Ali Duale Explained

Ali Duale
Birth Place:Somalia
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Assembly:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am:Halifax Armdale
Term Start:August 17, 2021
Predecessor:Lena Diab
Party:Liberal

Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[1] He represents the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Originally from Somalia, Duale came to Canada as a refugee from the Somali Civil War, and has worked for the Halifax Fire Department. He was one of four Black Canadians elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021.[1]

Duale is member of the Human Resources and Veterans Affairs Committees.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/record-number-black-mlas-elected-nova-scotia-legislature-1.6144448 "Record number of Black MLAs elected to Nova Scotia Legislature"
  2. Web site: david . 2021-08-19 . Ali Duale . 2022-03-05 . Nova Scotia Legislature . en.