Aboutaleb bows out as mayor: “This city made me a Rotterdammer”
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb brought down the curtain on his 15-year term at a farewell ceremony on Sunday in the city’s central park. The 62-year-old will officially hand over to his successor, Carola Schouten, on October 1, but the event in Het Park was a chance for citizens to say goodbye.
Thousands say goodbye to Mayor Aboutaleb in Rotterdam
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Thousands of Rotterdammers gathered to say goodbye to Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, who will be stepping down on October 1 after 15 years of being mayor of the Maasstad. His send-off was a free festival in the Park under the …
Outgoing Rotterdam mayor Aboutaleb kept cancer diagnosis a …
WEB3 days ago · In 2020, Ahmed Aboutaleb was diagnosed with thyroid cancer towards the end of his second term as mayor, but decided against going public about the health concern. The cancer diagnosis is revealed in Je suis Ahmed, a book by AD reporter Peter Groenendijk about Aboutaleb's years as the mayor of Rotterdam. The popular mayor is retiring from city politics later this week.
Rotterdam mayor Aboutaleb kept cancer diagnosis in 2020 secret
WEB3 days ago · September 24, 2024. Photo: Wouter Engler via Wikimedia Commons. Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb was diagnosed with cancer four years ago, but only disclosed his illness to a small group of close confidants, a new biography has revealed. Aboutaleb underwent an operation at the end of 2020 to remove his thyroid after a tumour was discovered ...
Motive for Erasmus bridge stabbing still unclear, mayor says
WEB21 hours ago · The motive for the stabbing by the Erasmus bridge a week ago, in which one man died and a second was injured, remains unclear, Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said on Thursday. Speaking during his last council meeting as mayor, Aboutaleb said many questions about the incident still remain unanswered. For example, he said, it is unclear why the man went to Rotterdam from his home in Amersfoort ...
Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb will retire from his post on
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Ahmed Aboutaleb will retire from his position as the mayor of Rotterdam on October 1. He had earlier announced that he was stepping down from the position near the end of the year. Aboutaleb told the city council in …
Het was een eer, zegt Aboutaleb bij zijn afscheid van Rotterdam
WEB19 hours ago · Van Zanen noemde Aboutaleb een ‘stevige lobbyist’ die mooie resultaten voor Rotterdam en Den Haag boekte, zoals de metroverbinding tussen beide steden. ‘Eer’
Aboutaleb krijgt hoge onderscheiding tijdens afscheid
WEBSep 19, 2024 · De Rotterdamse burgemeester Ahmed Aboutaleb heeft donderdag tijdens zijn afscheid in de Doelen een hoge Koninklijke onderscheiding gekregen. Hij is daardoor nu Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau.
Under Aboutaleb, Rotterdam got into all the top ten lists but …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Ahmed Aboutaleb is leaving after fifteen years as mayor of Rotterdam. He announced his departure on 15 January, exactly fifteen years after his appointment as mayor of Rotterdam. For historian Marianne Klerk, Aboutaleb symbolises a period of gentrification and repression in Rotterdam.
Aboutaleb: Allahu akbar-uitspraak had ik niet had moeten doen
WEB2 days ago · Aboutaleb wist naar eigen zeggen dat de verdachte een verleden met psychische problemen had. ‘Op dat moment maak ik niet uit of het om een terrorist gaat, dat maakt de rechter uit.’ Het ...
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