Naser Khader is a Danish politician, academic, author, defender of free speech, and opponent of Islamism. Of Syrian-Palestinian origins, he has been a member of the Danish parliament since 2001-2022 (with a break in the years 2011-2015). He has a B.A. in Middle East studies from the University of Southern Denmark; an M.A. in economics and political science from Copenhagen University; and an M.A. in Christian theology from Copenhagen University. A senior fellow at the Hudson Institute from 2011-15, he chaired the Danish parliament’s Defence Committee from 2016-21. Khader has published nine books and hundreds of articles in Danish, English, and Arabic.
