Nenshi, Naheed

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Name
Nenshi, Naheed Gender: M
Naheed Kurban Nenshi
born on 2 February 1972 at 07:10 (= 07:10 AM )
Place Toronto, Ontario (CAN), 43n39, 79w23
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
From memory
Rodden Rating A
Collector: Best
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_aqucol.18.gif 12°45' s_mo.18.gif s_vircol.18.gif 18°20 Asc.s_aqucol.18.gif 02°51'



Naheed Nenshi (2010)
photo: * Naheed_Nenshi.jpg: 5of7 * derivative work: Bdell555 (talk), license cc-by-sa-2.0

Biography

Canadian politician who is the 36th mayor of Calgary, Alberta. He was elected in the 2010 municipal election, becoming the first visible minority mayor of a Canadian municipality with a population of at least 100,000 and the first Muslim mayor of a large North American city. He was re-elected in 2013 with 74% of the vote.

Nenshi was raised in Calgary. His parents, Kurbanali Hussein and Noorjah, were South Asian origin immigrants to Canada from Tanzania, and he has a sister.

Nenshi donated 10% of his 2012 salary, amounting to CAD$20,000, to a Calgary charity in response to a 6% pay raise approved for city councillors.

Nenshi was awarded the 'World Mayor' prize in 2014 by the City Mayors Foundation. He became the first Canadian mayor to win this award.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Work : Prize 2014 ('World Mayor' prize)

Source Notes

Donna Young quotes data from his sister Shaheen NenshiNathoo (via their mother) on Twitter: "@DonnaAstrologer Just checked - 7:10am EST @nenshi" [1].


Categories

  • Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist
  • Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Other Rel/Spirituality (Muslim)
  • Vocation : Politics : Public office (36th mayor of Calgary, Alberta)
  • Notable : Awards : Vocational award ('World Mayor' prize)
  • Notable : Famous : First in Field (First Muslim mayor of a large North American city)