Abdi Warsame | |
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| Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 6th Ward | |
| In office January 2, 2014 – March 30, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Lilligren |
| Succeeded by | Jamal Osman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1978 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University (BS) University of Greenwich (MBA) |
| Website | Official website |
Abdi Warsame (Somali: Cabdi Warsame, Arabic: عبدي وارسام) (born 1978) is a Somali-American politician in Minnesota's Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. After moving to London as an asylum-seeker, he immigrated to Minnesota in 2006. In November 2013, he was elected to the Minneapolis City Council, becoming the first Somali official to be elected to the position.[1] Warsame was reelected for a second term in 2017. He resigned from the position in 2020 to become the head of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
- ^ Williams, Brandt (November 5, 2013). "Warsame wins seat on Minneapolis City Council". MPR News. Retrieved March 3, 2016.