Attiya Gamri (born 1972,[1] Syriac: ܥܜܝܐ ܓܡܪܝ) is a Dutch-Assyrian member of the province council of Overijssel in The Netherlands. Gamri is originally from Arbo in Tur Abdin, Turkey.

Attiya Gamri
ܥܜܝܐ ܓܡܪܝ
Attiya Gamri in 2020
Member of the States of Overijssel
Personal details
Born
Attiya Gamri Tunc

Arbo, Tur Abdin, Turkey
NationalityDutch
Political partyLabour Party
ResidenceAmsterdam
Websitehttps://www.attiya.nl/

In 2021 she became the first woman of Assyrian heritage to contest a national election in Europe.[2]

Assyrian Advocacy

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In 2017 Gamri was the president of the Assyrian Confederation of Europe, a non-governmental organization that represents Assyrians living in the European Union.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Attiya Gamri | Kandidaat #26 | PvdA 2021". PvdA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  2. ^ Wissink, Rob (21 February 2021). "Kandidaat-kamerlid Attiya Gamri uit Oldenzaal hoopt stiekem op voorkeursstemmen: 'De hoogste Twentse op de lijst van de PvdA'". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2021.\
  3. ^ "Assyrian Umbrella Organization Granted NGO Status in EU" (Press release). AINA News. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
Preceded by Zinda Magazine Assyrian of the Year
2008 (6757)
Succeeded by