Mira El Dannawi

Mira El Dannawi is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since October 2023. Born in Lebanon, she immigrated to Australia in 2007 and settled in Adelaide. Before entering politics, she worked as an early childhood teacher and served as an assistant director at the Modbury Community Children's Centre. A member of the Australian Labor Party and the United Workers Union, she is noted for being the first Muslim member of the South Australian parliament. She is generally aligned with the Left faction of the Labor Party.