American Muslim activists

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure with Black people and Muslims worldwide for his pursuit of racial justice.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani served from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens.

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs.

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)

controversial leader of Nation of Islam

American politician (born 1963)

American religious leader (1897-1975)

Iraqi American author, women's rights activist

Palestinian-American political activist

American educator and wife of Malcolm X (1934–1997)

American activist

American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)

Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)

American rapper

American homosexual Muslim activist

Indian film director and journalist

founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America (1886-1929)

Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)

Muslim activist

American presidential advisor

American Imam (born 1950)

daughter of Malcolm X

writer, researcher, teacher

American Islamic scholar

Palestinian American writer and activist

American actor

Muslim American activist and author

Egyptian nuclear physicist

Palestinian-American Islamic preacher

American Imam

writer and activist, who is a former Black Panther leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army