Munira Abdullahi

Munira Yasin Abdullahi (Somali: Munira Yaasiin Cabdilaahi; Arabic: منيرة ياسين عبد الله) is an American paralegal and community activist who is the representative for Ohio House District 9. She won the primary on August 2, 2022, and ran unopposed in the November 2022 general election.^[1] She and Rep. Ismail Mohamed are the first two Somali American representatives in Ohio.^[1] She is also the first Muslim woman to serve in the state house.^[2]

Munira Abdullahi
Abdullahi in April 2024
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Bishara Addison
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Ohio State University (BA)

Abdullahi is from a refugee family that left Somalia when she was three years old, moving to the US when she was five.^[2][3] They moved to an apartment in the Northside neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.^[2] She has type 1 diabetes.^[2] Abdullahi graduated from Columbus Alternative High School and completed a bachelor's degree in political science at Ohio State University.^[1][2] Prior to entering politics, Abdullahi worked as a paralegal and community activist.^[4] Abdullahi was endorsed by a variety of groups, including Planned Parenthood and Ohio State Medical Association.^[4]

Abdullahi is an advocate for expanded voting rights and opposed attempts to infringe on new citizen's voting abilities in 2024.^[5] She has backed congressional term limits and insulin price caps.^[6][3]