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This is a list of '''notable''' people who are Muslims and reside in, or are citizens of, |
This is a list of '''notable''' people who are Muslims and reside in, or are citizens of, Canada. |
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== Academic figures == |
== Academic figures == |
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===Law=== |
===Law=== |
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*[[Faisal Kutty]] |
*[[Faisal Kutty]] – lawyer and law professor |
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*[[Irfan Sabir]] - Alberta Lawyer and politician |
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== Business == |
== Business == |
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===Retail=== |
===Retail=== |
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*[[Obby Khan]] |
*[[Obby Khan]] – founder and owner of Shawarma Khan, a Winnipeg-based [[halal]] [[shawarma]] restaurant, has at least four locations within the city of [[Winnipeg]] |
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*Izzo AbuFarha - founder of Jerusalem Shawarma, an Alberta-based [[Palestinian cuisine]] and halal shawarma restaurant, has multiple locations in Calgary and [[Edmonton]] |
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== Journalism == |
== Journalism == |
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*[[Omar Sachedina]] – anchorman and journalist, CTV |
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*Mansour Shouman - [[Palestinian]]-Canadian journalist, reporting on Gaza, advocating for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing [[2023 Israel-Hamas war]] |
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*[[Haroon Siddiqui]] – Indo-Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist, and a former editor of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' |
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*[[Omar Sachedina]] - anchorman and journalist, CTV |
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*[[Farah Nasser]] – anchor and journalist, Global News |
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*[[Ginella Massa]] – news anchor, ''[[CBC News]]'' |
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[[File:Ginella Massa - Collision 2024 - RCZ 1153 (53802933318) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Ginella Massa]]]] |
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*[[Hodan Nalayeh]] - media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur |
*[[Hodan Nalayeh]] – Somali-Canadian media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur |
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== Military == |
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*[[Hasan Amat]] – Singaporean-Canadian WW1 soldier, served as a private in the Royal Canadian Regiment, the 4th Overseas Pioneer Battalion, and the [[1st Battalion (Ontario Regiment), CEF|1st Canadian Infantry Battalion]], fought and died at the [[Battle of Hill 70]]. |
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*Lt. Commander [[Wafa Dabbagh]] – Palestinian-Egyptian-Canadian military officer of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] who received the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] |
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== Physicians == |
== Physicians == |
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*[[Alaa Murabit]] M.D. – Libyan-Canadian physician, director of global health advocacy and communications at the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] |
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[[File:Dr._Murabit.jpg|thumb|[[Alaa Murabit]]]] |
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*[[Alaa Murabit]] M.D. - [[physician]], director of global health advocacy and communications at the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] |
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==Politicians== |
==Politicians== |
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===Federal=== |
===Federal=== |
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*[[Ali Ehsassi]] – Liberal MP for [[Willowdale (federal electoral district)|Willowdale]] (2015–present) |
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*[[Omar Alghabra]] – Saudi-born Syrian-Canadian Liberal MP for [[Mississauga—Erindale]] (2006–2008) and [[Mississauga Centre (federal electoral district)|Mississauga Centre]] (2015–present). |
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*[[Salma Ataullahjan]] – Conservative Senator for [[Ontario]] (2010–present). |
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*[[Omar Alghabra]] - Liberal MP for [[Mississauga—Erindale]] (2006–2008) and [[Mississauga Centre (federal electoral district)|Mississauga Centre]] (2015–present). |
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*[[Mobina Jaffer]] – Liberal Senator for [[British Columbia]] (2001–present). |
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*[[Rahim Jaffer]] – Conservative MP for [[Edmonton Strathcona (federal electoral district)|Edmonton–Strathcona]] (1997–2008); first Muslim MP elected in Canada. |
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*[[Mobina Jaffer]] - Liberal Senator for [[British Columbia]] (2001–present). |
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*[[Wajid Khan (Canadian politician)|Wajid Khan]] – Conservative MP for [[Mississauga—Streetsville (federal electoral district)|Mississauga—Streetsville]] (2004–2008). |
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*[[Maryam Monsef]] – Afghan-Canadian Liberal MP for [[Peterborough—Kawartha]] (2015–2021); first Muslim Cabinet Minister. |
