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Iman
Iman · David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Iman

b. 1955

Somali model and actress

Born
25 Jul 1955 · Mogadishu
Part ofSomalia1919 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 82 years
  1. 25 Jul 1955BornBorn in Mogadishu
  2. 2006AwardGreat Immigrants Award
  3. 2017AwardOkayAfrica 100 Women

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1955 – today).

  1. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  2. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  3. 1956Suez Crisis
  4. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  6. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  8. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  10. 1968Prague Spring
  11. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  12. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  13. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  14. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  16. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  17. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  18. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  19. 1985Schengen Agreement
  20. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  21. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  22. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  23. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  24. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  26. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  28. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  29. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  30. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  31. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  32. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  33. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  34. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  35. 20112011 Norway attacks
  36. 2011Libyan civil war
  37. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  38. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  39. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  40. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war

Biography

Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid; Arabic: إيمان محمد عبد المجيد; born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Yves Saint Laurent, she is also noted for her philanthropic work. Since her debut in 1975, she rose to the pinnacle of global fashion, establishing herself as one of the world’s most iconic models. She was married to American professional basketball player Spencer Haywood from 1977 to 1987 and British musician David Bowie from 1992 until his death in 2016.

Text from the Wikipedia article Iman (model), CC BY-SA 4.0

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