List of Somali Americans
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This is a list of Somali Americans.
List
- Abdisalam Aato, film director, producer, entrepreneur and media consultant; founder of Olol Films
- Asli Hassan Abade, military pilot
- Asha Ahmed Abdalla, politician; member of the Transitional Federal Parliament
- Raqiya Haji Dualeh Abdalla, sociologist and politician; President of the Somali Family Care Network
- Barkhad Abdi, actor, film director and producer
- Mona Kosar Abdi, multimedia journalist
- Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman, politician and judge; former Minister of Defence of Somalia
- Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, basketball player
- Yussur A.F. Abrar, economist and entrepreneur; former Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
- Fathia Absie, broadcaster, writer and filmmaker
- Ali Jimale Ahmed, scholar, poet and writer
- Faysal Ahmed, actor
- Jawahir Ahmed, fashion model and beauty pageant winner
- Nimco Ahmed, political activist
- Said Salah Ahmed, playwright, poet, educator and filmmaker
- Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, economist and politician; President of Puntland
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer, political activist, former legislator
- Warsame Ali, scientist and assistant professor
- Abukar Arman, political analyst, writer and diplomat; former Special Envoy of Somalia to the U.S.
- Abdirahman Duale Beyle, economist; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia
- Abdirizak Bihi, social activist
- Ali Said Faqi, scientist
- Nuruddin Farah, writer
- Anisa Hajimumin, politician, social activist and writer; Minister of Women & Family Affairs of Puntland
- Ahmed M. Hassan, entrepreneur and politician; member of the Clarkston City Council
- Idil Ibrahim, film director, producer and entrepreneur; founder of Zeila Films
- Iman, supermodel, actress and entrepreneur
- Ismail Ali Ismail, writer and former diplomat
- Fatima Jibrell, environmental activist; co-founder of Adeso
- Hassan Mead, cross country and track and field athlete
- Hassan Ali Mire, politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia
- Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim, fashion designers; founders of Mataano
- Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed, educator and politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, diplomat, professor and politician; former Prime Minister of Somalia
- Mohamud Noor, computer scientist, activist and politician
- Sahra Noor, social activist and entrepreneur; Chief Executive Officer of People's Center Health Services
- Musse Olol, engineer and social activist; Chairman of the Somali American Council of Oregon
- Ilhan Omar, legislator with the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
- Omar Mohamed, professional footballer for FC Cincinnati in the USL
- Abdisalam Omer, economist; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia
- Ladan Osman, poet and teacher
- Barni Ahmed Qaasim, multimedia artist and filmmaker
- Ahmed Ismail Samatar, professor, politician and writer
- Hussein Samatar, banker and community organizer
- Said Sheikh Samatar, scholar, historian and writer
- Sofia Samatar, professor, editor and writer
- Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein, victim of Islamophobic violence
- Fatima Siad, fashion model
- Mohamed Abshir Waldo, journalist, activist, and former politician
- Abdi Warsame, politician; member of the Minneapolis City Council
- Saado Ali Warsame, singer-songwriter and politician
- Abdirahman Yabarow, journalist
See also
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