List of Canadian Muslims

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

Politicians

Federal

Majid Jowhari - Liberal MP for Richmond Hill (2015–present)
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).
Sadia Groguhé - NDP MP for Saint-Lambert (2011-2015).
Sana Hassainia - NDP MP for Verchères—Les Patriotes (2011-2015).
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.
Yasmin Ratansi - Liberal MP for Don Valley East (2004–2011, 2015–2021).
Djaouida Sellah - NDP MP for Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert (2011-2015).
Arif Virani - Liberal MP for Parkdale—High Park (2015–present).
Taleeb Noormohamed - Liberal MP for Vancouver Granville (2021–present)
Ziad Aboultaif - Conservative MP for Edmonton Manning (2015–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)

Provincial

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).
Fatima Houda-Pepin - Quebec Liberal MNA for La Pinière (1994-2014).
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)
Salma Lakhani - Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (2020–present)
Adil Shamji - Ontario Liberal MPP for Don Valley East (2022-present)

Municipal

Naheed Nenshi - Mayor of Calgary (2010–2021)

Academic figures

Faisal Kutty - lawyer and law professor

Journalism

Mohamed Fahmy - journalist, arrested in Egypt
Irshad Manji - feminist, author, journalist, activist
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
Raheel Raza - journalist, author, public speaker, media consultant, anti-racism activist, and interfaith discussion leader
Hodan Nalayeh - media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur
Tarek Fatah - journalist and author and founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress

Religious leaders

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
Reza Hosseini Nassab
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri - professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab and the founding chairman of Minhaj-ul-Quran International

Leaders

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

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

Literature

Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali - memoirist
Samra Habib - artist, memoirist
Hasan Namir - novelist, poet
Arsham Parsi - activist, autobiographer
Ahmad Danny Ramadan - novelist
Kamal Al-Solaylee - journalist, memoirist'

Sports

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.
Adnan Virk - ESPN Sports Anchor, born in Toronto.