Barbara Sharief

Barbara Muhammad Sharief is an American politician and nurse who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2024. She previously served as a Broward County commissioner from 2010 to 2021, serving as mayor from 2013 to 2014, and again from 2016 to 2017. She was the county's first African-American female mayor. Sharief is also a former Miramar city commissioner and vice mayor.