15 Facts About Ehsan Jami

Ehsan Jami was born on April 20,1985 and is an Iranian-born Dutch politician, activist and author who co-founded the former Central Committee for Ex-Muslims.

Ehsan Jami was previously a member of the Partij van de Arbeid before becoming active in the PVV founded by Geert Wilders.

Ehsan Jami's mother converted, later in her life, to Christianity.

Political engagement by Ehsan Jami's father forced the family to leave the country.

Together with his parents and his older sister, the then nine-year-old Ehsan Jami arrived in the Netherlands in 1994, later obtaining Dutch nationality.

Ehsan Jami studied Management Science for one and a half year in the Netherlands and joined the Partij van de Arbeid as member in 2003.

Ehsan Jami was elected to the city council of Leidschendam-Voorburg in the local elections of March 2006.

Ehsan Jami criticized Islamic prophet Muhammad, describing him as a "criminal".

Together with Loubna Berrada, Ehsan Jami founded the Central Committee for Ex-Muslims in 2007.

On 4 August 2007, Ehsan Jami was attacked in his hometown Voorburg by three men.

On October 4,2007, Ehsan Jami announced that he was working on a film project due to be released in February 2008 which he felt could be comparable in terms of controversy to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

However, after months of deliberation, Ehsan Jami again decided to release the film.

Ehsan Jami was allegedly cited in the writings of Anders Behring Breivik.

Ehsan Jami has been on the Advisory Board of the International Free Press Society, a key component of the international counter-jihad network.

In 2009, Geert Wilders announced that Ehsan Jami had become part of the Party for Freedom.