List of Afghan Americans
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This is a list of Afghan Americans, including both original immigrants from Afghanistan who obtained American nationality and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Afghan American or must have independent references showing that they are Afghan American and are notable.
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Academia and science
- Ali Ahmad Jalali (born 1940, Kabul), Distinguished Professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.; former Afghan ambassador to Germany
- Mohammad Qayoumi (born 1952, Kabul), former President of San Jose State University
- Nake M. Kamrany (born 1934, Kabul), professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and economist
- Adib Farhadi (born 1972, Kabul), assistant professor at University of South Florida and coordinator of USF's Executive Education Program; the former Afghanistan Deputy Minister of Commerce
- Nazif Shahrani (born Badakhshan), professor of anthropology at Indiana University
- Ishaq Shahryar (born 1936, Kabul), Afghan Ambassador to the United States from 2002 to 2003
Arts and entertainment
- Leena Alam (born 1978, Kabul), actress in television, film, and theater, human rights activist[1]
- Sonia Nassery Cole (born 1965, Kabul), human rights activist, filmmaker, and author[2]
- Zohra Daoud (born 1954, Kabul), television host and Miss Afghanistan 1974
- Josh Gad (born 1981), actor, comedian, and singer whose father is an Afghan Jew
- Sameer Asad Gardezi, screenwriter and television writer
- Mariam Ghani (born 1978), multi-media visual artist, photographer, filmmaker, human rights activist; of Afghan–Lebanese descent
- Azita Ghanizada (born 1979, Kabul), actress and television host
- Donnie Keshawarz (born 1969), Canadian-born American stage, film and television actor; of Afghani–Canadian descent
- Mahaley Patel (born 1987), actress, singer, songwriter; her father is from Afghanistan
- Aman Mojadidi (born 1971), visual artist
- Annet Mahendru (born 1985), actress of Indian-Russian descent
- Vida Samadzai (born 1978, Kabul), actress, model, Miss Afghanistan 2003, and Beauty for a Cause of Miss Earth 2003
- Jawed Wassel (1959–2001, Kabul), filmmaker[3]
- Noor Wodjouatt, classical Indian musician and television producer, founder of Zarin TV
- Abeal Siddiq, American born actor to parents from Kabul, Afghanistan
Business
- Hafizullah Emadi (born Shibar), independent scholar and development consultant for Focus Humanitarian Assistance
- Masuda Sultan (born 1978), entrepreneur, international human rights advocate, and memoirist
Literature
- Tamim Ansary (born 1948, Kabul), author
- Khaled Hosseini (born 1965, Kabul), author of three books including the Kite Runner, activist, humanitarian, and UNHCR goodwill ambassador
Media and journalism
- Nabil Miskinyar (born 1948, Kabul), television anchor for Ariana Afghanistan
- Fariba Nawa (born 1973, Herat), journalist and author
Music
- Sonita Alizadeh (born 1996, Herat), rapper and activist
- Ehsan Aman (born 1959, Lashkargah), musician
- Farhad Darya (born 1962, Kabul), musician
- Qader Eshpari (born 1967, Kabul), soft rock singer
- Qais Essar, rabab musician, songwriter
- Naim Popal (born 1954, Kabul), musician
- Haidar Salim, musician
- Farid Zoland (born 1951, Kabul), musician
Politics and civil service
- Ashraf Ghani (born 1949, Logar), 14th President of Afghanistan
- Zalmay Khalilzad (born 1951, Mazar-i-Sharif), United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2007 to 2009
- Safiya Wazir (born 1991, Baghlan), New Hampshire State Representative 2018-present
- Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), Democratic congressional candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district, pediatrician, and novelist
- Safi Rauf (born 1994), Navy reservist and aid worker held captive by the Taliban
- Laili Helms, former Taliban supporter and public speaker
- Ahmed Wali Karzai (born 1961, Karz), politician in Afghanistan until his death in 2011
- Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani (born 1947, Nuristan), politician, Governor of Herat Province in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010
- Mariam Solaimankhil (born 1984), member of House of the People from 2019 to 2021
- Stephen J. Townsend (born 1959), West German-born American four-star general of Afghan–German descent, commanding general of U.S. forces during the War on ISIS / Operation Inherent Resolve
Other
- Wallace Fard Muhammad (c.1877–c.1934), founder of the Nation of Islam, mentor of Elijah Muhammad
- Niloofar Rahmani (born 1992, Logar), former Afghan female pilot
- Shaesta Waiz (born 1987), Afghan-born pilot and the first female certified civilian pilot, and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft
- Ahmad Khan Rahami (born 1988, Kandahar), terrorist
- Najibullah Zazi (born 1985, Paktia), convicted Al-Qaeda member
See also
References
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