Samier Dandan
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Samier Dandan is an
Australian Muslim
community.
In the lead-up to the
South-western Sydney, a traditional Labor stronghold.[3][4] In the subsequent election results, the Labor Party suffered a 27% negative swing from the 2007 NSW State Election in the seat of Lakemba
, representing the largest single swing in the entire state.
In 2012 he was ranked as the 9th most powerful person religious leader in Australia.[5][6]
In July 2015, Dandan vocally condemned the Australian Government's announcement of $1 billion in deradicalisation funding[7] and described the Government's counter-terrorism approach as a "mess".[8]
In 2016, The Lebanese Muslim Association had taxpayer funding withheld after its president Samier Dandan invested $1million in Maryum Investments, also directed by Samier Dandan.[9]
References
- ^ "Board Members - LMA Lebanese Muslim Association". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Between two worlds". 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Muslim lobby group backs Libs". 23 February 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Labor facing battle to hold Lakemba". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "thepowerindex.com.au". www.thepowerindex.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "The Power Index: religion, Muslim leader Samier Dandan at #9". 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Siegel, Matt. "Australian Muslim leader blasts government's deradicalisation drive". Retrieved 11 December 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Moore, Charlie. "Lebanese Muslim Association has its taxpayer funding withheld after investing $1 million in a company directed by its own president". Islamist Watch. Retrieved 18 March 2023.