Muhanad Al-Halak

Muhanad Al-Halak (Arabic: مهند الحلاق, born 31 July 1989 in Diyala, Iraq) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 2021 to 2025.

Early life and profession Al-Halak was born in Iraq, and came to Germany with his family as asylum seekers in 2001 as an eleven-year-old child, settling in Grafenau in Bavaria. He and his parents applied for asylum, which was granted after a lengthy process. From 2001 to 2006, he attended the Propst-Seyberer secondary school He worked in public service for the town of Grafenau from 2006 until he became a member of the Bundestag. In the 2020 local elections, he ran for mayor of the town of Grafenau in the first round of voting but was unable to qualify for the subsequent run-off election. However, he was the only representative of his party to win a seat on the Grafenau town council and was elected to the district council of the Freyung-Grafenau district.

Member of the German Parliament, 2021–2025 In the 2021 German federal election Al-Halak contested the constituency of Deggendorf and came in 6th place. He was elected on the state list. and the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. In addition to his committee assignments, he was also a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East, which is in charge of maintaining inter-parliamentary relations with Bahrain, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and the Palestinian territories.

Memberships Al-Halak is a member of the Digital Advisory Board of the Federal Consumer Centre.