Ali Ehsassi

Ali Cyrus Ehsassi[1] MP (Persian: علی احساسی‎; born April 24, 1970) is a Canadian politician currently serving as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Willowdale, Ontario riding of Willowdale in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

[2] Ehsassi's victory marked a historical milestone, as he is one of the first two Canadians of Iranian heritage to ever be elected to Canada's federal Parliament, with the other being Majid Jowhari.

Ali's maternal great-grandfather was Iranian statesman Abdolhossein Teymourtash, who was the first Minister of Court during the Pahlavi dynasty.

Ehsassi's father was also an Iranian diplomat and worked in Iran's embassy in Switzerland when he was born.

Ali has been active in both his riding and in Ottawa, and is a member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.