Calgary, a city with a population of over 0ne million, has elected a Muslim mayor, a first for North America.

Naheed Nenshi, business man and community leader, is an international business consultant, advising companies in corporate strategy, and has his own company. As well as having working with petroleum, banking and telecommunication companies, and the Alberta Government, he has devised strategies for retailers including Gap and Banana Republic.

Community interests include heading the Centre for Performing Arts and devised methods for United Way and other charities.
He authored the book, Building Up, making Canada's cities engines of growth and magnets of development.
In addition, he is a professor at Calgary's Mount Royal College.
Educated first in Calgary, he has a Master's degree in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.