This is a list of Somali Americans.

Fashion Halima Aden, fashion model Jawahir Ahmed, fashion model and beauty pageant winner Iman, supermodel, actress and entrepreneur Muna Khalif, fashion designer and legislator; MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia Fatima Siad, fashion model

Media Mona Kosar Abdi, multimedia journalist Barkhad Abdi, actor, film director and producer Fathia Absie, broadcaster, writer and filmmaker Faysal Ahmed, actor Said Salah Ahmed, playwright, poet, educator and filmmaker Alisha Boe, actress Idil Ibrahim, film director, producer and entrepreneur; founder of Zeila Films Barni Ahmed Qaasim, multimedia artist and filmmaker Abdirahman Yabarow, journalist

Society and politics Abdi Warsame, politician; former member of the Minneapolis City Council Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed, educator and politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia Abdirizak Bihi, social activist Abukar Arman, political analyst, writer and diplomat; former Special Envoy of Somalia to the U.S. Ahmed M. Hassan, entrepreneur and politician; member of the Clarkston City Council Anisa Hajimumin, politician, social activist and writer; Minister of Women & Family Affairs of Puntland Anquam Mahamoud, member-elect of the Minnesota House of Representatives Asha Ahmed Abdalla, politician; member of the Transitional Federal Parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer, political activist, former legislator Deqa Dhalac, member of the Maine House of Representatives Fatima Jibrell, environmental activist; co-founder of Adeso Hamse Warfa, politician and businessman Hassan Ali Mire, politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia Hodan Hassan, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman, politician and judge; former Minister of Defence of Somalia Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district Ismail Ali Ismail, writer and former diplomat Ismail Mohamed (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives Jamal Osman, member of the Minneapolis City Council Kayse Jama, Majority Leader of the Oregon State Senate Mana Abdi, member of the Maine House of Representatives Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, diplomat, professor and politician; former President of Somalia Mohamed Abshir Waldo, journalist, activist, and former politician Mohamud Noor, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Munira Abdullahi, member of the Ohio House of Representatives Nadia Mohamed, Minnesota municipal politician; mayor of St. Louis Park Nimco Ahmed, political activist Omar Fateh, member of the Minnesota Senate Raqiya Haji Dualeh Abdalla, sociologist and politician; President of the Somali Family Care Network Safiya Khalid, former member of the Lewiston, Maine City Council Samakab Hussein, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Yusuf Yusuf, politician; member of the Maine House of Representatives Zaynab Mohamed, member of the Minnesota Senate

Science Ali Said Faqi, scientist Anisa Ibrahim, medical doctor Musse Olol, engineer and social activist; Chairman of the Somali American Council of Oregon

Sport Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, basketball player Hassan Mead, cross country and track and field athlete Omar Mohamed, professional footballer for FC Cincinnati in the USL

Finance Yussur A.F. Abrar, economist and entrepreneur; former Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia Abdirahman Beyle, economist; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia Abdiweli Gaas, economist and politician; President of Puntland Abdusalam H. Omer, economist; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia Hussein Samatar, banker and community organizer Said Sheikh Samatar, scholar, historian and writer

Creative Ali Jimale Ahmed, scholar, poet and writer Nuruddin Farah, writer Lexi Jones, artist and singer-songwriter Ladan Osman, poet and teacher Ahmed Ismail Samatar, professor, politician and writer Sofia Samatar, professor, editor and writer Saado Ali Warsame, singer-songwriter and politician

Religion Fardosa Hassan, chaplain

See also List of Somalis

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