Adis Ahmetovic (, ; born 27 July 1993) is a German politician. He is a member of the

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and a

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Early life and education

Ahmetovic's parents are from

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. During the

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, they fled to Hannover in 1992, where Adis Ahmetovic was born in 1993. His father Fuad, who had previously worked as an administrative lawyer in

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, became a construction worker in Germany and later a warehouse clerk, his mother Edina worked as a

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. At the age of 22, Ahmetovic became a

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and gave up his Bosnian passport. In addition to

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, he also speaks the

Bosnian language Bosnian (; / ; ), sometimes referred to as Bosniak ( / ; ), is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language mainly used by ethnic Bosniaks. Bosnian is one of ...

. In 2011, Ahmetovic graduated from Herschel School in Hannover and obtained his

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. At

Leibniz University Hannover Leibniz University Hannover (), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public university, public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six period ...

, he studied teaching politics, economics and

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. During his studies he received a scholarship from the

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. In 2019 he completed his studies obtaining the degree

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Early career

During his studies in 2013, Ahmetovic worked as a

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for Kerstin Tack, a member of the Bundestag. In 2015, Ahmetovic became head of Mustafa Erkan's office, a former SPD member and member of the Lower Saxon Landtag, previously Ahmetovic worked there as a research assistant in the office. From 2016 to 2020 he worked as an office manager and later as a personal advisor to

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and Chairman of the Lower Saxon SPD,

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. Since 2020 he has been working as a consultant for government planning and fundamental issues in the Lower Saxon State Chancellery.

Political career

2020-06-02 Vorsitzende der SPD Hannover Adis Ahmetovic und Ulrike Strauch

Early beginnings

Ahmetovic joined the

in 2008. He was chairman of the

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in the Hannover Region from 2014 to 2018 and has been one of the two leaders of the SPD Hannover since 2020. In the 2016 Lower Saxon local elections, Ahmetovic was elected to the District Council of Bothfeld-Vahrenheide.

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–present

In the

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, Ahmetovic won the constituency of Stadt Hannover I. In this capacity, he was initially his parliamentary group's

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on the

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from 2021 to 2025. Since the

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, he has been his parliamentary group's spokesperson on foreign affairs. Within his parliamentary group, Ahmetovic belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.

Other activities

* Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2022)

Political positions

Ahmetovic aims to invest more in education, better care and cheaper housing. He also wants to strengthen Hannover as a work location. He has said that he is "very loyal" to the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and would like to be "Germany's strong voice for Bosnia and Herzegovina" in the Bundestag. For example, he advocates a rapid

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. Following the

, Ahmetovic endorsed

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as candidate to succeed

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as co-chair of the SPD.Daniel Friedrich Sturm (24 February 2025)
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''.

Personal life

Ahmetovic is unmarried, does not practice any religion and lives in Hannover-Bothfeld.

References

External links

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Adis Ahmetovic
at the Bundestag * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmetovic, Adis Living people 1993 births Politicians from Hanover German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Naturalized citizens of Germany Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany Leibniz University Hannover alumni Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029