World Reknowned American Muslims

Americans to make the list include:

•Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, all-time NBA scoring leader, and boxing legend Muhammad Ali

•Umar Faruq Abdullah, a convert who founded the Nawawi Foundation, an educational nonprofit organization in Chicago

•Azizah Al-Hibri, chairwoman of Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights, appointed in 2011 by President Obama to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

•Sheikh Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Husayni Al-Ninowy, imam at the Masjid al-Madina in Atlanta, and a descendant of Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima

•Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C.

•Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the only two Muslim members of Congress

•Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of the global investment management firm Pimco and one of the world's most respected economists

•Sheikh Yusuf Estes, former chaplain for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and internationally known preacher

•Imam Mohamed Magid, president of the Islamic Society of North America

•Aasif Mandvi, actor, frequently appears on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"

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