List of Canadian Muslims
This is a list of notable people who are Muslims and reside in, or are citizens of, Canada.
Academic figures
Law
- Faisal Kutty - lawyer and law professor
Business
Retail
- Obby Khan - founder and owner of Shawarma Khan, a Winnipeg-based halal shawarma restaurant, has atleast four locations within the city of Winnipeg
- Izzo AbuFarha - founder of Jerusalem Shawarma, an Alberta-based Palestinian cuisine and halal shawarma restaurant, has multiple locations in Calgary and Edmonton
Journalism
- Mansour Shouman - Palestinian-Canadian journalist, reporting on Gaza, advocating for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing 2023 Israel-Hamas war
- Omar Sachedina - anchorman and journalist, CTV
- Haroon Siddiqui - newspaper journalist, columnist, and a former editor of the Toronto Star
- Farah Nasser - anchor and journalist, Global News
- Ginella Massa - News Anchor, CBC News
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- Hodan Nalayeh - media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur
Physicians
- Alaa Murabit M.D. - physician, director of global health advocacy and communications at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Politicians
Federal
- Majid Jowhari - Liberal MP for Richmond Hill (2015–present)
- Ali Ehsassi - Liberal MP for Willowdale (2015–present)
- Omar Alghabra - Liberal MP for Mississauga—Erindale (2006–2008) and Mississauga Centre (2015–present).
- Salma Ataullahjan - Conservative Senator for Ontario (2010–present).
- Mobina Jaffer - Liberal Senator for British Columbia (2001–present).
- Rahim Jaffer - Conservative MP for Edmonton–Strathcona (1997–2008); first Muslim MP elected in Canada.
- Wajid Khan - Conservative MP for Mississauga—Streetsville (2004–2008).
- Maryam Monsef - Liberal MP for Peterborough—Kawartha (2015–2021); first Muslim Cabinet Minister.
- Taleeb Noormohamed - Liberal MP for Vancouver Granville (2021–present)
- Ahmed Hussen - Liberal MP for York South-Weston (2015–present)
- Iqra Khalid - Liberal MP for Mississauga-Erin Mills (2015–present)
- Shafqat Ali - Liberal MP for Brampton Centre (2021–present)
- Yasir Naqvi - Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre (2021–present)
- Salma Zahid - Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre (2015–present)
- Sameer Zuberi - Liberal MP for Pierrefonds-Dollard (2019–present)
Provincial
- Moe Amery - Alberta Conservative MLA for Calgary-East (1993–2015).
- Peter Baker - Northwest Territories Independent MLA for Mackenzie North (1964–1967).
- Muhammad Fiaz - Saskatchewan SP MLA for Regina Pasqua (2015–present).
- Amir Khadir - Quebec Québec solidaire MNA for Mercier (2008–2018).
- Stephen Khan - Alberta Conservative MLA for St. Albert (2008–2015).
- Yasir Naqvi - Ontario Liberal MPP for Ottawa Centre (2007–2018).
- John Nuraney - British Columbia Liberal MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon (2001–2009).
- Shafiq Qaadri - Ontario Liberal MPP for Etobicoke North (2003–present).
- Doly Begum - Ontario NDP MPP for Scarborough Southwest (2018–present).
- Sohail Quadri - Alberta Conservative MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods (2012–2015).
- Khalil Ramal - Ontario Liberal MPP for London-Fanashawe (2003–2011).
- Irfan Sabir - Alberta NDP MLA for Calgary-McCall (2015–present).
- Larry Shaben - Alberta Conservative MLA for Lesser Slave Lake (1975–1989).
- Shiraz Shariff - Alberta Conservative MLA for Calgary McCall (1995–2008).
- Muhammad Yaseen - Alberta United Conservative MLA for Calgary North (2019–present)
- Adil Shamji - Ontario Liberal MPP for Don Valley East (2022–present)
- Obby Khan - Manitoba Conservative MLA for Fort Whyte (2022–present), Former Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba), First Muslim MLA elected into the Manitoba Legislature
Municipal
- Naheed Nenshi - Mayor of Calgary (2010–2021)
- Ausma Malik - First Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Toronto for Toronto and East York (2023-present)
Religious leaders
- Jamal Badawi
- Zijad Delic - imam and community leader
- Amir Hussain - editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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- Ahmad Kutty - religious scholar
- Ingrid Mattson
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- Hamid Slimi - imam, founder of the Sayeda Khadija Islamic Center in Mississauga, Ontario
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- T. B. Irving - (1914-2002), was a Canadian-American Muslim author, known for producing the first American English translation of the Qur'an
- Shabir Ally - Guyanese-born Canadian Islamic Scholar, President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto
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- Mustafa Khattab BA, MA, PhD - Canadian-Egyptian Islamic scholar and author, known for publishing 'The Clear Qur'an,' which is the Canadian English translation of the Qur'an
Leaders
- Omar Khamissa - COO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
- Mustafa Farooq J.D. - Lawyer, Former CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
- Stephen Brown - CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
- Ahmed Hussen - lawyer and National President of the Canadian Somali Congress
- Faisal Kutty - community leader, activist and law professor
- Hamid Slimi - imam and community leader
- Navaid Aziz - imam and Islamic scholar in Calgary
- Ibrahim Hindy - Religious Director of Yaqeen Canada, imam, khateeb, & Islamic scholar in Toronto
- Hilwie Hamdon - (1905-1988), was a Muslim woman in Edmonton, Alberta, who organized support and funding to build the first mosque in Canada, the Al-Rashid Mosque
Entertainment
- Sulekha Ali - singer-songwriter
- Belly - Palestinian-Canadian rapper
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Belly_2021.jpg/220px-Belly_2021.jpg)
- Ali Hassan - comedian
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- Tariq Hussain - singer-songwriter, broadcaster
- Ladan Hussein - musician also known as Cold Specks
- K'naan - singer-songwriter
- Nabil Rajo - actor
- Narcy - Yaseen Al Salman, Hiphop singer and journalist with ancestors from Iraq.
