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Ali Ehsassi | |
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| Member of Parliament for Willowdale | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Chungsen Leung |
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| Born | April 24, 1970 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relatives | Abdolhossein Teymourtash (great-grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | Lansing,[1] North York, Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Osgoode Hall Law School Georgetown University London School of Economics |
| Profession | Lawyer, International Law Executive of the Ontario Bar Association |
Ali Cyrus Ehsassi[1] MP (Persian: علی احساسی; born April 24, 1970) is a Canadian politician currently serving as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Willowdale, Ontario riding of Willowdale in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2] Ehsassi's victory marked a historical milestone, as he is one of the first two Canadians of Iranian heritage to ever be elected to Canada's federal Parliament, with the other being Majid Jowhari.
- ^ a b "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Willowdale: Liberal Ali Ehsassi unseats Conservative Chungsen Leung in Willowdale". 20 October 2015.