Anne Aly
Anne Azza Aly (born Azza Mahmoud Fawzi Hosseini Ali el Serougi, 1967) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor member of the House of Representatives since the 2016 election, representing the electorate of Cowan in Western Australia. Aly is currently the Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth in the Albanese ministry.
The Honourable Anne Aly | |
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| Minister for Early Childhood Education | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Tudge |
| Minister for Youth | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Tudge |
| Member of Parliament for Cowan | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Luke Simpkins |
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| Born | Azza Mahmoud Fawzi Hosseini Ali el Serougi 29 March 1967 Alexandria, United Arab Republic (present-day Egypt) |
| Political party | Labor |
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| Website | www |
Aly is the first female federal parliamentarian of Islamic faith and one of Australia's first two government ministers to be Muslim.
Aly was a professor, lecturer and academic specialising in counter-terrorism, and she is considered a global authority on understanding how and why young people are drawn into violent extremism. Aly founded People Against Violent Extremism (PaVE) to address extremism in Australia.