Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (born July 25, 1955), professionally known as Iman (which means "faith" in Arabic), is a Somali-American

Somali American

Somali Americans are American citizens and residents born in, or with ancestors from Somalia.The first Somalis to arrive in the United States were sailors who came in the 1920s and settled in New York. In the late 1970s, more Somali immigrants followed suit...

 fashion model, actress

Actor

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 and entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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. A pioneer in the field of ethnic cosmetics

Cosmetics

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, she is also noted for her charitable work. She is married to David Bowie

David Bowie

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Born in Mogadishu

Mogadishu

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, Somalia

Somalia

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, Iman is the daughter of Marian and Mohamed Abdulmajid. Her father was a diplomat

Diplomat

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 and a former Somali ambassador

Ambassador

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 to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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, and her mother was a gynecologist.