Nawa's parents are from Afghanistan, and fled to Denmark to escape the Soviet–Afghan War in 1986. She and her family lived in Pakistan for a time. Nawa is married and has two children.[2]
Education
Nawa was a student of economics at the University of Copenhagen from 2007-2014. She graduated with a Master of Science in Economics (Cand. Polit.) in 2014.[3]
Political career
Nawa first ran for parliament in the 2015 Danish general election where she received 1,790 personal votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament, although she was elected as a substitute member. She was not called upon during the 2015-2019 term though. In the 2019 election she received 4,657 votes, securing her a seat in the Folketing.[4][5]
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