Jihad Dib (born 1973) is an Australian politician.
Jihad Dib | |
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| Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Victor Dominello |
| Minister for Emergency Services | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Steph Cooke |
| Minister for Youth Justice | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | portfolio established |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bankstown | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tania Mihailuk |
| Majority | 22.0% (14,712) |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lakemba | |
| In office 28 March 2015 – 25 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Furolo |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Relations | Billy Dib (brother) |
| Residence | Earlwood[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Wollongong[2] |
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Early life and career
editDib was born in Lebanon and migrated to Australia with his family when he was two years old. He began his career as a teacher at Ulladulla High School.[4] He was principal of Punchbowl Boys High School from 2007 to 2014 and is acknowledged for changing a tough school into a respected community facility.[5] He had previously served on the Australia Day Council of New South Wales, the New South Wales Police Commissioner's Advisory Panel and the SBS Community Advisory Committee, and was awarded a Pride of Australia award in 2013.[6]
Political career
editDib was elected at the 2015 New South Wales state election to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Lakemba representing the Labor Party.[7] He was the only Muslim MP to represent the Lakemba seat[8] which had the highest proportion of Muslims in NSW[9] and the first Muslim MP in the NSW lower house.[10]
Following the resignation of Shadow Minister for Education Linda Burney to contest the federal seat of Barton, Dib was appointed to replace her in the portfolio. He served as Shadow Education Minister in the shadow ministries of Luke Foley and Michael Daley. Following the 2019 election, Dib was appointed as Shadow Minister for Youth, Juvenile Justice, Skills and TAFE and Shadow Minister Assisting on Multiculturalism in the shadow Ministry of Jodi McKay. In 2021 he was moved to the Emergency Services, Energy and Climate Change portfolios in the frontbench led by Chris Minns.[7] Dib's seat of Lakemba was abolished by the New South Wales Electoral Commission prior to the 2023 election and Dib registered to contest the seat of Bankstown.
Personal life
editDib is married to Erin, who graduated as a Japanese teacher in the same year as he graduated,[11] and with whom he has three children.[12] His brother is boxing champion Billy Dib.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Candidates – The Legislative Assembly District of Bankstown". elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "A matter of principal". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Charity is defining trait of Jihad". The Australian. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Punchbowl Credits". SBS. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Tovey, Josephine (16 August 2014). "Principal Jihad Dib of Sydney's Punchbowl Boys High School is a study in success". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "NSW Election 2015 – Lakemba". ABC News. March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Mr Jihad DIB, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Georgakopoulos, Chris (31 March 2015). "NSW Election 2015: Working with community on their needs high on the agenda for new Lakemba state Labor MP Jihad Dib". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Jihad Dib hoping to shed 'Muslim MP' label". SBS. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Deborah FitzGerald (1 April 2015). "NSW Election 2015: Overlooking ethnic candidates in Sydney's west excludes minorities and leads to extremism". Parramatta Advertiser. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "A matter of principal". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Georgakopoulos, Chris (31 March 2015). "NSW Election 2015: Working with community on their needs high on the agenda for new Lakemba state Labor MP Jihad Dib". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Kieza, Grantlee (13 November 2013). "Billy Dib inspired by brother Jihad for title fight against Evgeny Gradovich". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 31 March 2015.