Shirin Musa | |
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 Musa in 2015 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Anthonie Bruijn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1977 Quetta,Pakistan |
| Political party | VVD |
| Spouse | Walid (m. 2002;ann. 2010) |
| Occupation |
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Shirin Musa (born 28 August 1977) is a Pakistani-born Dutch politician and women's rights activist who is the founder of Femmes for Freedom . [1] She has introduced the concept of marital captivity to Dutch society. [1]
Following the stepping down of Jan Anthonie Bruijn, Musa was sworn into the Senate on 23 September 2025, on behalf of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). [2]
Musa was born in Quetta, the capital city of the Pakistani province Balochistan, and came to the Netherlands as a baby.
Musa married a Dutch Pakistani. In 2002 they married under the Dutch law, and in 2005 they had their religious marriage. They separated in 2008. On 9 December 2010, a judge ended her religious marriage, after a long struggle with her husband who refused to cooperate. [3]
Senate 13 June 2023 – present | ||
| GroenLinks–Labour Party (GL/PvdA – 14) |  | |
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 13) | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. (VVD – 9) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 6) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 6) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 4) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 3) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 3) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 3) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| 50Plus (50+ – 1) | ||
| Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL – 1) | ||
| Van de Sanden (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Walenkamp (Indep. – 1) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 · 2023–present | ||
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