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      • Mobina S. B. Jaffer KC (Bengali: মবিনা জাফরী) (born August 20, 1949) is a former Canadian Senator representing British Columbia. Jaffer was the first Muslim to be appointed to the upper house as well as being the first senator who was born in Africa, and the first of South Asian descent.
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  2. Mobina S. B. Jaffer KC (Bengali: মবিনা জাফরী) (born August 20, 1949) is a former Canadian Senator representing British Columbia. Jaffer was the first Muslim to be appointed to the upper house as well as being the first senator who was born in Africa, and the first of South Asian descent.

  3. Aug 20, 2024 · Ahead of her retirement on August 20, 2024, Senator Jaffer reflects on her journey from Uganda to Canada, her women’s rights advocacy and her 23-year Senate career. You have said that you are proud to hold multiple identities as an Ismaili Muslim, an African, a South Asian and a Canadian.

  4. May 12, 2016 · Meet Senator Mobina Jaffer. Who inspired you to get involved in public life? My father was a remarkable example to me by the way he lived his life: He was a politician in Uganda.

  5. Senator Mobina Jaffer represents the province of British Columbia in the Senate of Canada. Appointed to the Senate on June 13, 2001, she.

  6. Senator Mobina Jaffer represents the province of British Columbia in the Senate of Canada. Appointed to the Senate on June 13, 2001, she is the first Muslim senator, the first African-born senator, and the first senator of South.

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  7. Oct 12, 2022 · Sen. Mobina Jaffer represents British Columbia in the Senate of Canada. Appointed on June 13, 2001 by prime minister Jean Chrétien, she is the first Muslim senator, the first...

  8. Jun 26, 2024 · A trailblazer in the Upper Chamber who has juggled chairing committees and working towards peace in Sudan in the early 2000s, Mobina Jaffer reflects on her career as a Senator.