Bijan Djir-Sarai

Bijan Djir-Sarai (; born 6 June 1976) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has served as a member of the Bundestag from 2009 until 2013 and since 2017 until March 2025.

Background and education Djir-Sarai was born on 6 June 1976 in Tehran to a secular, liberal family. He was sent to Germany to live with an uncle at the age of 11 by his Iranian family. He is a member of the Protestant Church.

Political career Djir-Sarai joined the FDP in 1996. He first became a member of the German Parliament in the 2009 elections.

In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Djir-Sarai was part of his party's delegation in the working group on foreign policy, defence, development cooperation and human rights, co-chaired by Heiko Maas, Omid Nouripour and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff. In April 2022 he was elected as the General Secretary of the FDP.

Other activities Corporate boards Sparkasse Neuss, Member of the Supervisory Board

Non-profit organizations Walther Rathenau Institute, Member of the Board (since 2022) Europa-Union Deutschland (EUD), Member German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Member of the Steering Committee

Political positions Djir-Sarai opposes Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel and favors the recognition of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

In a joint letter initiated by Norbert Röttgen and Anthony Gonzalez ahead of the 47th G7 summit in 2021, Djir-Sarai joined some 70 legislators from Europe and the US in calling upon their leaders to take a tough stance on China and to "avoid becoming dependent" on the country for technology including artificial intelligence and 5G.