Muna Khalif ( so, Muna Khalif Sheekh Abuu, ar, منى خليف), popularly known as Muna Kay, is a Somali-

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entrepreneur, fashion designer and legislator. She is the founder and CEO of the Muna Kay brand. Khalif also serves as an MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia, and she's elected from Southwest region.

Personal life

Muna Khalif (full name - Muna Khalif Sheikh Abuu) was born in

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. Her family is from the Tunni clan. After the civil war broke out in her place of birth, she and her parents emigrated to the

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. Khalif studied nursing at college. She later also took courses in fashion design.

Career

Muna Kay

Khalif is the founder and CEO of Muna Kay, an eponymous clothing line that caters to the Islamic market. She established the brand in order to provide young Muslim women with fashionable attire that adheres to prescribed standards of modesty. Khalif later launched Baby Norah, an infant garment collection named after her daughter. As of 2016, the Muna Kay company operates internationally, with retail outlets in

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and

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. It also has a manufacturing hub in

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. Additionally, Khalif is the president of the Muna Kay Foundation. The philanthropic organization offers help to the disadvantaged, and provides artisanal training and mentorship to women and girls.

Federal Parliament of Somalia

In November 2016, Khalif presented herself as a candidate for a legislative seat in the Lower House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. She was elected a representative for the South West State, earning 41 ballots. An electoral oversight body later called for a reelection on the grounds that Khalif and seven other MPs had not met the ballot threshold. The Supreme Court upheld this ruling. However, the decision was eventually overturned by the Federal Parliament, with the Lower House instead authorizing the incumbency of Khalif and the other lawmakers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khalif, Muna Living people Ethnic Somali people American people of Somali descent Somalian businesspeople Somalian politicians 1990s births African-American Muslims