| Samira Nawa | |
| Office: | Member of the Folketing |
| Termstart: | 5 June 2019 |
| Constituency: | Copenhagen |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Party: | Social Liberal Party |
| Alma Mater: | University of Copenhagen |
Samira Nawa Amini (born 30 March 1988 in Aalborg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.[1]
Nawa's parents are from Afghanistan, and fled to Denmark to escape the war in 1986. She and her family lived in Pakistan for a time. Nawa is married and has two children.[2]
Nawa was a student of economics at the University of Copenhagen from 2007-2014. She graduated with a Master of Science in Economics (Cand. Polit.) in 2014.[3]
Nawa first ran for parliament in the 2015 Danish general election where she received 1,790 personal votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament, although she was elected as a substitute member. She was not called upon during the 2015-2019 term though. In the 2019 election she received 4,657 votes, securing her a seat in the Folketing.[4] [5]