Rahim Jaffer

Infobox CanadianMP
honorific-prefix =
name = Rahim Jaffer
رحيم جعفر
honorific-suffix =
MP

riding = Edmonton—Strathcona
parliament = Canadian
term_start = 1997 federal election
term_end =
predecessor = Hugh Hanrahan
successor =
birth_date = birth date and age |1971|12|15
birth_place = Kampala, Uganda
death_date =
death_place =
party = Conservative (2003-present)
otherparty = Reform (1997-2000)
Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)
spouse = Engaged to Helena Guergis
residence = Edmonton, Alberta
profession = businessman, entrepreneur
portfolio =
religion = Ismaili
footnotes =

Rahim Jaffer ( _ur. رحيم جعفر) (born December 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and currently represents the Alberta riding of Edmonton—Strathcona as a member of the Conservative party.

Jaffer was born in Kampala, Uganda. When Rahim was a young child, he and his family came to Canada to escape persecution in Uganda. The government of Idi Amin confiscated their business and their home, and sent them as penniless refugees to a new country.

Jaffer completed his Bachelor of Social Sciences degree at the University of Ottawa in Political Science and Economics. He took his degree in French and also served as a legislative assistant in the House of Commons. After completing his degree, Jaffer returned to Edmonton where he operated a successful coffee shop in the heart of Old Strathcona.

Rahim was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Strathcona on June 2, 1997 at the age of 25. He originally won his seat as a member of the Reform Party of Canada (later the Canadian Alliance, ultimately merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservative Party). Jaffer is a Muslim of the Ismaili faith, and was the only Muslim member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2004.Fact|date=February 2007 He graduated from the University of Ottawa. Jaffer speaks fluent English and French.

In 2001, Matthew Johnston, an aide to Jaffer, impersonated him during a radio interview that Jaffer was himself unable to attend. Jaffer subsequently apologized in the House of Commons and was suspended from his caucus position for several months.

Jaffer supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq, [House of Commons, Edited Hansard, 24 March 2003, http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?pub=Hansard&doc=76&Language=E&Mode=2&Parl=37&Ses=2#T1605] arguing that Iraqis longed to live in freedom and rid themselves of Saddam Hussein. In making this argument, he drew attention to the fact that his own family endured oppression under Idi Amin.

On January 23, 2006, Jaffer was re-elected to serve a fourth term as the Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Strathcona. On February 8, 2006, he was named chair of the Conservative caucus by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

He is engaged to fellow Conservative MP Helena Guergis. [Alan Kellogg, "Jaffer parlays backroom role into position of influence", "Edmonton Journal", 28 May 2006, A2.]

Electoral record

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Conservative
Rahim Jaffer
align="right"|22,009
align="right"|41.7%
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New Democratic Party
Linda Duncan
align="right"|17,153
align="right"|32.5%
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Liberal
Andy Hladyshevsky
align="right"|9,391
align="right"|17.8%
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Green
Cameron Wakefield
align="right"|3,139
align="right"|5.9%
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Progressive Canadian Party
Michael Fedeyko
align="right"|582
align="right"|1.1%
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Marijuana
Dave Dowling
align="right"|390
align="right"|0.7%
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Marxist-Leninist
Kevan Hunter
align="right"|106
align="right"|0.2%
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|52,770!align="right"|99.72%!align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|148!align="right"|0.28%!align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|52,918!align="right"|70.6%!align="right"
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References

External links

* [http://www.rahimjaffer.com rahimjaffer.com]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=9127&s=M Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2001/03/19/jaffer010319.html cbc.ca, "Jaffer to apologize to House of Commons."] Accessed May 1, 2007

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