List of Somali Americans
Introduction  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*Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim, fashion designers; founders of Mataano*Fatima Siad, fashion model
Media *Abdisalam Aato, film director, producer, entrepreneur and media consultant; founder of Olol Films*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 *Asha Ahmed Abdalla, politician; member of the Transitional Federal Parliament*Raqiya Haji Dualeh Abdalla, sociologist and politician; President of the Somali Family Care Network*Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman, politician and judge; former Minister of Defence of Somalia*Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer, political activist, former legislator*Abukar Arman, political analyst, writer and diplomat; former Special Envoy of Somalia to the U.S.*Abdirizak Bihi, social activist*Nimco Ahmed, political activist*Anisa Hajimumin, politician, social activist and writer; Minister of Women & Family Affairs of Puntland*Kayse Jama, member of the Oregon State Senate*Fatima Jibrell, environmental activist; co-founder of Adeso*Omar Fateh, Minnesota State Senator*Ahmed M. Hassan, entrepreneur and politician; member of the Clarkston City Council*Hodan Hassan, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives*Ismail Ali Ismail, writer and former diplomat*Hassan Ali Mire, politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia*Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed, educator and politician; former Minister of Education of Somalia*Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, diplomat, professor and politician; current President of Somalia*Nadia Mohamed, Minnesota municipal politician*Mohamud Noor, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives*Ilhan Omar, legislator with the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party*Mohamed Abshir Waldo, journalist, activist, and former politician*Abdi Warsame, politician; member of the Minneapolis City Council*Zaynab Mohamed, politician, Minnesota State Senator.
Science *Ali Said Faqi, scientist*Anisa Ibrahim, medical doctor*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
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*Hussein Samatar, banker and community organizer*Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, economist and politician; President of Puntland*Abdirahman Duale Beyle, economist; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia*Said Sheikh Samatar, scholar, historian and writer*Abdisalam Omer, economist; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia
Creative *Ali Jimale Ahmed, scholar, poet and writer*Nuruddin Farah, writer*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
Military *Asli Hassan Abade, military pilot
See also *List of Somalis