Momodou Malcolm Jallow
Momodou Malcolm Jallow | |
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Jallow in 2018. | |
| Member of the Riksdag for Malmö City | |
| In office 31 August 2017 – 12 September 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1975 |
| Party | Left |
Momodou Malcolm Jallow (born 11 October 1975) is a Gambian-born Swedish politician. He has been a regular Member of Parliament since 2017, elected for Malmö Municipality constituency.[1]
Early life and activism
Jallow was born in Bakau in 1975. He moved to Sweden when he was a teenager, eventually settling in Malmö and becoming involved in social activism.[2] In 2010, he faced a series of threats after criticizing a mock slave auction on the grounds of Lund University.[2] In 2014, Jallow was the defendant in a case that resulted in the first guilty verdict in a racist hate crime case in Sweden.[3]
In 2018, Jallow filed a complaint against the state of Denmark before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.[4] The case alleged that an art exhibit in the Folketing had constituted a hate crime against Jallow, as one of the artworks depicted Jallow being hung and another referred to him as a racial slur.[5] The case was resolved in his favor in 2023, with the committee requiring a public apology and compensation to be paid to Jallow.[4][5]
Career
He became a Member of the Riksdag in 2017, replacing Daniel Sestrajcic.[2] Jallow was elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2018 and September 2022.[6][7][8] In 2025, he became chair of the Riksdag's Civil Affairs Committee, the first person of African descent to do so.[2]
References
- ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Malcolm Momodou Jallow (V) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bojang, Sheriff (11 July 2025). "Momodou Jallow: Gambian-born Swedish MP fighting racism, threats and political silence". The Africa Report. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Linda A. (19 June 2018). "When will the EU put Black Europeans on the political agenda?". Equal Times. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ a b Bah, Omar (10 February 2023). "Gambian-Swedish MP happy with UN verdict on racial discrimination case". The Standard. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b Durmuş, Betül (2 June 2023). "The CERD stands firm against racist hate speech: Jallow v. Denmark". EJIL: Talk!. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Riksdagens protokoll 2018/19:1". Sveriges riksdag (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Här är Sveriges nya riksdag – ledamot för ledamot". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Invalda ledamöter 2022". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.