Somalis abroad in public life
Nimco Ahmed (Nimco Axmed)
Nimco Ahmed (born 1 May 1972 in Somalia) is a Somali-American political activist in Minneapolis. She has served as a state director for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as a policy aide at Minneapolis City Council, and co-founded the Minnesota League of Young Voters.
Nimco AhmedNimco Axmed
- Lived
- 1972-05-01 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is she?
Nimco Ahmed is a Somali-American political activist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, born in Somalia on 1 May 1972 (Wikipedia, Nimco Ahmed). See Somali Americans in public office.
Public roles
As of 2014 she was a state director for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, where she ran caucus training through its Somali caucus (Wikipedia). She has worked as a policy aide to the vice president of the Minneapolis City Council (same source). She co-founded the Minnesota League of Young Voters and the non-profit FATA (same source).
From 2009 to 2010 she was a policy fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota (same source). The Minnesota Women's Political Caucus named her one of two young "Women to Watch" (same source).
In short
A Minneapolis political organiser who has held party, city council and civic roles.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Nimco Ahmed · en.wikipedia.org
Nimco AhmedNimco Axmed
- Lived
- 1972-05-01 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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