Abdimalik Askar ( so, Cabdimaliik Askar, ar, عبدالملك عسكر) (born 1975/1976) is a Somali-

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educator, entrepreneur and politician. He holds an undergraduate degree from Normandale Community College, as well as a BA in Information Technology and a Master's in Project Management from St. Mary's University.

Career

Askar has worked in scholastic administration at the elementary, secondary and collegiate levels, including as an Assistant Principal at Best Academy East. Additionally, he previously served as an outreach coordinator for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU). He also established the Somali TV public access channel in 1998. In 2012, Askar unsuccessfully ran for President of Somalia. In March 2014, he was officially endorsed as the Republican Party of Minnesota's candidate running for the Minnesota House of Representatives in Minneapolis' District 60B. He was also endorsed for the same seat in 2016. Askar's chief rival in the general election was the Democratic nominee

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, another activist in the Somali-American community. Askar subsequently announced his withdrawal from the campaign, as he was grieving the death of his father and attempting to complete a doctorate at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.Liz Sawyer
GOP state House candidate to suspend campaign against Ilhan Omar
27 Aug. 20167, '' Minneapolis Star Tribune''. Accessed 28 August 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Askar, Abdimalik 1970s births Living people Ethnic Somali people Somalian emigrants to the United States Politicians from Minneapolis Minnesota Republicans Saint Mary's University of Minnesota alumni Year of birth missing (living people)