Kareem Allam
| Kareem Allam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Simon Fraser University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏛️ Political party | Vancouver Liberals (2025 - present) |
Kareem Allam (born 1979) is a Canadian political consultant, political strategist, and politician. He served as Ken Sim's campaign manager before the 2022 Vancouver municipal election and served as Sim's first chief of staff for a three-month period. He had previously worked for Kevin Falcon's campaigns for BC Liberals leadership.
Allam is the mayoral candidate for the Vancouver Liberals, a party he founded, in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election.
Biography
Early Life
Allam stated he was born in Vancouver to Egyptian parents in 1979 and grew up moving between Cairo and Vancouver before settling in Richmond.[1] He studied history at Simon Fraser University.[1]
Career
Allam has worked as a consultant and strategist for First Nations and other organizations.[2] He is a partner at Richardson Strategy Group.[3][4] He has previously worked for FortisBC and TransCanada Corporation.[5] He was formerly on the board of the Fraser Health Authority.[6]
Campaign management
Allam served as deputy campaign manager for Kevin Falcon's failed run for BC Liberal leadership in 2011.[1][7] He later served as campaign manager in 2022 for Falcon's successful leadership run.[5][8] He also ran Erin O'Toole's 2020 Conservative leadership campaign.[2]
ABC Vancouver and Ken Sim
Allam worked as campaign manager for ABC Vancouver before becoming Sim's chief of staff following the 2022 Vancouver municipal election.[5] ABC Vancouver achieved strong gains in that election, gaining 7 seats of the ten-person city council and 6 seats of the park board.[9] He left after three months in February 2023.[10]
Suit from Ken Sim
In May 2025, Sim sued Allam and real estate developer George Tsakumis on the grounds of defamation. Sim alleges that Allam falsely told "Tsakumis and others" that Sim was caught drunk driving but was let off without citation.[11] Tsakumis posted about the purported event on social media months after it occurred.[11] Allam claims he received a phone call from one of Sim's staffers about mayor being stopped while intoxicated in Februrary 2023 and spoke to Tsakumis about it, but did not say anything that could be deemed defamatory.[12][13] None of the claims have been tested in court.[12]
Mayoral campaign with the Vancouver Liberals
Allam founded the Vancouver Liberals in July 2025.[14] He announced his bid for the mayoralty in October 2025.[4] In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, he stated the Vancouver Liberals aim "to create a fiscal and social platform that attracts young people back to the city" by reducing regulations on home building and increasing funding for parks, community centers, and libraries.[14] He also stated that he aims for the Vancouver Liberals to run a slate of candidates for city council, park board, and the school board.[14] In January 2026, Allam recruited park board commissioner Scott Jensen and school board member Victoria Jung to the Vancouver Liberals.[15][16]
Views
Allam supported the BC Liberals until 2024, when he voted for the BC NDP instead.[17][18] He voted for the Liberal Party due to his support of Mark Carney in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[17] Allam told CBC News that he named the Vancouver Liberals "the Liberals" since he believed it was the best way of indicating his desire to stay in the centre of politics.[19] He supports merging Vancouver's housing code with the provincial building code.[19]
Personal Life
Allam is married and currently lives in Yaletown.[20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Unsung Heroes 2023: Ace campaign manager Kareem Allam is returning to private practice (for now) - BCBusiness". BCBusiness. Archived from the original on 2025-12-27. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chan, Kenneth (2025-06-09). "Former ABC campaign manager to run for mayor of Vancouver in 2026". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ "Richardson Strategy Group". Richardson Strategy Group. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Howell, Mike (Oct 28, 2025). "Kareem Allam officially launches mayoral campaign to unseat former boss".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mackin, Bob (13 December 2022). "Who's who in the Vancouver mayor's office". BIV (Business Intelligence for B.C.).
- ↑ "Fraser Health welcomes new Board Member Kareem Allam". www.fraserhealth.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ Sinoski, Kelly (Jul 21, 2014). "Surrey mayoral race heats up with high-profile backers". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ Fumano, Dano (Aug 21, 2025). "B.C. Conservatives register new municipal party before next year's local elections". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ "2022 Election results". results.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ Mackin, Bob (Feb 6, 2023). "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's top staffer quits".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Holliday, Ian (2025-05-24). "Vancouver mayor suing his former chief of staff for defamation". CTVNews. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Steacy, Lisa (2025-07-03). "Responses filed to Vancouver mayor's defamation lawsuit". CTVNews. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ Ip, Stephanie; Ruttle, Joseph. "Businessman files response to Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's defamation lawsuit over allegations of drunk driving". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Vancouver mayor's former chief of staff starts new political party". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ Chan, Kenneth. "School Board chair to run for Vancouver City Council in civic election | Urbanized". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ Fumano, Dan (Jan 18, 2026). "Ex-ABC Vancouver politician joins new civic party to seek re-election". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Howell, Mike (Jul 4, 2025). "Vancouver has a new civic party — the Vancouver Liberals".
- ↑ Depner, Wolfgang (2025-05-22). "B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms". thecanadianpressnews.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 McElroy, Justin (Oct 28, 2025). "'Liberal' and 'Conservative' parties gear up to fight Vancouver election". CBC News.
- ↑ "Meet Kareem Allam". Vancouver Liberals. 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
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