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*[[Wajid Khan (Canadian politician)|Wajid Khan]] - Conservative MP for [[Mississauga—Streetsville (federal electoral district)|Mississauga—Streetsville]] (2004–2008). |
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*[[Taleeb Noormohamed]] – Liberal MP for [[Vancouver Granville]] (2021–present) |
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*[[Ahmed Hussen]] – Liberal MP for [[York South—Weston (federal electoral district)|York South-Weston]] (2015–present) |
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*[[Iqra Khalid]] – Liberal MP for [[Mississauga—Erin Mills (federal electoral district)|Mississauga-Erin Mills]] (2015–present) |
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*[[Shafqat Ali]] – Liberal MP for [[Brampton Centre (federal electoral district)|Brampton Centre]] (2021–present) |
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*[[Yasir Naqvi]] – Liberal MP for [[Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district)|Ottawa Centre]] (2021–present) |
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*[[Salma Zahid]] – Liberal MP for [[Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]] (2015–present) |
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*[[Sameer Zuberi]] – Liberal MP for [[Pierrefonds—Dollard|Pierrefonds-Dollard]] (2019–present) |
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*[[Sameer Zuberi]] - Liberal MP for [[Pierrefonds—Dollard|Pierrefonds-Dollard]] (2019–present) |
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===Provincial=== |
===Provincial=== |
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*[[Moe Amery]] |
*[[Moe Amery]] – Alberta Conservative MLA for [[Calgary-East]] (1993–2015). |
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*[[Peter Baker (Canadian politician)|Peter Baker]] - Northwest Territories Independent MLA for [[Mackenzie North]] ( |
*[[Peter Baker (Canadian politician)|Peter Baker]] – Lebanese-born Canadian Northwest Territories Independent MLA for [[Mackenzie North]] (1964–1967). |
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*[[Muhammad Fiaz]] |
*[[Muhammad Fiaz]] – Saskatchewan SP MLA for [[Regina Pasqua]] (2015–present). |
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*[[Amir Khadir]] |
*[[Amir Khadir]] – Quebec [[Québec_solidaire | Québec solidaire]] MNA for [[Mercier (provincial electoral district)|Mercier]] (2008–2018). |
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*[[Stephen Khan]] |
*[[Stephen Khan]] – Alberta Conservative MLA for [[St. Albert (provincial electoral district)|St. Albert]] (2008–2015). |
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*[[Yasir Naqvi]] |
*[[Yasir Naqvi]] – Ontario Liberal MPP for [[Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa Centre]] (2007–2018). |
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*[[John Nuraney]] |
*[[John Nuraney]] – British Columbia Liberal MLA for [[Burnaby-Willingdon]] (2001–2009). |
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*[[Shafiq Qaadri]] |
*[[Shafiq Qaadri]] – Ontario Liberal MPP for [[Etobicoke North (provincial electoral district)|Etobicoke North]] (2003–present). |
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*[[Doly Begum]] |
*[[Doly Begum]] – Ontario NDP MPP for [[Scarborough Southwest (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Southwest]] (2018–present). |
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*[[Sohail Quadri]] - Alberta Conservative MLA for [[Edmonton-Mill Woods]] ( |
*[[Sohail Quadri]] – Pakistani-Canadian Alberta Conservative MLA for [[Edmonton-Mill Woods]] (2012–2015). |
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*[[Khalil Ramal]] |
*[[Khalil Ramal]] – Ontario Liberal MPP for [[London—Fanshawe (provincial electoral district)|London-Fanashawe]] (2003–2011). |
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*[[Irfan Sabir]] |
*[[Irfan Sabir]] – Alberta NDP MLA for [[Calgary-McCall]] (2015–present). |
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*[[Larry Shaben]] |
*[[Larry Shaben]] – Alberta Conservative MLA for [[Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district)|Lesser Slave Lake]] (1975–1989). |
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*[[Shiraz Shariff]] |
*[[Shiraz Shariff]] – Alberta Conservative MLA for [[Calgary McCall]] (1995–2008). |
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*[[Muhammad Yaseen]] |
*[[Muhammad Yaseen]] – Alberta United Conservative MLA for [[Calgary North]] (2019–present) |
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*[[Adil Shamji]] |
*[[Adil Shamji]] – Ontario Liberal MPP for [[Don Valley East (provincial electoral district)|Don Valley East]] (2022–present) |
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*[[Obby Khan]] |
*[[Obby Khan]] – Manitoba Conservative MLA for [[Fort Whyte]] (2022–present), Former [[Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba)]], First Muslim MLA elected into the Manitoba Legislature |
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===Municipal=== |
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*[[Naheed Nenshi]] - Mayor of Calgary (2010–2021) |
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*[[Ausma Malik]] - First Deputy Mayor and [[Deputy Mayor of Toronto]] for [[Toronto]] and [[East York]] (2023-present) |
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== Religious leaders == |
== Religious leaders == |
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* [[Jamal Badawi]] |
* [[Jamal Badawi]] - Egyptian-Canadian author, preacher and speaker on Islam |
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* [[Zijad Delic]] - imam and community leader |
* [[Zijad Delic]] – Bosnian-Canadian imam and community leader |
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* [[Amir Hussain (religious scholar)|Amir Hussain]] |
