Ahmed entered the political world with a strong desire to educate communities who are marginalized politically, socially, and economically. She has extensive experience as an organizer for political campaigns at the state and national level.
For five years she worked with the Confederation of Somali community as Youth Program specialist and community organizer. Nimco was the co-founder of the First African Then American (FATA) and Minnesota League of Young Voters (LYV).
Soon after high school, Ahmed began her career in political activism when she joined the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone’s campaign team. In the last presidential election, she was the African/African American Base Vote Organizer and also organized the Muslim voters in the state of Minnesota.
On a national level, Ahmed was one of the organizers of for the 2004 National Hip Hop Political Convention in New Jersey, and was co-chair of last year’s convention in Chicago. In 2005, she was the African American Base Director for Victory 2005, the Democratic Party’s campaign to rally voters, in New Jersey.
She continued her political campaign career when in 2006 Ahmed worked as the Base Director for the Amy Klobuchar for US Senate and ran the Women’s program for the Democratic National Committee.
In 2007, Ahmed was named a “Woman to Watch” by the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus. The award recognized women ages 35 and under and who are working to improve the status of women and deserve recognition as emerging leaders.
Ahmed is one of 16 state directors for the Minnesota DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) party and serves on the board of directors of Minneapolis Community Action, Circle of Discipline and the reNEW Minnesota Campaign.
Ms. Ahmed named a Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. The Policy Fellows program prepares individuals from all professional sectors to assume leadership roles in public affairs. Through a nine-month educational experience that includes workshops, seminars, and leadership development activities, Policy Fellows gain practical training in public affairs leadership while examining national and international issues confronting the United States. Fellows are selected from Greater Minnesota as well as the Twin Cities.