Nazih Halim Elasmar is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician, and a sitting member of the Victorian Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council

The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...

 for the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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In 2006 Victorian state elections, Elasmar was elected to the Northern Metropolitan Region. He was previously the mayor of the City of Darebin

City of Darebin

The City of Darebin is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of , and as of 2009, has a population of 139,608...

 in 1997.

Elasmar is married with three children. He is a cousin of Sami Mazloum, the Managing Director of Australia's first pizzeria, Toto's Pizza House

Toto's Pizza House

Toto's Pizza House is the first pizzeria established in Australia. Toto's opened for business on 7 July 1961 in Lygon Street, Carlton, where the business has remained since. Toto's was originally owned by Salvatore Della Bruna, who operated the business in partnership with Franco Fera and in 1968...

 in Lygon Street, Carlton

Carlton, Victoria

Carlton is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...

. Toto's Pizza House was opened in 1961, and has been operated by the Mazloum family since 1983.