* [[Amir Hussain (religious scholar)|Amir Hussain]] – editor of the ''[[Journal of the American Academy of Religion]]'' |
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* [[Ahmad Kutty]] |
* [[Ahmad Kutty]] – religious scholar |
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* [[Ingrid Mattson]] |
* [[Ingrid Mattson]] |
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[[File:Ingrid-Mattson12.jpg|thumb|[[Ingrid Mattson]]]] |
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* [[Reza Hosseini Nassab]] |
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* [[Hamid Slimi]] – [[imam]], founder of the Sayeda Khadija Islamic Center in [[Mississauga]], Ontario |
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* [[Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri]] - professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab and the founding chairman of Minhaj-ul-Quran International |
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[[Image:Imam Hamid Slimi.gif|thumb|Imam Hamid Slimi]] |
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* [[Hamid Slimi]] - [[imam]], founder of the Sayeda Khadija Islamic Center in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]] |
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* [[T. B. Irving]] |
* [[T. B. Irving]] – (1914–2002), was a Canadian-American Muslim author, known for producing the first American English translation of the [[Qur'an]] |
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* [[Shabir Ally]] |
* [[Shabir Ally]] – Guyanese-born Canadian Islamic Scholar, President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto |
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* [[Mustafa Khattab]] BA, MA, PhD |
* [[Mustafa Khattab]] BA, MA, PhD – Canadian-Egyptian Islamic scholar and author, known for publishing 'The Clear Qur'an,' which is the Canadian English translation of the [[Qur'an]] |
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* Mohammed Omar Subedar - Canadian Islamic Scholar, Imam, & Author, born in Toronto, teacher at Bukhari Academy and Mathabah Institute. |
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* Ibrahim Hindy - Canadian Islamic Scholar, Imam, Religious Director of Yaqeen Canada, born in Mississauga. |
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== Leaders == |
== Leaders == |
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* Omar Khamissa – COO of the [[National Council of Canadian Muslims]] (NCCM) |
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* Mustafa Farooq J.D. – Lawyer, Former CEO of the [[National Council of Canadian Muslims]] (NCCM) |
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* [[Faisal Kutty]] - community leader, activist and law professor |
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* Stephen Brown – CEO of the [[National Council of Canadian Muslims]] (NCCM) |
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* [[Hamid Slimi]] - imam and community leader |
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* [[Ahmed Hussen]] – lawyer and National President of the Canadian Somali Congress |
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* [[Navaid Aziz]] - imam and Islamic scholar in [[Calgary]] |
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* [[Faisal Kutty]] – community leader, activist and law professor |
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* Ibrahim Hindy - Religious Director of Yaqeen Canada, imam, khateeb, & Islamic scholar in Toronto |
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* [[Hamid Slimi]] – imam and community leader |
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* Stephen Brown - CEO of the [[National Council of Canadian Muslims]] (NCCM) |
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* [[Hilwie Hamdon]] – (1905–1988), was a Muslim woman in Edmonton, Alberta, who organized support and funding to build the first mosque in Canada, the [[Al-Rashid Mosque]] |
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* Mustafa Farooq J.D. - Lawyer, Former CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) |
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* Omar Khamissa - COO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) |
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* [[Hilwie Hamdon]] - (1905-1988), was a Muslim woman in Edmonton, Alberta, who organized support and funding to build the first mosque in Canada, the [[Al-Rashid Mosque]] |
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== Entertainment == |
== Entertainment == |
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*[[Sulekha Ali]] - singer-songwriter |
*[[Sulekha Ali]] – Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter |
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*[[Belly (rapper)|Belly]] |
*[[Belly (rapper)|Belly]] – Palestinian-Canadian rapper |
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[[File:Belly 2021.jpg|thumb|[[Belly (rapper)]]]] |
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*[[Ali Hassan (comedian)|Ali Hassan]] - comedian |
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*[[Ali Hassan (comedian)|Ali Hassan]] – comedian |
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*[[Tariq Hussain (musician)|Tariq Hussain]] - singer-songwriter, broadcaster |
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[[File:Ali Hassan DSC 2818 (52344733880) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Hassan in 2022]] |
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*[[Ladan Hussein]] - musician also known as Cold Specks |
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*[[Tariq Hussain (musician)|Tariq Hussain]] – singer-songwriter, broadcaster |
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*[[Ladan Hussein]] – Somali-Canadian musician also known as Cold Specks |
