List of North American Muslims
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This page is an incomplete list of notable people from North America who are Muslims.
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[edit] Government/politics
- Zalmay Khalilzad - Current US Ambassador to Iraq. Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan[1]
- Yousef al-Khattab - former Orthodox Jew who converted to Islam with his wife and 4 kids[2]
- Malcolm X - Human rights leader, Black nationalist[3]
- Keith Ellison - Minnesota House of Representatives
- Mohamed Khairullah - current Mayor of Prospect Park, NJ
- Ibrahim Hooper - National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- James Yee - former US Army chaplain with the rank of Captain[4]
- Dr. Robert D. Crane - former foreign policy advisor, author[5]
[edit] Religious Leaders
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah - Muslim scholar[6]
- Jamal Badawi - Muslim scholar[7]
- Yusuf Estes - Muslim scholar[8]
- Sherman Jackson - Muslim scholar[9]
- Ingrid Mattson - Muslim scholar[10]
- Warith Deen Muhammad - Muslim scholar[11]
- Zaid Shakir - Muslim scholar[12]
- Sadullah Khan - Muslim scholar[13]
- Siraj Wahaj - Muslim scholar[14]
- Hamza Yusuf - Muslim scholar[15]
- Rashad Khalifa - Muslim scholar who founded United Submitters International[16]
- H. Rap Brown (aka Jamil Abdullah al-Amin)
- Marmaduke Pickthall - journalist, novelist, scholar, translator of the Qur'an
- Omar Ibn Said - scholar
- Alexander Russell Webb - scholar, journalist, da'ee
- Gary Miller (Abdul-Ahad Omar) - scholar
- Khalid Griggs - Imam, community activist, teacher [17]
- Aminah Assilmi - scholar, activist, former journalist
- Dr. Jerald F. Dirks - scholar, author, former minister[18]
[edit] Journalists/Authors
- Yahiya Emerick - author[19]
- Jeffrey Lang - author, professor[20]
- Stephen Schwartz - journalist[21]
- Michael Wolfe - journalist[22]
- Fareed Zakaria - head of Newsweek International
- Haroon Siddiqui - Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist and a former editor of the Toronto Star
- Maryam Jameelah (born Margaret Marcus) - essayist, poet, journalist and author
- Erik Winkel - author, scholar[23]
[edit] Business
- Kenan Sahin - software engineer, wealthiest American Muslim
- Haitham Alfuqahaa - CEO LUNA Industries
- Mansoor Ijaz - Investment management
- Safi Qureshey - Cofounder and former CEO of AST Research
- Farooq Kathwari - CEO and President of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
- Abdul Malik Mujahid - President of Sound Vision and community activist[24]
[edit] Science
- Fazlur Khan - structural engineer (designed the Sears Tower, John Hancock Center)[25]
- Ahmed H. Zewail - chemist and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
[edit] Entertainment
- Dawud Wharnsby Ali - Canadian singer-songwriter, poet[26]
- Lewis Arquette - film actor, writer and producer
- Art Blakey - American jazz drummer and bandleader
- Dave Chappelle - comedian[27]
- Ice Cube - actor/rapper[28][29]
- Everlast - singer-songwriter
- Lupe Fiasco - Rapper[30]
- Freeway - Rapper
- Yasmeen Ghauri - supermodel[citation needed]
- Jermaine Jackson - singer, bass guitarist
- Jawad Jafry - director and creator of Adam's World[31]
- Ahmad Jamal - Jazz pianist
- Mos Def - rapper, actor
- Q-Tip (rapper) - rapper
- Idris Muhammad - Jazz drummer
- Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale (Napoleon) - Rapper
- Azhar Usman - standup comedian
- Beanie Sigel - rapper
[edit] Sports
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - basketball player[32]
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim - NBA, Sacramento Kings[33]
- Muhammad Ali - boxer[34]
- Laila Ali - boxer, daughter of Muhammad Ali
- Hakeem Olajuwon - basketball player[35]
- Hasim Rahman -- boxer
- Nazr Mohammed -- basketball
- Hedo Turkoglu -- basketball
- Bernard Hopkins -- boxer
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
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- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-05-16-yee-cover_x.htm
- ^ http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=gTlc0C
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- ^ http://www.islamicinvitationcentre.com/speakers/Khalid_Griggs.html
- ^ http://welcome-back.org/profile/dirks1.shtml
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- ^ http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/biographies/winkel_eric_abu_munir/
- ^ http://www.ciogc.org/shuraDetailP1.html?profileId=21
- ^ http://www.fazlurrkhan.com/
- ^ http://www.wharnsby.com/
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- ^ http://www.soundvision.com/Info/adam/jawad.asp
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Mohammed ALI- boxer
