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Nadia Mohamed (born ) is an American politician and mayor of
St. Louis Park, Minnesota St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 50,010 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a first-ring suburb immediately west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Min ...
since 2023. Mohamed is the first Somali American elected as mayor of a U.S. city.


Early life and education

Mohamed immigrated to the United States with her family as
refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.
when she was 10. Her family settled in
St. Louis Park, Minnesota St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 50,010 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a first-ring suburb immediately west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Min ...
. She has a bachelor's degree in HR from Metropolitan State University.


Career

In 2019, at age 23, she was elected to the St. Louis Park city council, becoming its youngest-ever and first Muslim member. The ''
Star Tribune The ''Star Tribune'' is the largest newspaper in Minnesota. It originated as the ''Minneapolis Tribune'' in 1867 and the competing ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis's competing newspapers were consolida ...
'' described her 2023 mayoral campaign as focused on investment in community policing and programs to make homeownership more affordable. On November 7, 2023, Mohamed defeated retired banker Dale A. Anderson in the municipal election to succeed outgoing Mayor Jake Spano. Endorsed by Spano, she won 58% of the vote.


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See also

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American people of Somali descent Living people 1990s births Year of birth uncertain 21st-century African-American women 21st-century American politicians Mayors of places in Minnesota African-American mayors in Minnesota Somalian refugees {{Somalia-bio-stub