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*[[Nabil Rajo]] - actor |
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*[[K'naan]] – Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter |
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*[[Narcy (rapper)|Narcy]] - Yaseen Al Salman, Hiphop singer and journalist with ancestors from Iraq. |
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*[[Nabil Rajo]] – Eritrean-Canadian actor |
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*[[Zarqa Nawaz]] - created ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]'' |
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*[[Narcy (rapper)|Narcy]] – Yaseen Al Salman, Iraqi-Canadian hiphop singer and journalist with ancestors from Iraq. |
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*[[Dawud Wharnsby]] - singer-songwriter, poet |
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*[[Zarqa Nawaz]] – created ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]'' |
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*[[Pokimane|Imane Anys]] - streamer, YouTuber |
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[[File:Zarqa Nawaz, Photo Credit- Christina De Melo.jpg|thumb|[[Zarqa Nawaz]]]] |
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*[[Nemahsis]] - TikToker, musician |
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*[[Dawud Wharnsby]] – singer-songwriter, poet |
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*[[Bilal Baig]] - writer and actor |
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*[[Pokimane|Imane Anys]] – streamer, YouTuber |
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*[[Nemahsis]] – TikToker, musician |
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*[[Bilal Baig]] – writer and actor |
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==Literature== |
==Literature== |
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*[[Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali]] |
*[[Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali]] – memoirist |
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*[[Samra Habib]] |
*[[Samra Habib]] – artist, memoirist |
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*[[Hasan Namir]] |
*[[Hasan Namir]] – novelist, poet |
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*[[Kamal Al-Solaylee]] – journalist, memoirist' |
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*[[Arsham Parsi]] - activist, autobiographer |
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*[[Lena Khan]] – film director, writer |
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*[[Ahmad Danny Ramadan]] - novelist |
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*[[Kamal Al-Solaylee]] - journalist, memoirist' |
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*[[Lena Khan]] - film director, writer |
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== Sports and athletics == |
== Sports and athletics == |
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* [[Nazem Kadri]] |
* [[Nazem Kadri]] – ice hockey player, 2009 draft pick of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], first Muslim to win the [[Stanley Cup]]. |
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[[File:Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken - November 4, 2023 - Nazem Kadri and Justin Schultz (53311200257).jpg|thumb|Kadri as a member of the Calgary Flames with [[Justin Schultz]] of the [[Seattle Kraken]] in 2023.]] |
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* [[Sami Zayn]] - WWE Wrestler |
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* [[Sami Zayn]] – WWE Wrestler |
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* [[Asmir Begović]] - Professional football player, raised in [[Edmonton]], and played for the [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team]]. |
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[[File:Sami Zayn in May 2023 (cropped).png|thumb|[[Sami Zayn]]]] |
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* [[Ali Ahmed (soccer)]] - soccer player, Whitecaps FC, [[Canada men's national soccer team]] |
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* [[Asmir Begović]] – Bosnian professional football player, raised in [[Edmonton]], and played for the [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team]]. |
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* [[Mohamed Farsi]] - soccer player, Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer |
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* [[Ali Ahmed (soccer)]] – soccer player, Whitecaps FC, [[Canada men's national soccer team]] |
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* [[Fardaws Aimaq]] - basketball player |
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* [[Mohamed Farsi]] – soccer player, Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer |
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* [[Aiemann Zahabi]] - mixed martial artist, [[bantamweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] |
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[[File:Mohamed Farsi.jpg|thumb|[[Mohamed Farsi]]]] |
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* [[Firas Zahabi]] - martial artist, owner and head coach at [[Tristar Gym]] |
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* [[Fardaws Aimaq]] – basketball player |
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* [[Yassine Bounou]] - Canadian-born Moroccan [[footballer]], [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Saudi Pro League]] club [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]] and the [[Morocco national football team]] |
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* [[Aiemann Zahabi]] – mixed martial artist, [[bantamweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] |
