23 Facts About Amir Khadir

Amir Khadir is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Amir Khadir was involved in many humanitarian organizations such as Medecins du Monde.

Amir Khadir studied physics at the undergraduate level at Universite de Montreal and subsequently at the graduate level at McGill University.

Amir Khadir worked with the Yes side in the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum.

Amir Khadir is a member of the Coalition des Medecins pour la Justice Sociale, which opposes the privatization of the Quebec healthcare system.

Amir Khadir has led missions to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Palestinian territories for Medecins du Monde.

Amir Khadir pleaded guilty in 2014 and, in 2015, was sentenced to a conditional discharge including 240 hours of community service.

Amir Khadir was a member of the Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste from its inception in 1997.

Amir Khadir took part in the founding of the Union des forces progressistes in June 2002.

In 2004, Amir Khadir was named co-spokesman of the UFP, alongside Denise Veilleux.

At the founding convention, Amir Khadir was named one of two co-spokespeople alongside David.

Amir Khadir continued as co-spokesperson through the 2012 election which saw the election of a second QS MNA, Francoise David, in Gouin.

Shortly after the election, Amir Khadir stepped down as co-spokesperson to allow the party to choose a new male co-spokesperson from outside the legislature in accordance with party statutes.

Amir Khadir did not run for re-election in the 2018 general election.

Amir Khadir has advocated for a petition addressed to the National Assembly, urging the suspension of Quebec's Cooperation Accord with Israel.

In December 2010, Amir Khadir participated in protests organized by the Palestinian and Jewish Unity that were held outside the Boutique Le Marcheur, a shoe store in Montreal, because the store sells shoes made in Israel.

Archambault sharply criticized Amir Khadir, stating that he found it "horrible" that his MNA representative verbally incited customers not to enter his store.

Amir Khadir was the sole MNA to vote against it and prevent its from being debated.

Amir Khadir later defended his support for boycotts of Israeli products but insisted there had been a "terrible misunderstanding" between himself and Archambault.

Amir Khadir denied asking people not to enter the store but stated that he only informed customers about the boycott.

Amir Khadir stated that he now regrets taking part and wanted people to boycott the products, not the merchant.

Amir Khadir has expressed criticism of the Bush administration's policies, throwing his shoes at a picture of the president outside the US Consulate at a protest in Montreal in December 2008.

Amir Khadir was accused of betraying the "dignity and responsibilities of a[n] MNA," though Amir Khadir himself says his constituents expected nothing less.