Abid Raja

Abid Qayyum Raja (born 5 November 1975) is a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal Party politician who has served as Minister of Culture since 2020. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway as representative for Akershus in 2013 where he serves as second deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications and also is a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. In October 2017, Raja was elected as the vice-president of the Parliament of Norway, the second time in Norway's history that a Muslim has been elected to that office.

Abid Raja

Abid Qayyum Raja (born 5 November 1975) is a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal Party politician who has served as Minister of Culture since 2020. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway as representative for Akershus in 2013 where he serves as second deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications and also is a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. In October 2017, Raja was elected as the vice-president of the Parliament of Norway, the second time in Norway's history that a Muslim has been elected to that office.