Nida Allam | |
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.jpg) Allam in 2021 | |
| Durham County Commissioner | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Reckhow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1993 Ottawa, Canada |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Towqir Aziz |
| Education | North Carolina State University (BS) |
Nida Allam (born December 15, 1993) is a Canadian-American politician, political activist, and data analyst. She currently serves on the Durham County Board of Commissioners, to which she was elected in 2020, making her the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina.[1] Allam is one of five women to serve on the Durham County Board of Commissioners; this is the first time the board has consisted entirely of women in its 139-year history.
Since 2018, Allam has served as the Chair of the Durham Mayor’s Council for Women. She was elected as the Third Vice-Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party and served from 2017 to 2021, becoming the first Muslim to serve on the party’s executive board. On November 8, 2021, Allam announced that she would be seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for Congress in North Carolina's newly redrawn 4th Congressional District.[2]
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