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Jihad Dib (born 1973) is an Australian politician who was elected at the 2015 New South Wales state election to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Lakemba representing the Labor Party. He is the first Muslim MP to represent the Lakemba seat—which has the highest proportion of Muslims in NSW—and the first Muslim MP in the NSW lower house.
Dib was born in Lebanon and migrated to Australia with his family when he was two years old. He began his career as a teacher at Ulladulla High School. He was principal of Punchbowl Boys High School from 2007 to 2014. Dib is acknowledged for changing a tough school into a respected community facility. He had previously served on the Australia Day Council of New South Wales, the New South Wales Police Commissioner's Advisory Panel and the SBS Community Advisory Committee, and was awarded a Pride of Australia award in 2013.
Dib is married to Erin, who graduated as a Japanese teacher in the same year as him, and with whom he has three children. His brother is boxing champion Billy Dib.
