British Somalis
Somalis in the United Kingdom include British citizens and residents born in or with ancestors from Somalia. The United Kingdom (UK) is home to the largest Somali community in Europe, with 109,567 Somali-born immigrants residing in England, Wa ...
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Poly Styrene
Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She was recognized as rock's original Riot grrrl, t ...
, early Punk musician
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Maya Jama
Maya Indea Jama ( ; born 14 August 1994) is a British television presenter and radio DJ. She co-presented BBC One's '' Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer'' alongside Peter Crouch and Alex Horne and was the presenter of the BBC Three competition '' ...
, radio presenter
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Chunkz
Amin Mohamed (, ; born 21 February 1996), better known as Chunkz, is a British YouTuber, influencer, host, entertainer, and former musician. He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad. , his YouTube channel had over 3.6 million subscribers ...
Hudeydi
Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi (), known as Hudeidi or Xudeydi, was a Somali musician who played the oud and composed songs.
Early life and career
Hudeidi, who was descended from the Warsangeli tribe of Somalia, was born in Berbera in 1928 and ...
, musician
Politics
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Abdulrahim Abby Farah
Abdulrahim Abby Farah (, ; 22 October 1919 – 14 May 2018) was a Welsh-born Somali diplomat and politician. He was Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 1979-1990. He served as the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Natio ...
Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim
Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim , CIA Factbook, August 2011 (, ) (born 1946Harlesden
Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent, north-west London.
Located north of the Grand Union Canal and Wormwood Scrubs, the Harrow Road flows through the centre of the area which goes eastwards to Central London and west towar ...
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Magid Magid
Magid Magid (, born 26 June 1989), also known as Magid Mah and Magic Magid, is a Somali-British activist and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield from May 2018 to May 2019. His appointment attracted significant media attention, ...
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Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
politician; former
Lord Mayor of Sheffield
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Yorkshire and the Humber
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Hanan Ibrahim
Hanan Ibrahim (, ) is a Somalis, Somali social activist. She is the Chairperson of the Barnet Muslim Women's Network, among other organizations.
Early years
Ibrahim grew up in Somalia. She is a mother of three children and a Muslim.Leyla Hussein, psychotherapist
* Amal Azzudin, activist
*Hashi Mohamed, barrister/activist
Hirsi Magan Isse
Hirsi Ali "Magan" Issa (; ; 1935–2008), commonly known as Hirsi Magan, was a Somali scholar, intellectual, and political dissident. He was a prominent figure in the Somalian Rebellion, Somali culture, and Somalia's political elite. Magan co-f ...
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Hibo Wardere Hibo Wardere is a Somali-born campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM), author, and public speaker. Born in Somalia, she moved to London, England when just a teenager in 1989, as a refugee fleeing the Somali Civil War. She currently reside ...
Mukhtar Mohammed
Mukhtar Mohammed (born 1 December 1990) is a Somalia, Somali-born British middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He was born in Qoryoley. He was active internationally between 2011 and 2016.
Mohammed first came to international ...
, runner
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Jawahir Roble
Jawahir Roble (born 1995), also known as Jawahir Jewels or JJ, is a Somalia, Somali-born British football referee. The ''Daily Telegraph'' has called her "the most remarkable referee in England". She herself has said, "Who would ever think a bl ...
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Ibrahim Farah
Ibrahim Farah (born 24 January 1992) is a Welsh former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Carmarthen Town in the Welsh Premier League.
Club career Cardiff City
Farah is of Somali heritage. Born in the Butetown area of ...
Mukhtar Ali
Mukhtar Abdullah Ali (, born 30 October 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Arabia national team and for Al-Ettifaq.
Club career Chelsea
In 2008, Ali joined Chelsea at under-11 level from ...
, footballer
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Mo Farah
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a Somali-British former long-distance runner. Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World tit ...
Muhaydin Mire
On 5 December 2015, a man armed with what was described as a blunt 3-inch (7.5 cm) bread knife attacked three people at Leytonstone tube station, Leytonstone Underground station in East London. One of the three victims was seriously injured ...
, criminal
* Hussain Bisad, former world's largest hands
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Mahmood Hussein Mattan
Mahmood Hussein Mattan (1923 – 3 September 1952) was a Somali former merchant seaman who was wrongfully convicted, in the United Kingdom, of the murder of Lily Volpert on 6 March 1952. The murder took place in the Docklands area of Cardiff, ...
, sailor
* Adam Ahmed - Leicestershire police officer - Fresh Cops BBC iPlayer