Romina Pourmokhtari is a Swedish politician (Liberal Party). In 2022, she became a member of the Swedish Parliament from the Stockholm city constituency. On October 18, 2022, she was appointed Minister of Climate and Environment in the Christerson government, becoming the country’s youngest minister (26 years old). Pourmokhtari originates from Iran.
Wiki/Biography
Romina Pourmokhtari was born on Sunday, November 12, 1995 in the Diocese of Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Sweden (age 27; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Romina Pulmokhtari’s childhood
From 2011 to 2014, she attended Blackebergs Gymnasium in Stockholm, Sweden; she was a science student. While at school, Romina served as president of the student union. Thereafter, she studied political science at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden. Her father moved to Sweden from Iran as a political refugee, bringing her into politics. In a media interview, while sharing her childhood memories with her father, Romina said,
He was always able to sit down and discuss with me all day long. My entire upbringing was marked by arguments with my father, whom I almost never agreed with but liked very much. “
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: hazel green
family
Romina Pourmokhtari was born in an Azerbaijani family.
Parents and siblings
Her father, Ibrahim Pourmokhtari, came from Tabriz in West Azerbaijan, Iran, and moved to Sweden as a political refugee. Little is known about her mother. She has no brothers.
Romina Pulmokhtari’s parents
Affair/Boyfriend
Apparently, Romina Pulmokhtari has been dating Fredrik Holvast for some time.
Profession
Romina Pourmokhtari started her career in June 2012 at Eastern Real High School in Stockholm as an IT assistant. She worked there for about three months. In 2014, she started working as a waitress at Tehran Grill AB in Stockholm, Sweden. She worked there for about a year before joining Urban Deli, a bar and restaurant in Stockholm, as a waitress. At the same time, she also provides private tutoring in subjects such as mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and English at Studybuddy AB.
politics
In 2014, Romina Pourmokhtari joined the Free Youth Association of Greater Stockholm (LUF) as a campaign worker. In October 2016, she joined the Liberal Party as a political advisor, responsible for cultural issues in the Stockholm region. She has been active as a political consultant for about three years. In the same year, she was promoted to member of the Swedish Free Youth Council.
Romina Pourmokhtari attends Liberal Party board meeting
In 2018, Romina was elected as the vice president of the Free Youth Association, becoming the first person to become the vice president of the association. In 2019, she became president of the Free Youth Association. Over the years she has been involved in political issues related to education, feminism, integration and the prevention of honor oppression.
Romina Pourmokhtari discusses party policy in press debate
While serving as president of the Free Youth Association, Romina advocated that conscription should be replaced by purely professional defense. She also asserted that the parent Liberal Party should stick to its liberal immigration policies. In September 2022, she resigned as president of the Free Youth Association. In the same year, she ran for the Swedish parliamentary elections on behalf of the Liberal Party from the Stockholm County and Stockholm City constituencies. Pulmokhtari ranked sixth on both lists and was elected to parliament. On October 18, 2022, Romina was appointed by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christiansen as Minister of Climate and Environment in the right-wing government.
Romina Pourmokhtari on the Lejonbacken terrace of the Royal Palace in Stockholm as part of the new Swedish government
other works
In February 2014, while Romina was still in high school, she and a group of people started a non-profit project called Jag Har Aldrig (meaning Never Have I Ever) to influence first-time voters in Stockholm. The organization’s motivation was to invite 2,000 participants to an event to discuss political issues in a pleasant environment. In the same year, she participated in the project “Coriander Absorption of Copper in the Human Body” and received a scholarship at STÅT, the international science fair in Åbo, Finland. In June 2021, Pourmokhtari became a member of the board of directors of the association RFSU (Riksförbundet för sexuell upplysning), a non-profit organization established in Stockholm for sex education. She has been involved with the NGO ever since. In 2022 she authored the book Chicken Nuggets På Krita.
Books by Romina Pulmokhtari
Facts/Trivia
- In her spare time she likes to read.
- Romina Pourmokhtari is fluent in five languages: French, English, Farsi, Swedish and Azerbaijani.
- In January 2022, Romina was selected into the list of Sweden’s most influential politicians under 30 years old published by the Swedish evening newspaper “Express”.
- Apparently, Romina has expressed support for the protests in Iran. The protests were sparked after Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Iran for wearing a headscarf improperly.
- According to Swedish media reports, many people are unhappy with the Swedish government’s decision to appoint Pulmokhtari as climate minister because she has never worked on this issue before. Additionally, there is no mention of climate-related issues in her personal or professional profile.
- Pulmokhtari had strongly criticized Christiansen’s move to align his party with the Sweden Democrats (SD). She wrote in a 2020 tweet,
Ulf Kristersson doesn’t have SD – absolutely. Ulf Kristersson and SD — No, thank you. “
- Romina was caught drinking on different occasions.
Romina Pourmokhtari with friends in restaurant
- Romina is an avid dog lover and has a pet dog.
Romina Pourmokhtari posts about her pet dog on Instagram
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