# Abdiwahab Mohamed *Minnesota state official named in connection with the Office of New Americans* Abdiwahab Mohamed is a Minnesota state official listed as Assistant Commissioner in connection with the [[Office of New Americans]]. The office was created by Minnesota Statutes section 116J.4231 in the 2023 legislative session and is housed in DEED.[^1] The project's compilation *The Instrument No One Will Name* (June 18, 2026) lists him as "Asst. Comm. Abdiwahab Mohamed." It names him alongside the office's statutory citation, its appropriation and its annual reporting requirement.[^1] The record cited here documents his title. It does not establish his appointment date, his duties, or any other position he has held.[^1] The office operates within a state government that the [[United States Department of Justice]] sued in January 2026. The department announced the suit in release No. 26-21 of January 14, 2026, titled *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*. The title describes the State's apparatus as "Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime."[^2] Attorney General Pamela Bondi certified the case as a matter of general public importance.[^2] The record cited here gives no docket number for the suit. It does not connect the suit to the Office of New Americans or to Mohamed.[^2] ## Office of New Americans [[Minnesota]] established the Office of New Americans under Minn. Stat. §116J.4231 during the 2023 session and placed it in DEED.[^1] The One Minnesota Budget, signed May 24, 2023, appropriated $750,000 per year for the office.[^1] Subdivision 3 of the statute provides for an advisory council and an annual report. According to the compilation, the office filed its FY25 report on January 9, 2026.[^1] Mohamed is tied to the office in the record only through the Assistant Commissioner title the compilation gives him.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Named as "Asst. Comm. Abdiwahab Mohamed." in connection with the Office of New Americans.[^1] ### What - The Office of New Americans is established by Minn. Stat. §116J.4231, which provides for an advisory council and a statutory annual report (Subd. 3).[^1] ### When - The statute was enacted in the 2023 session, and the One Minnesota Budget was signed May 24, 2023.[^1] - The FY25 annual report was filed January 9, 2026.[^1] - The Department of Justice announced its suit against Minnesota on January 14, 2026, in release No. 26-21.[^2] ### Where - The office is housed in DEED, Minnesota.[^1] ### How much - $750,000 per year was appropriated for the Office of New Americans through the One Minnesota Budget.[^1] ## See also - [[Office of New Americans]] - [[United States Department of Justice]] - [[Minnesota]] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota wiki project, *The Instrument No One Will Name (densified)* (June 18, 2026) — validated compilation entry [32]. It records Minn. Stat. §116J.4231 (2023 session), DEED housing, the $750,000/year appropriation via the One Minnesota Budget signed May 24, 2023, the advisory council and annual report (Subd. 3), the FY25 report filed January 9, 2026, and the title "Asst. Comm. Abdiwahab Mohamed." (No URL for this source is in the pack's allowed list.) [^2]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*, release No. 26-21 (January 14, 2026) — establishes the suit's announcement, the release's title, and Attorney General Pamela Bondi's certification of the case as a matter of general public importance. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-department-justice-files-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-affirmative-action-regime