Hanadi Nadeem
Hanadi Nadeem | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 34th district | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nadeem Tariq |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Summerlin, Nevada |
| Website | Campaign website Legislature website |
Hanadi Nadeem (born 1972) is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly since 2024.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected in 2024 to represent the 34th district, which includes Summerlin in Las Vegas.[2]
Career
Nadeem was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan, in a family of physicians. She initially moved to the United States for her husband’s medical residency in Philadelphia, then the couple moved to Chicago and finally Las Vegas.[2]
Nadeem runs the Shifa Medical Center, a primary care clinic, in Las Vegas.[2]
Nevada House of Representatives
Nadeem ran for the Nevada General Assembly in 2024 to succeed Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod, who unsuccessfully ran for the Clark County Commission. Her Republican opponent, Brandon Davis, paid for billboards depicting Nadeem in a hijab— which she does not normally wear— and claimed she supported terrorist sympathizers over Facebook posts where she had supported Imran Khan.[3] A website launched by Davis linked on the signs described Nadeem a "far left extremist" and utilized the hijab imagery, leading to condemnation by Nadeem, Assembly speaker Steve Yeager, and U.S. senator Catherine Cortez Masto as an Islamophobic attack.[4]
Her election made her the first Muslim woman elected to the Nevada State Legislature.[2]
Personal life
Nadeem is Muslim and married to internal medicine doctor Nadeem Tariq, with whom she has five children.[2]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hanadi Nadeem | 16,452 | 53.25% | |
| Republican | Brandon Davis | 14,441 | 46.75% | |
| Total votes | 30,893 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "Hanadi Nadeem". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e Aldrete, Isabella (March 15, 2025). "Freshman Orientation: Hanadi Nadeem's path from Pakistan to Carson City". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Peguero, Joshua (October 18, 2024). "Sign depicting Nevada assembly candidate in hijab draws criticism". KLAS-TV. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Mueller, Tabitha (October 16, 2024). "Website linking Assembly candidate to Taliban supporters called Islamophobic". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.