Safiya Wazir | |
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Merrimack 17th district | |
In office December 6, 2018 – December 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dick Patten |
Succeeded by | James Roesener |
Personal details | |
Born | 1991 (age 32–33) Afghanistan |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Activist |
Safiya Wazir (Dari: صفية وزیر; born 1991[1]) is an Afghan-American community activist and politician. She served as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Wazir is the first former refugee to serve in the New Hampshire State House.