This is an incomplete list of notable Muslims who live or lived in the United States.
Academia
Asad Abidi – Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles; member of the National Academy of Engineering Amjad Masad – Founder and CEO of Replit Gul Agha – Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Akbar S. Ahmed – US resident Pakistani anthropologist; the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University; producer of the film Journey Into Europe, on Islam in Europe Saleem H. Ali – environmental researcher and Associate Dean for Graduate studies at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources; writer and contributor to publications such as the International Herald Tribune; has dual American and Pakistani citizenship Talal Asad – Professor of Anthropology and Religious Studies at CUNY Farooq Azam – Distinguished Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; researcher in the field of marine microbiology Ayesha Jalal – MacArthur Fellow and Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil – Professor of Physics at Portland State University; a highly cited researcher in the field of atmospheric physics Sadaf Jaffer – the first female Muslim American mayor, first female South Asian mayor, and first female Pakistani-American mayor in the United States, of Montgomery in Somerset County, New Jersey. Hafeez Malik – Professor of Political Science at Villanova University, in PennsylvaniaHafeez Malik , May 22, 2010. Zia Mian – physicist Adil Najam – Professor of Geography and International Relations and Director of the Pardee Center at Boston University; founding editor of popular blog Pakistaniat S. Hamid Nawab, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Boston University; co-author of widely used textbook Signals and Systems (1997), published by Prentice Hall (Pearson); researcher in signal processing and machine perception with application to auditory, speech, and neuromuscular systems Anwar Shaikh – Professor of Economics at the graduate faculty of The New School in New York City Sara Suleri – Professor of English at Yale University Abdul Jamil Tajik – researcher in clinical medicine Muhammad Suhail Zubairy – Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; holder of the Munnerlyn-Heep Chair in Quantum Optics at the Texas A&M University
Activism and government
Huma Abedin – aide to United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; served as traveling chief of staff during Clinton's campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election Saqib Ali – served as delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates, elected in 2006, represented the 39th District Retrieved December 10, 2006 Tahir Ali – first Pakistani American elected as a National delegate-at-large (R) from Massachusetts, 1992Tahir Ali Aisha al-Adawiya – American interfaith activist and founder of Women in Islam Nihad Awad – National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations André Carson – Congressman from Indiana"Second Muslim elected to Congress" Reuters. 2008-03-11. Retrieved on 2009-06-16. Shamila N. Chaudhary – US government policy adviser Nusrat Jahan Choudhury - civil rights lawyer and District Court judge for the Eastern District of New York. First Muslim woman to serve as a United States federal judge. Robert D. Crane – former foreign policy advisor; author Sada Cumber – first US envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Hamida Dakane – first Black and first Muslim to serve in the North Dakota House of Representatives Keith Ellison – first Muslim congressman from Minnesota"First Muslim congressman elected" BBC News. Retrieved on 2009-06-16. Louis Farrakhan – leader of the Nation of Islam George Bethune English (1787–1828) – American adventurer, diplomat, soldier, and convert to Islam. Ghazala Hashmi – Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office in the United States Ibrahim Hooper – National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Mansoor Ijaz – hedge fund manager and venture capitalist involved in Pakistan–United States relations and peace efforts surrounding the Kashmir conflict Arsalan Iftikhar – human rights lawyer, global media commentator, and author of the book Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms Noor Al-Hussein – anti-nuclear weapons proliferation advocate and former Queen consort of Jordan Hakim Jamal – civil rights activist; Member of the Nation of Islam but converted to traditional Islam after the assassination of his cousin Malcolm X. Mustafa T. Kasubhai - first Muslim federal judge in the United States Zalmay Khalilzad – former US Ambassador to the United Nations; former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Yuri Kochiyama – Japanese American activist who converted to Sunni Islam from Protestantism in 1971 Edina Lekovic – Communications Director of the Muslim Public Affairs CouncilNational Review Online Retrieved on 2009-06-18. Zohran Mamdani – first Muslim elected Mayor of New York City Gholam Mujtaba – chair of the Pakistan Policy Institute, a think tank dedicated to improve the US-Pakistan relationship Ilhan Omar – One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. Farah Pandith – Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the US Department of State; official advisor to President Obama on Muslim matters Zahid Quraishi – first Muslim Article III district court judge in the United States Zainab Salbi – co-founder and president for Women for Women International Betty Shabazz (also known as Betty X) – civil rights activist and educator; widow of Malcolm X"Betty Shabazz" Gale Ceneage Learning Ilyasah Shabazz – social activist and daughter of Malcolm X Malcolm Shabazz – activist and grandson of Malcolm X; Murdered during a labor rights tour in Mexico el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (also known as Malcolm X) – human rights activist, civil rights activist, public speaker and Black Muslim minister;The Last Speeches. Bruce