Kashif Ahmad

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Kashif Ahmad (born 1980) is a Pakistani-Danish politician and former member of the municipal council in Hvidovre Municipality. He founded the National Party with his brothers Aamer and Asif Ahmad. [1] [2]

In 2005, the three brothers arranged a charity concert for the victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. The concert gathered 1.1 million DKK for the victims. [3]

In January 2019, Kashif Ahmad left the National Party in favour of Alternativet. He was succeeded as party leader by his brother Asif. [4]

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National Party
2014 - 2019
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References

  1. Altinget.dk "Kashif Ahmad"
  2. Thorsen, Andreas (11 March 2016). "Meet the Politician Trying to Make Denmark Less Afraid of Immigrants". Vice. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. b.dk "Vi vil gøre en forskel."
  4. Berit Hartung (14 January 2019). "Partileder skifter parti: Nu vil han i Folketinget for Alternativet". B.T. Retrieved 15 January 2019.