Ehsan Jami

Ehsan Jami (born April 20, 1985) is an Iranian-born Dutch politician, activist and author who co-founded the former Central Committee for Ex-Muslims.

[1] He was previously a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) before becoming active in the PVV founded by Geert Wilders.

Jami studied Management Science for one and a half year in the Netherlands and joined the Partij van de Arbeid as member in 2003.

The national anti-terrorism coordinator's office, the public prosecution department and the police decided during a meeting on 6 August that "additional measures" were necessary for the protection of Jami who has subsequently received extra security.

[8] In September 2007, he penned an op-ed together with PVV politician Geert Wilders for the Dutch daily Volkskrant, likening the threat of Islam to the rise of Adolf Hitler's National Socialism in the 1930s.

[9] It was a response to National Antiterrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra's remarks in Algemeen Dagblad, who criticized the tone used by some people in the discussion about Islam.

[11] On 31 March 2008 he cancelled this project after being urged to do so by Dutch Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and threats from Iran.