Ismail el Abassi

Ismail el Abassi
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Personal details
Born	(1983-02-27) February 27, 1983 (age 42)
Political party	DENK party

Ismail El Abassi (born 27 February 1983) is a Dutch politician from the DENK party. He is a member of the House of Representatives.

Political career

In the 2023 Dutch general election he was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives. ^[1] In a debate, El Abassi called for a ban on the burning of religious books, stressing a rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents and the importance for individuals to practice their religion safely. Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz responded that such expressions should remain legal in a liberal democracy. ^[2]

House committees

• Committee for Justice and Security
• Committee for Economic Affairs
• Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport
• Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management
• Committee for Housing and Spatial Planning
• Committee for Climate Policy and Green Growth ^[3]

Personal life

El Abassi played football for the youth team of FC Utrecht. ^[4]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Ismail el Abassi

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2023	House of Representatives		DENK	3	20,372	3	Won	[5]

References

1. "I. (Ismail) El Abassi". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
2. "Minister Yesilgöz: koranverbranding wordt niet strafbaar" [Minister Yeşilgöz: Burning the Quran will not become illegal]. NOS (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
3. "Ismail el Abassi". House of Representatives . Retrieved 16 December 2024.
4. "Utrechter Ismail el Abassi doet voor Denk gooi naar Tweede Kamerzetel" . Retrieved 5 December 2023.
5. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 121–122. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

See also

• List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present