Fatima Payman, who is just 27 years old, has won Western Australia's sixth and final Senate seat, becoming the first Afghan-Australian and the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman in parliament, Anadolu news agency reported. Soon after winning the seat, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his party leaders tweeted their congratulations.Congratulations Senator Payman,& Albanese tweeted.Patrick Gorman, assistant minister to the prime minister, said he is proud that his state is sending Fatima to represent them in Canberra.Senator-elect Payman is an Australian Muslim with cultural roots from Afghanistan,& Gorman wrote on Twitter.According to local media, Payman arrived as a refugee from Afghanistan with her parents and three siblings, and grew up in Perth.Payman thanked her supporters after the election commission announced her victory.WE WON!!! I&m proud to announce that I&ve officially been elected as a Senator for Western Australia,& she posted on Facebook.The post Afghan refugee wins Senate seat in Australian parliament first appeared on Ariana News.