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This is a list of Muslim members of the United States Congress. As of 2025, only six Muslim Americans have ever been elected to Congress, the first being Keith Ellison in 2006. [1] Five Muslims currently serve in Congress, all in the House of Representatives. All but one are members of the Democratic Party.
This list includes persons of North African or Horn of Africa native ancestry who identify as Arabs, as well as Middle Eastern Americans who are not Arabs. The first Arab American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was George A. Kasem in 1959, and the first Arab-American U.S. senator was James Abourezk in 1973.
Sadaf Jaffer – the first female Muslim American mayor, first female South Asian mayor, and first female Pakistani-American mayor in the United States, of Montgomery in Somerset County, New Jersey. [8] Hafeez Malik – Professor of Political Science at Villanova University, in Pennsylvania [9] Zia Mian – physicist [10] [11] [12]
Muslim and Arab American voters in the U.S. face an uncertain political future as President-elect Trump prepares to take office later this month. Long considered a reliable part of the Democratic ...
The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life. By Emily Kassie. April 6, 2015
As a Muslim American, I find myself at a crossroads in the national political landscape of the United States. We are highly productive, educated and successful members of the American fabric, yet ...
This category includes Muslim American members of the United States House of Representatives who are currently serving as well as those who served in the past. Pages in category "Muslim members of the United States House of Representatives"
A U.S. appeals court said three Muslim men cannot sue FBI agents after being placed on the "No Fly List" for refusing to become government informants. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in ...