# Hussein Samatar

> Hussein Samatar was a Somali American politician, banker and community organizer. He established the African Development Center in 2004, which provided microloans and technical expertise to recent immigrant businesses.

*Somali-American banker, community organizer, and politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hussein-sam

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1968
- **Died:** 2013-08-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Hussein Samatar was a Somali American politician, banker and community organizer. He established the African Development Center in 2004, which provided microloans and technical expertise to recent immigrant businesses.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Hussein Samatar](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15637635)
- [Hussein Samatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Samatar)
- [حسين سمطر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1)

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