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* [[Ali Mahmoud]] - Canadian-born [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] basketball player, [[Beirut Club]], [[Lebanese Basketball League]] |
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[[File:Aiemann_Zahabi.png|thumb|[[Aiemann Zahabi]]]] |
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* [[Mohamed Omar (soccer, born 1999)]] - soccer player, [[San Antonio FC]], [[USL Championship]] |
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* [[Firas Zahabi]] – martial artist, owner and head coach at [[Tristar Gym]] |
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* [[Mohammed Ahmed (runner)]] - Somali-born Canadian [[long-distance runner]], 3-time Olympian, Canada's most successful athlete in long-distance racing, the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the [[World Athletics Championships]] (bronze in [[2019 World Athletics Championships]]) and the [[Olympic Games]] (silver in [[2021]]) |
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[[File:Firas Zahabi.png|thumb|[[Firas Zahabi]]]] |
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* [[Obby Khan]] - Former [[Canadian football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|centre]], played for 9 seasons in the [[Canadian Football League]] with the [[Ottawa Renegades]], [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]], and [[Calgary Stampeders]] |
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* [[Yassine Bounou]] – Canadian-born Moroccan footballer, [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Saudi Pro League]] club [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]] and the [[Morocco national football team]] |
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* [[Farhan Zaidi]] - baseball executive, president of baseball operations for the [[San Francisco Giants]] of [[Major League Baseball]] |
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[[File:Yassine bounou Interview 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Yassine Bounou]]]] |
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* [[Rana Hamdy]] - Saudi-born Canadian footballer, plays for [[Burlington SC (League1 Ontario)|Burlington Soccer Club]] in [[League1 Ontario]] |
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* [[Ali Mahmoud]] – Canadian-born [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] basketball player, [[Beirut Club]], [[Lebanese Basketball League]] |
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* [[Rayyan Pathan]] - Cricketer, born in Toronto, plays for the [[Canada national cricket team]] |
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* [[Mohamed Omar (soccer, born 1999)]] – soccer player, [[San Antonio FC]], [[USL Championship]] |
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* [[Shahid Ahmadzai]] - Afghan-born Canadian cricketer |
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[[File:Mohamed Omar of HFX Wanderers FC (2) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Mohamed Omar (soccer, born 1999)]]]] |
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* [[Salman Nazar]] - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Mohammed Ahmed (runner)]] – Somali-born Canadian [[long-distance runner]], 3-time Olympian, Canada's most successful athlete in long-distance racing, the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the [[World Athletics Championships]] (bronze in [[2019 World Athletics Championships]]) and the [[Olympic Games]] (silver in 2021) |
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* [[Kaleem Sana]] - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Obby Khan]] – former [[Canadian football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|centre]], played for 9 seasons in the [[Canadian Football League]] with the [[Ottawa Renegades]], [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]], and [[Calgary Stampeders]] |
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* [[Junaid Siddiqui]] - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Farhan Zaidi]] – baseball executive, president of baseball operations for the [[San Francisco Giants]] of [[Major League Baseball]] |
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* [[Saad Bin Zafar]] - Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer, Captain of the [[Canadian national cricket team]] |
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* [[Rana Hamdy]] – Saudi-born Canadian footballer, plays for [[Burlington SC (League1 Ontario)|Burlington Soccer Club]] in [[League1 Ontario]] |
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* [[Rayyan Pathan]] – cricketer, born in Toronto, plays for the [[Canada national cricket team]] |
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* [[Shahid Ahmadzai]] – Afghan-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Salman Nazar]] – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Kaleem Sana]] – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Junaid Siddiqui]] – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer |
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* [[Saad Bin Zafar]] – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer, captain of the [[Canadian national cricket team]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Islam in Canada]] |
*[[Islam in Canada]] |
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*[[List of Canadian Shia Muslims]] |
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*[[List of converts to Islam]] |
*[[List of converts to Islam]] |
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*[[List of Islamic and Muslim related topics]] |
*[[List of Islamic and Muslim related topics]] |
Latest revision as of 03:01, 9 December 2024
This is a list of notable people who are Muslims and reside in, or are citizens of, Canada.
