Berlin, Dec 17, IRNA -- Iranian-born Omid Nouripour was elected to the presiding board of the Greens Party, a junior partner of the Social Democratic-led German government coalition, the daily Frankfurter Rundschau reported Tuesday.

A resident of Frankfurt, the 27-year-old Nouripour is also spokesman of the Youth Wing of the Greens Party in the southeast German state of Hesse.

A student of German language and literature, Nouripour gained prominence within the rank and file of the environmentalist and pacifist party for his stance against xenophobia and hatred of foreigners.

The politician, who received his German citizenship earlier this year, speaks four languages--Farsi, German, English and French.

Nouripour's family immigrated to Germany in 1988.