List of Afghan Americans

This is a list of notable Afghan Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Afghan American or must have references showing they are Afghan American and are notable.

List

• Zalmay Khalilzad - United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2007 to 2009
• Ali Ahmad Jalali - Distinguished Professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
• Abdul W. Haqiqi - Economist
• Nazif Shahrani - Professor of anthropology at Indiana University
• Lina Rozbih - News anchor at Voice of America's TV Ashna ^[1]
• Khaled Hosseini - Author of two books, including the Kite Runner
• Tamim Ansary - Author
• Mithaq Kazimi - Filmmaker
• Jawed Wassel - Filmaker (killed on October 3, 2001)^[2]
• Azita Ghanizada - Actress and TV host
• Nabil Miskinyar - Television anchor
• Zuhra Osmani - News anchor and physician
• Hamed Qaderi - Television broadcaster
• Fariba Nawa - Journalist
• Farhad Darya - Afghan singer
• Naim Popal - Afghan singer
• Mariam Wafa - Afghan singer
• Ahmad Wali - Afghan singer
• Haidar Salim - Afghan Singer
• Salma Jahani - Afghan singer
• Ehsan Aman - Afghan singer
• Vida Samadzai - Beauty for a Cause of Miss Earth 2003
• Zohra Daoud - Miss Afghanistan 1974

Footnotes

See also

• List of Afghans
• Ethnic Afghans