Marian Abdulmajid is the celebrity mother of the famous supermodel Imam Abdulmajid. The celebrity mother was from Mogadishu, Somalia, and married to a prominent leader. Marian’s husband was called Muhamad Abdulmajid, a Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The marriage date is unknown, but their daughter’s brilliant performance in the entertainment industry has made them proud and famous.
Marian Majid Short Bio
Marian Majid was a gynecologist and an activist from Somalia who fought for Somalia’s independence in 1960. Her famous daughter Iman Abdulmajid is a famous model whose years in the modeling industry gave her attention.
Marian Majid was married to a prominent Somali leader who was the ambassador to Saudi Arabia. During Marian’s marriage, she gave birth to four children, two sons, and two daughters. Iman Abdulamajid is one of the Somali activist’s four children, and her career as a model made her famous and her parents proud.
Details about Iman Majid’s siblings have not been shared with the public, despite the family being prominent. Iman is the only public figure in her family.
In 2016, Iman Abdulmajid revealed that her mother had passed away at 81. It was heartbreaking for the model because she had recently become a widow after losing her husband, David Bowie, but still, she indicated that her mother had died.
According to Iman, Marian Abdulmajid was her greatest inspiration, and she brought her up, instilling her with confidence like a lady should. Iman’s family had two boys and girls, and her mother would encourage her to do better like her brothers.
Marian Abdulmajid’s Daughter
Iman Abdulmajid is one of the daughters of Marian Abdulmajid, who is famous as a model. Iman was born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid in Somali on July 25, 1955, and she grew up into an international supermodel and actress.
Iman was raised as a Muslim in Mogadishu and was renamed according to her grandfather’s request. Iman grew up with her grandparents before she was sent to a boarding school in Egypt. Iman spent her childhood and adolescence in Egypt while studying, before her father relocated her back to Somalia because of political unrest.
Iman, her mother, and siblings traveled to Nairobi frequently, and their father joined them later. In 1975, she joined the University of Nairobi, where she studied political science briefly.
Iman was discovered by an American photographer Peter Beard while she was at the university. As a result, she moved to the United States and started a career in modeling. She started acting in Vogue in 1976 and was discovered by the world’s most prestigious magazines.
Iman’s slender figure, long neck, tall stature, and copper-toned skin made her attractive, and she was successful as a model. The fashion world wanted people like Iman, and she got instant success attracting brands and famous designers like Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, and Gianni Versace, among many others.
The various designers instilled confidence in Iman, enabling her to succeed in an industry that had not grown much when she started to model.
