1. Muna Duzdar was born on 22 August 1978 and is an Austrian politician.
12 Facts About Muna Duzdar
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Muna Duzdar was a State secretary in the Austrian Federal Chancellery from 2016 to 2017.
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Muna Duzdar studied law at the University of Vienna followed by postgraduate Master studies in International law at the Sorbonne University.
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Muna Duzdar started her political career in 2001 when she became a district councillor for Donaustadt.
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Muna Duzdar was a member of several committees within the Federal Council.
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On 18 November 2012 Muna Duzdar left the Federal Council and switched to the Vienna, where she was sworn in on 19 November 2012 taking over Karin Schrodl's position.
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Muna Duzdar considers foreign policy, education, integration and housing as her main political focus areas.
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On 17 May 2016 Muna Duzdar was appointed as state secretary in the Federal Chancellery by Chancellor Christian Kern, who himself had assumed that position on 9 May 2016 after his predecessor Werner Faymann had stepped down.
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Muna Duzdar was elected into the National Council for the Social Democratic Party in 2017, after she was discharged as State secretary by the newly elected OVP-FPO government.
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Muna Duzdar's father was an employee of UNIDO, her mother was a housewife.
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Muna Duzdar has five siblings and her native languages are German and Arabic.
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Muna Duzdar describes herself as a non-practicing Muslima, which makes her the first member of the Austrian federal government that belongs to the Muslim faith.