• Source: List of Canadian Muslims

This is a list of notable people who are Muslims and reside in, or are citizens of, Canada.




Academic figures






= Law

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Faisal Kutty – lawyer and law professor




Business






= Retail

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Obby Khan – founder and owner of Shawarma Khan, a Winnipeg-based halal shawarma restaurant, has atleast four locations within the city of Winnipeg
Izzo AbuFarha – founder of Jerusalem Shawarma, an Alberta-based Palestinian cuisine and halal shawarma restaurant, has multiple locations in Calgary and Edmonton




Journalism


Mansour Shouman – Palestinian-Canadian journalist, reporting on Gaza, advocating for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing 2023 Israel-Hamas war
Omar Sachedina – anchorman and journalist, CTV
Haroon Siddiqui – 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 – media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur




Military


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


Alaa Murabit M.D. – physician, director of global health advocacy and communications at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation




Politicians






= Federal

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Ali Ehsassi – Liberal MP for Willowdale (2015–present)
Omar Alghabra – 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 – 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)




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Moe Amery – Alberta Conservative MLA for Calgary-East (1993–2015).
Peter Baker – 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 – 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


Mohammed Omar Subedar – Canadian Islamic scholar, Hafiz of Quran, Teacher of Bukhari Academy and Mathabah Institute, & Imam in Toronto.
Jamal Badawi
Zijad Delic – 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
Abd Alfatah Twakkal – imam at the London Muslim Mosque in London, Ontario




Leaders


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
Navaid Aziz – imam and Islamic scholar in Calgary
Ibrahim Hindy – Religious Director of Yaqeen Canada, imam, khateeb, & Islamic scholar in Toronto
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
Iman Mohamed - Executive Director of Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC), first dedicated legal centre serving the Muslim community




Entertainment


Sulekha Ali – singer-songwriter
Belly – Palestinian-Canadian rapper

Ali Hassan – comedian

Tariq Hussain – singer-songwriter, broadcaster
Ladan Hussein – musician also known as Cold Specks
K'naan – singer-songwriter
Nabil Rajo – actor
Narcy – Yaseen Al Salman, 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


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


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 – 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
Haneef Mohammed – Canadian sports player, community leader, & former cadet in the 538 Buffalo Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets




See also


Islam in Canada
List of converts to Islam
List of Islamic and Muslim related topics
Lists of Muslims
Lists of people by belief




References

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