Academic figures
[edit]Law
[edit]- Faisal Kutty – lawyer and law professor
Business
[edit]Retail
[edit]- Obby Khan – founder and owner of Shawarma Khan, a Winnipeg-based halal shawarma restaurant, has at least four locations within the city of Winnipeg
Journalism
[edit]- Omar Sachedina – anchorman and journalist, CTV
- Haroon Siddiqui – Indo-Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist, and a former editor of the Toronto Star
- Farah Nasser – anchor and journalist, Global News
- Ginella Massa – news anchor, CBC News
- Hodan Nalayeh – Somali-Canadian media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur
Military
[edit]- Hasan Amat – Singaporean-Canadian WW1 soldier, served as a private in the Royal Canadian Regiment, the 4th Overseas Pioneer Battalion, and the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, fought and died at the Battle of Hill 70.
- Lt. Commander Wafa Dabbagh – Palestinian-Egyptian-Canadian military officer of the Canadian Armed Forces who received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Physicians
[edit]- Alaa Murabit M.D. – Libyan-Canadian physician, director of global health advocacy and communications at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Politicians
[edit]Federal
[edit]- Ali Ehsassi – Liberal MP for Willowdale (2015–present)
- Omar Alghabra – Saudi-born Syrian-Canadian Liberal MP for Mississauga—Erindale (2006–2008) and Mississauga Centre (2015–present).
- Salma Ataullahjan – Conservative Senator for Ontario (2010–present).
- Mobina Jaffer – Liberal Senator for British Columbia (2001–present).
- Rahim Jaffer – Conservative MP for Edmonton–Strathcona (1997–2008); first Muslim MP elected in Canada.
- Wajid Khan – Conservative MP for Mississauga—Streetsville (2004–2008).
- Maryam Monsef – Afghan-Canadian Liberal MP for Peterborough—Kawartha (2015–2021); first Muslim Cabinet Minister.
- Taleeb Noormohamed – Liberal MP for Vancouver Granville (2021–present)
- Ahmed Hussen – Liberal MP for York South-Weston (2015–present)
- Iqra Khalid – Liberal MP for Mississauga-Erin Mills (2015–present)
- Shafqat Ali – Liberal MP for Brampton Centre (2021–present)
- Yasir Naqvi – Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre (2021–present)
- Salma Zahid – Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre (2015–present)
- Sameer Zuberi – Liberal MP for Pierrefonds-Dollard (2019–present)
Provincial
[edit]- Moe Amery – Alberta Conservative MLA for Calgary-East (1993–2015).
- Peter Baker – Lebanese-born Canadian Northwest Territories Independent MLA for Mackenzie North (1964–1967).
- Muhammad Fiaz – Saskatchewan SP MLA for Regina Pasqua (2015–present).
- Amir Khadir – Quebec Québec solidaire MNA for Mercier (2008–2018).
- Stephen Khan – Alberta Conservative MLA for St. Albert (2008–2015).
- Yasir Naqvi – Ontario Liberal MPP for Ottawa Centre (2007–2018).
- John Nuraney – British Columbia Liberal MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon (2001–2009).
- Shafiq Qaadri – Ontario Liberal MPP for Etobicoke North (2003–present).
- Doly Begum – Ontario NDP MPP for Scarborough Southwest (2018–present).
- Sohail Quadri – Pakistani-Canadian Alberta Conservative MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods (2012–2015).
- Khalil Ramal – Ontario Liberal MPP for London-Fanashawe (2003–2011).
- Irfan Sabir – Alberta NDP MLA for Calgary-McCall (2015–present).
- Larry Shaben – Alberta Conservative MLA for Lesser Slave Lake (1975–1989).
- Shiraz Shariff – Alberta Conservative MLA for Calgary McCall (1995–2008).
