Nima Gholam Ali Pour (born 29 November 1981) is an Iranian-born Swedish politician, author, activist, political commentator and journalist. Since the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

, he has been a member of the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

representing the

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, a ...

party for the Malmö Municipality constituency.

Early life

Ali Pour was born in Iran in 1981. His family fled the country after his mother was charged with sheltering left-wing activists opposing the Iranian regime. They were admitted into Sweden as refugees in 1987. His parents ran a library in Iran and then worked at a pre-school in Sweden. As an adult, Pour trained as a teacher and attended Malmö Högskola where he graduated with a master's degree in International Migration and Ethnic Relations.

Career

Pour is a co-founder and spokesman for ''Perspective On Israel,'' a Swedish organization founded in 2013 that claims to seek to counteract negative or biased perceptions against Israel in Swedish politics and the media. Ali Pour has written articles for '' The Local,'' '' The Jerusalem Post,'' '' Ynet,'' '' Gatestone Institute,'' ''

Expressen ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

'' and '' Frontpage Magazine.'' In 2015, Pour published the book ''Why Multiculturalism is Oppression'' taken from a collection of his blogs and articles. The book argues multiculturalism defines the individual's complex identity through simple external attributes, and has been a cause of

antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...

and Islamic extremism in Europe. In 2018, Pour accused Malmö city council of using taxpayer's money to help fund antisemitic groups. Pour was a member of the

Swedish Social Democrats Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

but resigned from the party in 2013 after it appointed former ''

Sveriges Unga Muslimer Sveriges Unga Muslimer (SUM), previously named ''Sveriges Muslimska Ungdomsförbund (SMUF)'', is an Islamic youth umbrella organisation in Sweden. The organisation was formed in 1991. SUM itself a member organisation of the following umbrella org ...

'' and Islamic Association of Sweden leader

Omar Mustafa Omar Mustafa (born 23 March 1985) is a Swedish politician of Syrian descent and leader of the Islamic organisation in Sweden. He was a politician for the Social Democrat Party for AStockholm between 7 and 13 May 2014. In 2007 he was chairman of ...

to the party's executive board. Pour subsequently joined the

, arguing that Sweden needed tougher policies on immigration and integration. He serves as on the SD's executive board in Malmö and is a group leader in Malmö primary school board. During the 2022 general election in Sweden, he stood for the

in the Malmö Municipality and was elected. In 2023, Pour gained media attention for referring to Swedish

mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

as "nests of evil".

Works

*''2015 - Därför är mångkultur förtryck (Why Multiculturalism is Oppression)'' (2015) *''2017 - Allah bestämmer inte i Sverige (Allah does not rule in Sweden: on Islam and other uncomfortable issues in Sweden today) Middle Eastern Forum'' (2017)

Early life

Career

Works

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See also