From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of
Somali Americans.
Fashion
Media
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Abdisalam Aato, film director, producer, entrepreneur and media consultant; founder of Olol Films
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Mona Kosar Abdi, multimedia journalist
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Barkhad Abdi, actor, film director and producer
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Fathia Absie, broadcaster, writer and filmmaker
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Faysal Ahmed, actor
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Said Salah Ahmed, playwright, poet, educator and filmmaker
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Alisha Boe, actress
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Idil Ibrahim, film director, producer and entrepreneur; founder of Zeila Films
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Barni Ahmed Qaasim, multimedia artist and filmmaker
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Abdirahman Yabarow, journalist
Society and politics
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Asha Ahmed Abdalla, politician; member of the Transitional Federal Parliament
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Raqiya Haji Dualeh Abdalla, sociologist and politician; President of the Somali Family Care Network
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Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman, politician and judge; former Minister of Defence of Somalia
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer, political activist, former legislator
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Abukar Arman, political analyst, writer and diplomat; former Special Envoy of Somalia to the U.S.
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Abdirizak Bihi, social activist
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Nimco Ahmed, political activist
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Anisa Hajimumin, politician, social activist and writer; Minister of Women & Family Affairs of Puntland
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Kayse Jama, member of the
Oregon State Senate
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Fatima Jibrell, environmental activist; co-founder of Adeso
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Omar Fateh, Minnesota State Senator
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Ahmed M. Hassan, entrepreneur and politician; member of the Clarkston City Council
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Hodan Hassan, member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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Ismail Ali Ismail, writer and former diplomat
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Hassan Ali Mire, politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia
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Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed, educator and politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia
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Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, diplomat, professor and politician; current President of Somalia
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Nadia Mohamed, Minnesota municipal politician
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Mohamud Noor, member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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Ilhan Omar, legislator with the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
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Mohamed Abshir Waldo, journalist, activist, and former politician
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Abdi Warsame, politician; member of the Minneapolis City Council
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Zaynab Mohamed, politician, Minnesota State Senator.
Science
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Ali Said Faqi, scientist
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Anisa Ibrahim, medical doctor
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Sahra Noor, social activist and entrepreneur; Chief Executive Officer of People's Center Health Services
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Musse Olol, engineer and social activist; Chairman of the Somali American Council of Oregon
Sport
Finance
Creative
Military
See also