- Muhammad Yaseen – Alberta United Conservative MLA for Calgary North (2019–present)
- Adil Shamji – Ontario Liberal MPP for Don Valley East (2022–present)
- Obby Khan – Manitoba Conservative MLA for Fort Whyte (2022–present), Former Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba), First Muslim MLA elected into the Manitoba Legislature
Religious leaders
[edit]- Jamal Badawi - Egyptian-Canadian author, preacher and speaker on Islam
- Zijad Delic – Bosnian-Canadian imam and community leader
- Amir Hussain – editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
- Ahmad Kutty – religious scholar
- Ingrid Mattson
- Hamid Slimi – imam, founder of the Sayeda Khadija Islamic Center in Mississauga, Ontario
- T. B. Irving – (1914–2002), was a Canadian-American Muslim author, known for producing the first American English translation of the Qur'an
- Shabir Ally – Guyanese-born Canadian Islamic Scholar, President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto
- Mustafa Khattab BA, MA, PhD – Canadian-Egyptian Islamic scholar and author, known for publishing 'The Clear Qur'an,' which is the Canadian English translation of the Qur'an
- Mohammed Omar Subedar - Canadian Islamic Scholar, Imam, & Author, born in Toronto, teacher at Bukhari Academy and Mathabah Institute.
- Ibrahim Hindy - Canadian Islamic Scholar, Imam, Religious Director of Yaqeen Canada, born in Mississauga.
Leaders
[edit]- Omar Khamissa – COO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
- Mustafa Farooq J.D. – Lawyer, Former CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
- Stephen Brown – CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
- Ahmed Hussen – lawyer and National President of the Canadian Somali Congress
- Faisal Kutty – community leader, activist and law professor
- Hamid Slimi – imam and community leader
- Hilwie Hamdon – (1905–1988), was a Muslim woman in Edmonton, Alberta, who organized support and funding to build the first mosque in Canada, the Al-Rashid Mosque
Entertainment
[edit]- Sulekha Ali – Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter
- Belly – Palestinian-Canadian rapper
- Ali Hassan – comedian
- Tariq Hussain – singer-songwriter, broadcaster
- Ladan Hussein – Somali-Canadian musician also known as Cold Specks
- K'naan – Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter
- Nabil Rajo – Eritrean-Canadian actor
- Narcy – Yaseen Al Salman, Iraqi-Canadian hiphop singer and journalist with ancestors from Iraq.
- Zarqa Nawaz – created Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Dawud Wharnsby – singer-songwriter, poet
- Imane Anys – streamer, YouTuber
- Nemahsis – TikToker, musician
- Bilal Baig – writer and actor
Literature
[edit]- Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali – memoirist
- Samra Habib – artist, memoirist
- Hasan Namir – novelist, poet
- Kamal Al-Solaylee – journalist, memoirist'
- Lena Khan – film director, writer
Sports and athletics
[edit]- Nazem Kadri – ice hockey player, 2009 draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs, first Muslim to win the Stanley Cup.
- Sami Zayn – WWE Wrestler
- Asmir Begović – Bosnian professional football player, raised in Edmonton, and played for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team.
- Ali Ahmed (soccer) – soccer player, Whitecaps FC, Canada men's national soccer team
- Mohamed Farsi – soccer player, Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer
- Fardaws Aimaq – basketball player
- Aiemann Zahabi – mixed martial artist, bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Firas Zahabi – martial artist, owner and head coach at Tristar Gym
- Yassine Bounou – Canadian-born Moroccan footballer, goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Morocco national football team
- Ali Mahmoud – Canadian-born Lebanese basketball player, Beirut Club, Lebanese Basketball League
- Mohamed Omar (soccer, born 1999) – soccer player, San Antonio FC, USL Championship
- Mohammed Ahmed (runner) – Somali-born Canadian long-distance runner, 3-time Olympian, Canada's most successful athlete in long-distance racing, the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the World Athletics Championships (bronze in 2019 World Athletics Championships) and the Olympic Games (silver in 2021)
- Obby Khan – former Canadian football centre, played for 9 seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Renegades, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Calgary Stampeders
- Farhan Zaidi – baseball executive, president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball
- Rana Hamdy – Saudi-born Canadian footballer, plays for Burlington Soccer Club in League1 Ontario
- Rayyan Pathan – cricketer, born in Toronto, plays for the Canada national cricket team
- Shahid Ahmadzai – Afghan-born Canadian cricketer
- Salman Nazar – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
- Kaleem Sana – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
- Junaid Siddiqui – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
- Saad Bin Zafar – Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer, captain of the Canadian national cricket team
See also
[edit]- Islam in Canada
- List of converts to Islam
- List of Islamic and Muslim related topics
- Lists of Muslims
- Lists of people by belief