Momodou Jallow

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.

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. In 2010, he faced a series of threats after criticising a mock slave auction on the grounds of Lund University.

In 2018, Jallow filed a complaint against the state of Denmark before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 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. The case was resolved in his favor in 2023, with the committee requiring a public apology and compensation to be paid to Jallow. In 2025, he became chair of the Riksdag's Civil Affairs Committee, the first person of African descent to do so.