30-year-old politician
Suffering from cancer: SPD MP Ahmetovic is taking a break from the Bundestag
The 30-year-old SPD politician Adis Ahmetovic is temporarily retiring due to a cancer diagnosis. After his recovery, he wants to continue his work in the Bundestag.
SPD politician Ahmetovic is confident
“For this reason, I will undergo appropriate treatment, which will require rest and strength. After intensive discussions with the doctors, I am very confident that I will get well again.” After his full recovery, the SPD politician announced that he would continue his duties. Ahmetovic was directly elected in the Hanover I constituency in 2021.
Ahmetovic was born in Hanover in 1993 as the son of war refugees from Bosnia-Herzegovina. Five years later the family was to be deported. His current party colleague Matthias Miersch, a lawyer, objected to the procedure at the time. After years of tough negotiations, his family finally received a permanent residence permit in March 2001, Ahmetovic said after entering the Bundestag.