Biography

Parliamentary service

• Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 21.8.2013 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. M Thistlethwaite (resigned). Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2016. Resigned 25.1.2018.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 7.7.2014 to 9.5.2016.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Migration served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Migration served from 12.9.2016 to 25.1.2018; Treaties served from 8.11.2016 to 25.1.2018
• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services served from 4.12.2013 to 8.12.2013; Corporations and Financial Services served as Deputy Chair from 9.12.2013 to 1.7.2014
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: References served from 12.11.2013 to 1.7.2014; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 12.11.2013 to 9.5.2016; Economics: Legislation served from 1.7.2014 to 1.7.2014; Economics: References served as Chair from 2.7.2014 to 21.10.2015; Economics: Legislation served as Deputy Chair from 2.7.2014 to 22.10.2015; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 20.11.2014 to 20.11.2014; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 19.3.2015 to 19.3.2015; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 27.5.2015 to 28.5.2015; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 20.10.2015 to 20.10.2015; Economics: Legislation served from 22.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Economics: References served from 22.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 30.11.2015 to 30.11.2015; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 5.5.2016 to 5.5.2016; Economics: References served from 1.9.2016 to 25.1.2018; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 1.9.2016 to 8.11.2016; Environment and Communications: References served from 1.9.2016 to 25.1.2018; Community Affairs: Legislation served from 10.10.2016 to 15.2.2017
• Senate Select: Abbott Government's Commission of Audit served from 12.12.2013 to 19.6.2014; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures served from 26.6.2014 to 25.2.2016; Health served as Substitute member from 11.12.2015 to 11.12.2015; School Funding Investment served as Chair from 4.2.2016 to 9.5.2016; Health served as Substitute member from 23.3.2016 to 23.3.2016; Health served as Substitute member from 29.4.2016 to 29.4.2016; Health served as Substitute member from 4.5.2016 to 4.5.2016; Red Tape served from 10.11.2016 to 30.3.2017; Future of Public Interest Journalism served from 11.5.2017 to 6.12.2017
• Senate Standing: Regulations and Ordinances served from 12.11.2013 to 12.11.2015; Selection of Bills served from 1.9.2016 to 12.9.2016; Procedure served from 1.9.2016 to 12.9.2016; Selection of Bills served from 8.2.2017 to 25.1.2018; Publications served from 16.2.2017 to 25.1.2018

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 21.08.2013 to 25.01.2018
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition from 13.10.2015 to 23.7.2016.
• Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from 13.10.2015 to 9.5.2016.
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Youth from 13.10.2015 to 23.7.2016.
• Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs from 23.7.2016 to 7.9.2016.
• Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from 23.7.2016 to 7.9.2016.
• Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate from 3.2.2017 to 29.11.2017.

Party positions

• Member of the Australian Labor Party from 2000.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (NSW) from 2003.
• President of Young Labor (NSW), 2005.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (NSW), 2005.
• Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Drummoyne State Electorate Council (NSW), 2006.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference, 2007.
• Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Lowe Federal Electorate Council (NSW), 2008.
• Organiser for the Australian Labor Party (NSW) from 2008 to 2009.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference, 2009.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (NSW) from 2010 to 2013.
• General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (NSW) from 2010 to 2013.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party National Executive from 2010 to 2013.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference, 2011.

Other positions

• General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) from 2010 to 2013.

Personal

• Born: 28.7.1983, Sari, Iran
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (Macquarie University).

Publications

• One halal of a story, Melbourne University Publishing, Carlton, Vic., 2017.