Former refugee in the United States, Nadia Mohammed has just been elected as the head of the St. Louis Park City Council in Minnesota, where she has become the first black Somali and Muslim mayor.
In St. Louis Park, an American city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Nadia Mohammed excelled in the recent local elections. Her election is unprecedented.
By securing 59% of the votes, Nadia Mohammed was overwhelmingly elected mayor of St. Louis Park. The city in the state of Minnesota where she arrived 18 years ago as a refugee.
The new mayor expresses immense joy at the trust shown to her by the majority of voters. With this success, Nadia Mohammed makes electoral history in the United States by becoming the first black Somali and Muslim mayor, and also the youngest at only 26 years old.
