op ▁University , ▁he ▁left ▁Sen eg al ▁to ▁study ▁chem istry ▁in ▁East ▁Germany ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁di pl oma ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Doctor ▁of ▁natural ▁science , ▁and ▁stayed ▁past ▁the ▁reun ification ▁of ▁Germany , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁activ ism . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Di aby ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁as ▁a ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁candidate ▁from ▁Halle ▁( Sa ale ), ▁Sax ony - An halt ; ▁Di aby ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁Bund est ag ▁members ▁of ▁African ▁ancest ry , ▁alongside ▁Charles ▁M . ▁H uber ▁( born ▁to ▁a ▁Sen eg al ese ▁father ▁and ▁German ▁mother ), ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁from ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union . ▁ ▁Di aby ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Human itar ian ▁A id ▁and ▁as ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education , ▁Research ▁and ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ment . ▁On ▁the ▁latter , ▁he ▁is ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁group ’ s ▁rapp orte ur ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Leopold ina , ▁the ▁Alexander ▁von ▁H umb old t ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁your ▁foreign ▁qual ifications . ▁Within ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁group , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁group ▁on