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This page is an incomplete list of notable people from North America who are Muslims. North American redirects here. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...

Government/politics

• Omar Alghabra - A Canadian Member of Parliament and former president of the Canadian Arab Federation
• Rahim Jaffer - Canadian MP
• Wajid Khan - Canadian MP
• Nihad Awad - National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
• Dr. Robert D. Crane - former foreign policy advisor, author^[1]
• Keith Ellison - U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
• Ibrahim Hooper - National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
• Zalmay Khalilzad - Current US Ambassador to the United Nations. Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and to Iraq^[2]
• Malcolm X - Human rights leader, Black nationalist^[3]
• James Yee - former US Army chaplain with the rank of Captain^[4]
• Elias Zerhouni - Director, National Institutes of Health
• C. Jack Ellis - Former mayor of Macon, GA.

Omar Alghabra (born 1969) is the former president of the Canadian Arab Federation (2004-2005) and the Liberal Party of Canadas candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Erindale for the 2006 federal election. ... Rahim Jaffer (Arabic: ‎) (born December 15, 1971) is the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the Edmonton—Strathcona district of Alberta. ... Wajid Ali Khan (born April 24, 1946 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Canadian businessman and politician. ... Nihad Awad (second from right) stands to President Bushs left, when Bush said Like the good folks standing with me, the American people were appalled and outraged at last Tuesdays attacks [on Sept. ... Dr. Robert D. Crane is the former advisor to the late US President Richard Nixon, and is former Deputy Director (for Planning) of the US National Security Council. ... Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who became the first Muslim[1][2] to be elected to the United States Congress when he won the vacant seat for Minnesotas 5th congressional district in the House of Representatives, one of eight congressional districts... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... Ibrahim Hooper (aka Doug Hooper) Bosnian American convert to Islam who is the National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington D.C.-based Muslim advocacy organization. ... Logo The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an advocacy group for Muslims in North America; its professed goals are to enhanc[e] understanding of Islam, promot[e] justice and empower American Muslims. ... Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Pashto/Persian: ) (born: 22 March 1951) is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. ... The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (full title: Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, also known as... This is a list of United States ambassadors and to Afghanistan. ... This is a list of United States ambassadors, or lower-ranking heads of a diplomatic mission to Iraq. ... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... Martin Luther King is perhaps most famous for his I Have a Dream speech, given in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom This article is about the civil rights movement following the Brown v. ... Black nationalism is a political and social movement prominent in the 1960s and early 70s among African Americans in the United States. ... James J. Yee. ... Elias Zerhouni Dr. Elias Zerhouni, M.D. is the current director of the National Institutes of Health. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Religious Leaders

• Hassan Al-Qazwini - Muslim scholar^[5]
• Mostafa Al-Qazwini - Muslim scholar^[6]
• Jamal Badawi - Muslim scholar^[7]
• Louay M. Safi - Muslim scholar^[8]
• Yusuf Estes - Muslim scholar^[9]
• Sherman Jackson - Muslim scholar^[10]
• Ingrid Mattson - Muslim scholar^[11]
• Zaid Shakir - Muslim scholar^[12]
• Sadullah Khan - Muslim scholar^[13]
• Siraj Wahaj - Muslim scholar^[14]
• Hamza Yusuf - Muslim scholar^[15]
• H. Rap Brown (aka Jamil Abdullah al-Amin)
• Omar Ibn Said - scholar
• Alexander Russell Webb - scholar, journalist, [[da'ee

Sayid Hassan Al-Qazwini at the Islamic Center Hassan Al-Qazwini (b. ... Jamal Badawi is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian professor in St. ... Louay M. Safi was born in Damascus. ... Shaikh Yusuf Estes Yusuf Estes, PhD. (born 1944), is an American convert to Islam and Chairman of the Muslim Foundation International, which is an Islamic Promotional and Missionary Organization dedicated to spreading the message of al-Islam according to the Quran, Sunnah. ... Dr. Sherman Jackson aka Abdul Hakim Jackson is a specialist in Islamic law and theology. ... Ameera Begum Professor Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Ph. ... Imam Zaid Shakir giving a lecture Imam Zaid Shakir is amongst the most respected and influential Muslim scholars in the West, and an emerging public intellectual in America. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Siraj Wahhaj is a well-known African-American Muslim speaker in North America, and a supporter of Islamic causes in America. ... Hamza Yusuf Hanson is an Islamic scholar who teaches at the Zaytuna Institute in California, U.S.. He is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding. ... H. Rap Brown in 1967 H. Rap Brown now known as Jamil Al-Amin (born October 4, 1943) came to prominence in the 1960s as a civil rights worker, black activist, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Justice Minister of the Black Panther Party. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mohammad Webb Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, Islam in America,and the American Islamic Propagation Movement by Muhammed Abdullah al-Ahari from the introduction of his reprint of Webbs Islam in America available through SoundVision. ...

Journalists/Authors

• Mohamed Boudjenane - Journalist
• Yahiya Emerick - Author^[16]
• Jeffrey Lang - author, professor^[17]
• Stephen Schwartz - journalist^[18]
• Michael Wolfe - journalist^[19]
• Fareed Zakaria - head of Newsweek International
• Haroon Siddiqui - Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist and a former editor of the Toronto Star
• Erik Winkel - author, scholar^[20]
• L. Ali Khan - author, legal scholar, professor of law
• Hassan Naveed - Former KCSB 91.9 FM Associate News and Public Affairs Director

Mohamed Boudjenane(July 3, 1961) is a Moroccan-born journalist and social democratic politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the Australian musician, see Jeff Lang Jeffrey Lang (born January 30, 1954 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American mathematician, currently a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. ... Stephen Schwartz (born 1948) is an American author and foreign policy pundit. ... Michael Wolfe is the author of books of poetry, fiction, travel, and history. ... Fareed Zakaria (born January 20, 1964, Mumbai, India) is a journalist, columnist, author, editor, commentator, and television host specializing in international relations and foreign affairs. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... Haroon Siddiqui, C.M., O.Ont. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ...

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^[21]
• Anousheh Ansari - Telecommunications entrepreneur, spaceflight participant

In 1982, Kenan Sahin founded Kenan Systems, a company that grew to employ more than 800 people by 1999. ... Mansoor Ijaz is a Pakistani-American businessman, the founder and chairman of Crescent Investment Management LLC (CIM), a New York investment partnership since 1990 that includes among others Lt Gen James Alan Abrahamson (USAF Ret), former director of President Reagans Strategic Defense Initiative and the renowned German architect Joachim... Mr. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with AST Computers, LLC. (Discuss) AST Research, Inc. ... Farooq Kathwari is a prominent American muslim, and is the CEO and President of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anousheh Ansari (Persian: , born 12 September 1966) is the Iranian-American co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems, Inc and a spaceflight participant with the Russian space program. ...

Science

• Fazlur Khan - structural engineer (designed the Sears Tower, John Hancock Center)^[22]
• Ahmed H. Zewail - chemist and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Image:Fazlur Khan. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ... For the tower in Boston, see John Hancock Tower. ... Ahmed Zewail Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أحمد زويل) (born February 26, 1946) is an Egyptian American chemist, and the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ...

Entertainment

• B.G. Knocc Out rapper from Compton, CA, (converted as sunni muslim in 1999)
• Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952 - ) Academy Award-nominated Iranian-born actress^[23]
• Dawud Wharnsby Ali - Canadian singer-songwriter, poet^[24]
• Busta Rhymes - Rap Artist
• The Caravan - Rap Group from the late 90's
• Jurassic 5 - Rap Artist
• Outlandish - Rap Artist
• Massari - RnB Artist
• Lewis Arquette - film actor, writer and producer
• Art Blakey - American jazz drummer and bandleader
• Nabil Abou-Harb - filmmaker, Writer/Director of "Arab in America". ^[25].
• Dave Chappelle - comedian^[26], has been a Muslim since 1998.
• MC Ren - rapper
• Yusef Lateef - Jazz musician and Grammy Award winner
• Ellemaj - Rapper
• Mustafa Akkad - film director, producer
• Everlast - singer-songwriter
• Lupe Fiasco - Rapper^[27]
• Freeway - Rapper
• Yasmeen Ghauri - supermodel^{[citation needed]}
• Jermaine Jackson - singer, bass guitarist, has been a member of the Nation Of Islam since at least the early 1990s.
• Maz Jobrani - comedian, actor
• DJ Khaled - rap DJ
• Akon - Senegalese-descended rapper
• Ghostface Killah - rapper
• Rakim - rapper
• E.D.I. Mean - rapper Outlawz
• Ahmad Jamal - Jazz pianist
• Mos Def - rapper, actor
• Flesh-N-Bone - rapper
• Napolean (rapper)- rapper
• Q-Tip - rapper
• The RZA - rapper, hip-hop producer
• Idris Muhammad - Jazz drummer
• Azhar Usman - standup comedian
• Beanie Sigel - rapper ^[28]
• Khalil Kain - actor
• Yafeu Fula (Yaki Kadafi) - rapper
• Brother Ali - rapper
• Kool & the Gang - the brothers Ronald and Robert "Kool" Bell
• Hasan Salaam - MC (rapper)
• Papoose (rapper) - rapper
• T-Pain - singer, rapper
• K'naan - poet and hip hop artist from Somalia

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An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid it being considered... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, and actor. ... Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969 in Compton, California, USA) better known by his stage name MC Ren. ... Album cover of Eastern Sounds Dr. Yusef Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston, October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Moustapha Akkad (left) directs Anthony Quinn on the set of Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976) Moustapha Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد) (July 1930 - November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American film producer and director, best known for producing the series of Halloween films and... ... Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois) better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper. ... Leslie Pridgen (born July 8, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known as Freeway is an American rapper signed to Jay-Zs Roc-A-Fella imprint under Def Jam Recordings. ... Yasmeen Ghauri (Urdu: یاسمین غوری ) (born March 23, 1971 in Montreal, Canada) is a Pakistani Canadian supermodel. ... Jermaine LaJaune Jackson or Muhammad Abdul Aziz[1] (born December 11, 1954), is an American Grammy Award-nominated singer, bass guitarist, former member of The Jackson 5 and older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. ... Maz Jobrani Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian who is part of the Axis of Evil comedy group. ... DJ Khaled (born November 26, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a Arab American guy who says listen and we the best. ... Kishan Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara Akon Thiam,[1][2] often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam[3] (born October 14, 1981),[4] and better known by his stage name Akon, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. ... Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by the stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper revered for his lyrical dexterity and vivid imagination. ... Rakim (pronounced Rah-Kem) (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin Jr. ... E.D.I. Mean (born Malcolm Greenidge on July 7, 1974 in New York) is an American rap artist and a member of the Outlawz. ... This article is about the American rap group. ... Ahmad Jamal (born on July 2, 1930)[1] is a noted American jazz pianist. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better known by his stage name Mos Def, is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-nominated acclaimed American actor and MC, respectively. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Q-Tip can refer to one of the following: Q-tips, a brand of cotton swabs or cotton buds Q-Tip (rapper), American MC, former leader of A Tribe Called Quest This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The RZA at The New Yorker festival on September 24, 2005. ... Idris Muhammad is a jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Azhar Usman is one of the worlds few American Muslim standup comedians. ... This article refers to the rapper Beanie Sigel. For the gangster, see Bugsy Siegel. ... Khalil Kain (Born November 22, 1964 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States) is an American actor who first appeared in the film Juice as Raheem. ... Yaki Khadafi was a rapper of Tha Outlawz, the back-up group for Tupac Shakur. ... Yafeu Akiyele Fula (October 9, 1977 - November 10, 1996) was a rapper who was part of the American rap group Tha Outlawz, who are best known for their collaborations with Tupac Shakur. ... Brother Ali (born Jason Newman, now Ali Newman) is an American hip hop artist. ... Kool & the Gang is a highly successful American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group. ... Shamele Mackie (born December 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Papoose (IPA: ), is an American rapper. ... T Pain is a hip-hop artist whose debut single was released in August 2005. ... Knaan (Keynaan, meaning traveler in Somali, born 1978)[1] is a Canadian] poet and hip-hop artist from the Hawiye clan in Somalia clan. ...

Sports

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - NBA Player^[29]
• Tariq Abdul-Wahad - NBA Player
• Hamza Abdullah - NFL Player
• Shareef Abdur-Rahim - NBA Player ^[30]
• Ramzi Abid - NHL Player
• Muhammad Ali - Boxer^[31]
• Laila Ali - Boxer, Daughter of Muhammad Ali
• Ahmad Brooks - NFL Player
• Kareem Brown - NFL Player
• Khosrow Daivari - Wrestler
• Baron Davis - NBA Player
• Az-Zahir Hakim - NFL Player
• Ahmard Hall - NFL Player
• Abdul Hodge - NFL Player
• Bernard Hopkins - Boxer
• Larry Johnson - NBA Player
• Nazr Mohammed - NBA Player
• Mehmet Okur - NBA Player
• Shaquille O'Neal- NBA Player
• Hakeem Olajuwon - NBA Player^[32]
• Hasim Rahman - Boxer
• Ahmad Rashad - NFL Player, Sports Broadcaster
• Ramzee Robinson - NFL Player
• Marat Safin- Professional Tennis Player
• Ephraim Salaam - NFL Player
• Hedo Turkoglu - NBA Player
• Mike Tyson - Boxer
• Rasheed Wallace - NBA Player
• Khosrow Vaziri (The Iron Sheik) - Wrestler
• Adnan Virk - Anchor for The Score
• Usama Young - NFL Player

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr) is an American athlete and retired professional basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time. ... Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born Olivier Michael Saint-Jean November 3, 1974 in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne) is a French professional basketball player. ... Hamza Abdullah (born August 20, 1983 in Los Angeles) is a football player. ... Julius Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born December 11, 1976 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. ... Ramzi Abid (born March 24, 1980 in born in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player. ... For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ... Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977 in Miami Beach) is the daughter of Muhammad Ali and his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali. ... Was a former UVA standout, now the starting MLB for the Bengals. ... Kareem Brown (born January 30, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is a American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. ... Shawn Daivari aka Khosrow Daivari is a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand as an advisor for Muhammad Hassan. ... Baron Walter Louis Davis (born April 13, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional basketball player who is currently a free agent, but has made a verbal agreement to play with the Los Angeles Clippers. ... Az-Zahir Ali Hakim (born June 3, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of theNFL. He was originally selected in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft out of San Diego State University by the St. ... Ahmard Rashad Hall (born November 13, 1979 in Galveston, Texas) is an American football fullback who currently plays for the National Football Leagues Tennessee Titans. ... Abdul Hodge is a current American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. ... // Bernard Hopkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, growing up in the Raymond Rosen housing projects and later in Germantown, where he became involved in crime and gang activity at a young age. ... For the American basketball player of the 1970s, see Larry Johnson (Buffalo Braves). ... Nazr Tahiru Mohammed (first name pronounced NAH-Zi) (born September 5, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional basketball player with the NBAs Detroit Pistons. ... Mehmet Okur (born May 26, 1979 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He is a 211 cm (6 11)[1] power forward/center. ... Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (pronounced ; born March 6, 1972), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, rapper and actor. ... Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Hasim The Rock Shariff Rahman (born November 7, 1972), is an American boxer who became the linear and legit Heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001. ... Ahmad Rashad Ahmad Rashad (born Bobby Moore November 19, 1949 in Portland, Oregon, raised in Tacoma, Washington) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former American football wide receiver for the St. ... Ramzee Robinson (born February 20, 1984) is an American football cornerback who was drafted with the 255th and final pick of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, earning the title of the 32nd Mr. ... Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Tatar: ; Russian: ; b. ... Ephraim Salaam (born June 19, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football player who currently plays offensive tackle for the Houston Texans. ... Hidayet TürkoÄŸlu, widely known as Hedo TürkoÄŸlu (born March 19, 1979 in Ä°stanbul), is a professional basketball player, and the first Turkish-born player in NBA history. ... For the former baseball player, see Mike Tyson (baseball). ... Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. ... Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born on March 15, 1943) is a retired Iranian professional wrestler better known by his stage name The Iron Sheik. ... Hossein Khosrow Vaziri (حسین خسرو وزیری in Persian), better known as The Iron Sheik (born on March 15, 1943 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian professional wrestler. ... Adnan Virk is currently an anchor for The Score, and was formerly the Associate Producer for Sportscentre at TSN. He was born in Toronto, Canada but spent his formative years in Morven, Ontario, a small town just outside of Kingston, Ontario. ... The Score is a 2001 crime drama. ... Usama Young (b. ...

Footnotes

Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of people by belief
• List of Muslims
• List of Western Muslims
• List of converts to Islam
• List of Islamic and Muslim related topics
• List of Islamic terms in Arabic