- Zarqa Nawaz - created Little Mosque on the Prairie
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- Dawud Wharnsby - singer-songwriter, poet
- Imane Anys - streamer, YouTuber
- Nemahsis - TikToker, musician
- Bilal Baig - writer and actor
Literature
- Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali - memoirist
- Samra Habib - artist, memoirist
- Hasan Namir - novelist, poet
- Kamal Al-Solaylee - journalist, memoirist'
- Lena Khan - film director, writer
Sports and athletics
- Nazem Kadri - ice hockey player, 2009 draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs, first Muslim to win the Stanley Cup.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Calgary_Flames_at_Seattle_Kraken_-_November_4%2C_2023_-_Nazem_Kadri_and_Justin_Schultz_%2853311200257%29.jpg/220px-Calgary_Flames_at_Seattle_Kraken_-_November_4%2C_2023_-_Nazem_Kadri_and_Justin_Schultz_%2853311200257%29.jpg)
- Sami Zayn - WWE Wrestler
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- Asmir Begović - professional football player, raised in Edmonton, and played for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team.
- Ali Ahmed (soccer) - soccer player, Whitecaps FC, Canada men's national soccer team
- Mohamed Farsi - soccer player, Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Mohamed_Farsi.jpg/220px-Mohamed_Farsi.jpg)
- Fardaws Aimaq - basketball player
- Aiemann Zahabi - mixed martial artist, bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Aiemann_Zahabi.png/220px-Aiemann_Zahabi.png)
- Firas Zahabi - martial artist, owner and head coach at Tristar Gym
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Firas_Zahabi.png/220px-Firas_Zahabi.png)
- Yassine Bounou - Canadian-born Moroccan footballer, goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Morocco national football team
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Yassine_bounou_Interview_2023.jpg/220px-Yassine_bounou_Interview_2023.jpg)
- Ali Mahmoud - Canadian-born Lebanese basketball player, Beirut Club, Lebanese Basketball League
- Mohamed Omar (soccer, born 1999) - soccer player, San Antonio FC, USL Championship
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Mohamed_Omar_of_HFX_Wanderers_FC_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
- Mohammed Ahmed (runner) - Somali-born Canadian long-distance runner, 3-time Olympian, Canada's most successful athlete in long-distance racing, the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the World Athletics Championships (bronze in 2019 World Athletics Championships) and the Olympic Games (silver in 2021)
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- Obby Khan - former Canadian football centre, played for 9 seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Renegades, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Calgary Stampeders
- Farhan Zaidi - baseball executive, president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball
- Rana Hamdy - Saudi-born Canadian footballer, plays for Burlington Soccer Club in League1 Ontario
- Rayyan Pathan - cricketer, born in Toronto, plays for the Canada national cricket team
- Shahid Ahmadzai - Afghan-born Canadian cricketer
- Salman Nazar - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Cricketer0001.jpg/220px-Cricketer0001.jpg)
- Kaleem Sana - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
- Junaid Siddiqui - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
- Saad Bin Zafar - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer, captain of the Canadian national cricket team
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/SaadBinZafarDisplay.jpg/220px-SaadBinZafarDisplay.jpg)
See also
- Islam in Canada
- List of converts to Islam
- List of Islamic and Muslim related topics
- Lists of Muslims
- Lists of people by belief
References
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- An-Noor Mosque
- Al-Rashid Mosque
- Baitul Hamd Mosque
- Baitul Islam
- Baitun Nur Mosque
- Jami Mosque
- Islamic Foundation of Toronto
- Islamic Institute of Toronto
- Mahmood Mosque, Regina
- Masjid-an-Noor, Newfoundland
- Midnight Sun Mosque
- Ottawa Mosque
- Salaheddin
- TARIC
- ISCC
- List of Canadian Muslims
- Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Me and the Mosque
- Islam in the Arctic