Mariam Osman Sherifay is a Swedish politician, social activist, pre-school teacher and former member of parliament.
[1] Sherifay was a member of the Swedish parliament between 2002–2003, as a replacement for the Council of State, Björn von Sydow.
[2] In 2009 she was awarded the Swedish Martin Luther King Prize [sv], an award founded by Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Swedish Baptist church for her fight against racism and her written call I refuse to be a victim.
[3] Sherifay was born in Cairo, Egypt as the fourth of twelve siblings.
Her family was Muslim and attended Catholic schools.