- A baby girl was born in Muenster, Germany, to parents who migrated from Syria
- Her parents decided to name her Angela Merkel Muhammed after the politician
- Asia Faray wanted to name her that because of Ms Merkel’s migration policies
A mother has named her baby daughter Angela Merkel Muhammed – after the German Chancellor let her family into the country to start a new life.
The little girl was born last week to a migrant couple who fled the war in Syria in a bid to settle in Europe.
Asia Faray decided to name her daughter in honour of the 63-year-old whose policies allowed them to move there in 2015.
Asia Faray (pictured with her baby girl) decided to her name Angela Merkel Muhammed after the German politician
The St. Franziskus Hospital in the western city of Muenster confirmed her first name is Angela, her middle name is Merkel, and last name is their family name of Muhammed.
But she’s not the first new Angela Merkel – another baby was given the chancellor’s name by a family seeking asylum in the city of Duisburg in 2015.
Last month, Canadian Prime Minister met a came face to face with a two-month-old boy who was named after him.
The baby’s Syrian refugee parents named him Justin Trudeau Adam Bilan, who was born in in Alberta, western Canada.
The family decided to name their daughter after Ms Merkel (pictured) because of her migration policy
His parents, Afraa and Muhammad Bilan, arrived in Canada after fleeing Damascus, Syria, with their two older children in 2016.
Speaking after they met with the Prime Minister, Afraa said: ‘It was actually very good, it was amazing. I can’t believe that I met the Prime Minster Justin Trudeau.
‘He held [the baby] and he said, “This is Justin-Trudeau,” and then he says, “I appreciate that you named him after my name”.’