Perry, ed. New York: Pathfinder Press (1989). p. 261. Joined the Nation of Islam in 1952, before converting to Sunni Islam in 1964. Azadeh Shahshahani – human rights attorney and past president of the National Lawyers Guild Saghir "Saggy" Tahir – New Hampshire State Representative; the only elected Pakistani American in the Republican Party; Retrieved December 25, 2006 re-elected in 2006 for a fourth term to represent Ward 2, District 9 in his home town of Manchester Retrieved December 25, 2006 Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli – White House appointee at various senior posts in the executive branch and the State department during five Republican administrations. Rashida Tlaib – One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. James Yee – former U.S. Army chaplain with the rank of Captain Elias Zerhouni – Director, National Institutes of HealthSusan R. Morrissey (2006-07-03) Cover Story – "Elias A. Zerhouni" Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved on 2009-06-16. Haz Al-Din- American Communist Party chairman Bushra Amiwala- Skokie, Illinois board of education member Darializa Avila Chevalier- Candidate for New York's 13th congressional district Abdul El-Sayed- Democratic nominee for the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan Nabeela Syed- Illinois House of Representatives representative from the 51st district Aisha Wahab- Representative from California's 14th Congressional district
Armed forces Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan – United States Army Soldier killed in IraqLara Lor-Van (2008-09-14) "Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan" Flickr. Retrieved on 2009-06-18. Humayun Khan – United States Army Soldier killed in Iraq
Foreign military service Ma Dunjing – Chinese Muslim General of the National Revolutionary Army, immigrated to Los Angeles in the United States after retirement in 1950 Ma Hongkui – Chinese Muslim General of the National Revolutionary Army, immigrated to Los Angeles in the United States after retirement in 1950
Art
Kameelah Janan Rasheed — Artist based in New York City Deana Haggag – Egyptian-American art museum curator, President and CEO of United States Artists in Chicago Shirin Neshat – Iranian-American visual artist and film director. Awarded The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 2006, and the Silver Lion in 2009Joy Dietrich, "Asked and Answered" Shirin Neshat, The New York Times, May 14, 2010. Accessed June 6, 2011 Shahzia Sikander – Pakistani-American artist and MacArthur FellowIndepth Arts News: "Shahzia Sikander: Flip Flop" , Absolute Arts. Accessed June 6, 2011Ian Berry, "Nemesis" , ifa-Galerien. Accessed June 6, 2011 Minoosh Zomorodinia – Iranian-born American visual artist and curator
Business
Javed Ahmed – former chief executive of Tate & Lyle, a FTSE 250 company and one of Britain's oldest brands Michael Chowdry (1955–2001) – Forbes 400 businessman; founder of air cargo company Atlas Air, which in 2001 was worth over $1.39 billion Mohamed El-Erian – chief economic adviser of Allianz, the parent company of PIMCO, where El-Erian was CEO and manager of over $1 trillion in global assets; president of Queens' College, Cambridge Tariq Farid – founder and chief executive of Edible Arrangements Nabeel Gareeb – president and chief executive of renewable energy company MEMC (now SunEdison) from 2002 to 2008; ranked 6th highest-earning U.S. CEO in 2008 Fred Hassan – chairman of investment company Caret Group, director of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, former chief executive of pharmaceutical companies including Schering-Plough from 2003 to 2009, when the company completed its merger with Merck & Co. Mansoor Ijaz – founder and chairman of Crescent Investment Management, television commentator Jawed Karim – co-founder of YouTube Farooq Kathwari – chairman, president and chief executive of Ethan Allen"CEO Profile: Ethan Allen's Kathwari was always a leader" USA Today Jun 25, 2007. Last accessed March 10, 2011."Biography" Farooq Kathwari official website. 2010. Last accessed March 10, 2011. Shahid Khan – owner of sports teams the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C., and autoparts maker Flex-N-Gate, lead investor in All Elite Wrestling Safi Qureshey – co-founder and former CEO of AST Research, philanthropist Hamdi Ulukaya – billionaire founder and chief executive of foods maker Chobani; activist and philanthropist, signed the Giving Pledge to donate the majority of his wealth, founded the Tent Foundation, received the UN Global Leadership Award and the Global Citizen Prize
Comedy
Ahmed Ahmed – standup comedian, actor Mohammed Amer – standup comedian Dave Chappelle – standup comedian (converted in 1998) Negin Farsad – comedian, actress, writer, filmmaker Maz Jobrani – standup comedian, actoriranian.com (2006-02-01) "Axis of evil comedy show" Retrieved on 2009-06-18. Aasif Mandvi – comedian, actor Hasan Minhaj – comedian, Daily Show correspondent Preacher Moss – standup comedian, comedy writer Zahra Noorbakhsh – comedian, writer, actor, co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast Dean Obeidallah – standup comedian Azhar Usman – standup comedianAzhar Usman BBC – Religion and Ethics (BBC). Retrieved on 2009-06-18."America's Funniest Muslim" America Abroad Media. Retrieved on 2009-06-18. Maysoon Zayid – standup comedian, actress
Crime
Hasan Akbar – convicted of premeditated murder in a grenade attack on fellow soldiers Hesham Mohamed Hadayet – Egyptian-American who killed 2 people at the El Al counter at Los Angeles International Airport Wadih el-Hage – al-Qaeda member serving life imprisonment in the US for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings Mujahid Abdul Halim – Served 45 years in prison for taking part in the assassination of Malcolm X; Long-time member of the Nation of Islam but converted to traditional Islam while in prison. Nidal Hasan – former soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting