Person in history

Salim Mehajer

Salim Mehajer, Australian politician

Life at a glance

Born
1986 · June 12
Age this year
40No death recorded in our data
Known as
businessperson, criminal. Citizenship: Australia
Born
40th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Salim Mehajer is an Australian convicted criminal, property developer and former deputy mayor of Auburn City Council. In March 2018, Mehajer was declared bankrupt and in April 2018 was found guilty of electoral fraud, and sentenced to 21 months in prison with a non-parole period of 11 months. In April 2021, he was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months for lying to court. In May 2023, he was sentenced to seven years and nine months for domestic violence and fraud offences,

Early life

Educated at: Western Sydney University and Trinity Catholic College.

Early life and education Mehajer was born in Sydney, and is the third-eldest of eight children of Lebanese immigrants Amal and Mohamed Mehajer. [ 1 ] He grew up in the Auburn area and was educated at the local primary school before attending Trinity Catholic College, Auburn for the majority of his high school years. Mehajer finished his final years at Arthur Phillip High School in Parramatta and subsequently studied at Western Sydney University , graduating with a Bachelor of Housing degree [ 1 ]

Path and career

Political career Mehajer ran as an independent member of the Legislative Assembly for Auburn at the 2011 New South Wales state election . He was subsequently investigated by the Election Funding Authority of New South Wales for failing to declare electoral spending and political donations but, as he was not elected , no action was taken against him. [ 1 ] He was elected as an independent councillor for the City of Auburn in 2011, and was subsequently elected as deputy mayor. [ 2 ] In 2014,

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Questions about Salim Mehajer

When was Salim Mehajer born?

June 12 1986.

How old would Salim Mehajer be today?

40 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on June 12?

Blake Ross, Jrue Holiday, Ibrahim Jeilan and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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