Dr. Abdisalam Adam Receives Outstanding Refugee Award
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East African Magnet School Principal Dr. Abdisalam Adam received “The Outstanding Refugee Award” in the Educational Entrepreneurship category this week. Congratulations to Dr. Adam for this prestigious award.
The awards were presented by Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner, Jodi Harpstead and State Refugee Coordinator, Rachele King at the Minnesota Historical Society.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services recognized the contributions of 11 individuals nominated in 2024 with its annual Outstanding Refugee Awards during a ceremony to celebrate the courage, resilience, and entrepreneurship of refugees and their children, and to recognize their contributions to the state.
Dr. Adam has been with Saint Paul Public Schools since 1997 in a variety of roles, and was an assistant principal at Highland Park Senior High School before leading East African Magnet School.
Dr. Adam received his Doctor of Education and Administrative License from Bethel University, his Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from St. Cloud State University, and a B.A. in English as a Second Language from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. In addition to the United States, he has lived in Somalia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. He is a strong advocate for multilingualism and he speaks Somali, English and Arabic.