13 Facts About Jamilah Nasheed

Jamilah Nasheed was born on Jenise Williams; October 17,1972 and is an American politician from the state of Missouri.

Jamilah Nasheed's father was killed in a drive-by shooting several months before she was born.

Jamilah Nasheed later took classes at Florissant Valley Community College in 2012.

Jamilah Nasheed served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 60th district from January 2007 until January 2013.

Jamilah Nasheed was the first Muslim woman to serve in a state legislature.

Jamilah Nasheed ran for the Missouri Senate in the 2012 elections.

Jamilah Nasheed appealed the decision to the Missouri Supreme Court, which allowed her to remain on the ballot.

Jamilah Nasheed defeated incumbent Robin Wright-Jones and fellow State Representative Jeanette Mott Oxford in the Democratic primary, and won the general election.

In September 2016, Jamilah Nasheed sat while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the Missouri Capitol.

Jamilah Nasheed said she acted in solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in protest of police brutality and racial oppression, although many of her colleagues saw this as unpatriotic.

Jamilah Nasheed was a declared candidate for Mayor of St Louis in the 2017 election, but she dropped out of the race in January 2017.

Jamilah Nasheed ran in the March 2019 election to be the president of the St Louis Board of Aldermen.

On May 16,2024, Missouri Parole Board member and former state senator Jamilah Nasheed was arrested in St Charles County on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.