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Hadia Tajik

Birth:1983
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Norwegian politician of Pakistani origin The youngest and the first ever-Muslim minister in the Norwegian Cabinet is Hadia Tajik of Pakistani origin, heading Norway's culture portfolio. She announced that her programme would focus on cultural diversity as part of the Norwegian people's daily lives and how this reflects on the society as a whole - the protection of minority rights, whether cultural or racial, including the right of Muslims to wear the veil in public places, among other issues. Born in Strand, Norway, Tajik studied human rights at the University of Kingston in the UK and holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism and Master's in law, the latter awarded by the University of Oslo in 2012. An activist from a young age, Tajik led the Young Workers Movement between 1999 and 2002. She also worked as a political advisor to Norway's minister of justice, 2008-2009. In 2009, Tajik was elected to parliament as a member of the Labour Party in the Oslo constituency. She was placed on a list of six seats generally considered safe for the party.

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Hadia Tajik, a trade union-supporting labour minister

This is not Hadia Tajik’s first time as a government minister. She served as Minister of Culture between 2012 and 2013. She has also been the Labour Party deputy leader since 2015. It adds up to making her a heavyweight among Norway’s social democratic politicians.

This might not be a description she agrees with when she is training krav maga, an Israeli self-defence system. In her new book “Freedom”, published just before Norway’s parliamentary elections in September this year, she describes a workout:

“I had no illusions about what the training would do for me: I was but a 162 centimetres tall woman. Most men would wrestle me to the ground anyway.

“I did not train krav maga to protect myself against street violence. I did it because it gave me psychological strength during a rough time. I got divorced in 2016. I was dealing with demanding situations at work."

Hitting without apology

Learning how to hit without apology, to protect yourself against blows, learning to get back up again every time she ended up o

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Hadia Tajik facts for kids

Not to be confused with Hadi Tajik.

Hadia Tajik (born 18 July 1983) is a Pakistani-Norwegian jurist, journalist and politician from the Labour Party. She served as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2021 to 2022, where after several tax evasions and misuse of appointed apartments, she resigned from the post. She previously served as Minister of Culture from 2012 to 2013. She was 29 years of age at the time and became the youngest minister to serve in the Norwegian government. She is the first Cabinet member that is a Muslim. Tajik has served as a Member of Parliament representing Rogaland since 2017, and Oslo from 2009 to 2017. She was also the party's deputy leader from 2015 until 2022.

Early life and education

Hadia Tajik was born on 18 July 1983 in the village of Bjørheimsbygd in Strand, Rogaland, to Mohammad Sarwar Tajik (born 1947) and Safia Qazalbash (born 1948), immigrants from Pakistan in 1974. After completing Bjørheimsbygd Primary School as one of only seven pupils, she attended Tau Lower Secondary School between 1996 and 1998 a