Abdi Warsame
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Abdi Warsame (Somali: Cabdi Warsame, Arabic: عبدي وارسام) (born 1978) is a Somali-American politician in Minnesota's Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. After moving to London as an asylum-seeker, he immigrated to Minnesota in 2006. In November 2013, he was elected to the Minneapolis City Council, becoming the first Somali official to be elected to the position.[1] Warsame was reelected for a second term in 2017. He resigned from the position in 2020 to become the head of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
Quick Facts Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 6th Ward, Preceded by ...
Abdi Warsame | |
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Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 6th Ward | |
In office January 2, 2014 – March 30, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Robert Lilligren |
Succeeded by | Jamal Osman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-03-05) March 5, 1978 (age 46) Mogadishu, Somalia |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Alma mater | Middlesex University (BS) University of Greenwich (MBA) |
Website | Official website |
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