Ali Al-Dailami

Ali Abass Yahya Al-Dailami (; born 27 December 1981) is a German-Yemeni politician who has been serving as member of the Bundestag since 2021. He was one of six deputy leaders of The Left from 2018 to 2023, before joining the newly formed Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance.

Early life Al-Dailami was born in 1981 in Sanaa, North Yemen. When he was eight years old, his family fled to Germany as refugees. He attended elementary school in Sankt Julian in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Ali's mother died when he was twelve years old, and he was placed in a children's home at his own request. He lived at several different Children and Youth Services facilities, including one in Lich, Hesse.

Upon turning 18, Al-Dailami dropped out of school and moved to Giessen. There, he earned his Mittlere Reife at a night school. He was dependent on unemployment benefits and, among other things, did contract work for Canon on an assembly line and in a warehouse, among other things. He then took an apprenticeship as a restaurant clerk.

Political career Al-Dailami joined The Left in 2006. The same year, he co-founded the Left Youth Solid branch in Giessen and become its spokesman. He was also elected to the executive committee of The Left's Giessen association. From 2007 to 2008, he was a member of the party's Hessian state executive. He was also spokesman for the state working group on migration, integration and anti-racism from 2007 to 2012, when he became federal spokesman for the same topics.

In the 2021 German federal election, Al-Dailami was the lead candidate for The Left in Hesse. He was second on the state party list, behind federal lead candidate Janine Wissler, and was elected to the Bundestag. He won 4.0% of votes in the Gießen constituency.

Within the party, Al-Dailami is considered an ally of Sahra Wagenknecht.

During the 2021 Chilean general election, Al-Dailami endorsed Apruebo Dignidad candidate Gabriel Boric.

On the a press-conference on 23 October 2023 the Sahra Wagenknecht presented her new party BSW. Al-Dailami is one of the MPs who left The Left and joined Wagenknecht's party. This was announced that day.

Ali Al-Dailami was running as top candidate for BSW Hessian at 2025 German Federal election. The BSW received less than 5 percent and did not enter the Bundestag.

Personal life Al-Dailami has eleven siblings, including half-siblings. He is an atheist.