Tara Saleh

Tara Sabah Mohammed Saleh (born 11 September 1984), better known as Tara Sabah or Tara Saleh, is a Swedish-Iraqi-Palestinian influencer, pro-Palestinian activist, substitute teacher and teaching assistant.

Biography

Saleh has received attention on social media after publishing a number of viral videos, including one where she states that she will "destroy Sweden" and that she looks forward to Russia turning "all of Sweden into a parking lot".

In 2024, Saleh was fired from a school in Gothenburg after publishing hateful posts on TikTok. She also expressed racism against specific ethnic groups, which led to an increased security risk for the school. In a post on TikTok, Saleh wrote that "I wish that all of your children and grandchildren and everyone you love would suffer more than the Palestinians".

In 2025, Saleh was hired as a teaching assistant at an elementary school in Malmö, which drew criticism from parents and politicians, several of whom immediately demanded Saleh's and the principal's resignation. The principal later left his position at the school, but kept his employment at Malmö municipality. On November 10, it was announced that Saleh had been dismissed from the school in Malmö.

In an interview with SVT, Saleh was asked if she supports the [...] group [...], to which Saleh replied that she "stands with all resistance movements" and "there are no [...] organizations in Palestine". Saleh has posed with weapons on her social media and praised the [...] group Al-Qaeda. In a video, she says "7 October and 11 September, the two best days of my life.

Saleh has previously been dismissed from a job at a group home in Lund after harassing staff at the workplace.

Background

Saleh immigrated to Sweden from Iraq in the 1990s. She is part of the infamous Saleh clan – a family behind the criminal Bergsjö network in Gothenburg, known for drug trafficking, shootings and extortion.

In 2025, Saleh received a seizure order from the Swedish Enforcement Authority, after her total debt exceeded 1.3 million SEK.

Crime

Saleh has been convicted of several crimes, including welfare fraud and disobedience to law enforcement.