12/14/2025
Global Somali Magazine ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐
Join us in recognizing individuals who have transformed their fields, from the first Somali-American state senator to the addiction counselor building culturally specific recovery programs to the independent journalist trusted across the Horn.
The Honorees:
๐น ๐๐ก. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ โ Religious Leadership
๐น ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ โ Business & Finance
๐น ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ง โ Health & Wellness
๐น ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง โ Sports & Athletics
๐น ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐
๐๐ญ๐๐ก โ Politics & Public Service
๐น ๐
๐๐ซ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฅโ Community Impact & Advocacy
๐น ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง โ Media & Influence
๐น ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ โ Education & Academia
๐น ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข โ Technology & Innovation
๐น ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง "๐
๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฐ" โ Arts & Entertainment
๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐
๐๐ญ๐๐ก
The first Somali-American and Muslim Minnesota State Senator, his legislative leadership on education access, labor protections, and public health has set a new standard for what progressive representation delivers, not just symbolic presence, but structural change.
These ten individuals prove that Somali excellence isn't emerging. It's already here, reshaping industries and defining what leadership looks like across politics, business, faith, health, media, sports, education, technology, and the arts.
Congratulations to all honorees. ๐
Read the full profiles: https://globalsomalimagazine.com/2025/12/14/top-10-somali-excellence-2025/