municipality

Personal details
Born	1975 (age 48–49)
Political party	Social Democrats

Kadir Kasirga (born 1975) is a Swedish politician of Kurdish descent.^[1]^[2] He served as Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of Stockholm Municipality from 24 September 2018 to 8 March 2020.^[3] Sultan Kayhan took his place in the Riksdag after Kasirga resigned. He became a member of the Riksdag again in 2022.^[4]^[5] He volunteered as an OECD observer to the Turkish elections in May 2023, but he was denied entry to Turkey on grounds he had visited the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the past.^[6]

References

^ "Kadir Kasirga profile". Sveriges riksdag (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "5 namzedên Kurd di hilbijartinên Parlamentoya Swêdê de bi ser ketin".
^ "Kadir Kasirga (S) nytt oppositionsborgarråd". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ "Här är Sveriges nya riksdag – ledamot för ledamot". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Invalda ledamöter 2022". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "OECD denounces Turkey's rejection of election observers". Bianet. 9 May 2023.