GermanyCabinetSocial Democratic Party of GermanyNational · Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg IFederal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Reem Alabali-Radovan
Profile
Reem Alabali Radovan is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development in the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since May 2025. Born in Moscow to Iraqi Assyrian parents, she moved to Germany as a refugee in 1996. Before her ministerial appointment, she was a member of the Bundestag and served as the Federal Commissioner for Migration, Refugees, and Integration. Alabali Radovan is known for her focus on migration, anti-racism, and international development, and she is the first person of Iraqi descent to serve as a federal minister in Germany.
Details
- Born
- 1990-05-01 · 36 years old
- Birth place
- Moscow, Russia
- Education
- Gymnasium Fridericianum Schwerin; Free University of Berlin (Bachelor of Political Science); Technical University of Kaiserslautern (Master of Sustainable Development Cooperation)
- Career
- Technical staff member at the German Orient Institute; country officer at the Near and Middle East Association; employee at the Office for Migration and Refugee Affairs of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Commissioner for Integration of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state government
