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POLITICAL
UNITED KINGDOM
malik, shahid
Malik is formerly the most senior British Muslim politician, holding two important ministerial positions
as justice minister and international development minister. He still remains a leading figure in
the Labour Party and an important spokesperson for Muslims in the United Kingdom.
warsi, lady sayeeda
Warsi is the most senior Muslim in the Conservative Party. She is the Shadow Minister for Community
Cohesion and Social Action, and a member of the shadow cabinet. She was part of the
successful mission by British Muslim politicians to Sudan to secure the release of an imprisoned
British teacher in 2007.
NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES
ellison, representative keith
Keith Ellison is the first Muslim to serve in US Congress. He is serving his second term in the Fifth
Congressional District of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives and also serves
on the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.
hussain, rashad
Rashad Hussain is the first Indian-American to be appointed Deputy Associate Counsel to the
president; he was appointed by President Obama. He is a former trial attorney at the US Department
of Justice, a former legislative assistant to the House Judiciary Committee, and a former editor
of the Yale Law Journal.
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