Sahra Noor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 46–47)[1] |
| Nationality | Somali, American |
| Alma mater | St. Catherine University (BSN) University of Minnesota (MS) |
| Occupation | Health care executive |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer of People's Center Clinics & Services |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ilhan Omar (sister) Isra Hirsi (niece) |
Sahra Noor (Somali: Sahra Nuur, Arabic: زهرة نور; born 1976 or 1977) is a Somali-American nurse and health care executive.[2][3]
Noor was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, but spent part of her childhood in Kenyan refugee camps. In the camp, she witnessed a lack of healthcare as she battled malaria and developed a desire to enter the field of healthcare.[2] She moved to the United States as a refugee at the age of eighteen.[2] Upon arriving, her family settled in Arlington, Virginia. She completed her high school career in two years at an alternative high school in Virginia.[2] Noor attended St. Catherine University, where she received a nursing degree. She would wake up at three in the morning to study before taking her daughter to daycare and then attending classes.[2] She later attended the University of Minnesota and received a MSc in Nursing and Health Systems Administration with a concentration in global health.[4]
She serves as the chief executive officer at the People's Center Health Services in Minneapolis.[2][5]
Sahra is the sister of politician Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to the United States Congress.[6]
Noor has two children.[2]