Pakistani-American Saima Mohsin has been named federal prosecutor in Detroit, Michigan, the first Muslim woman in the state and in the United States to take up the post next month.
Fifty-two-year-old Saima Mohsin will take over as acting US Attorney for the Eastern District on February 2.
She will replace current District Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Saima Mohsin was born in Pakistan and has been working in the Attorney's Office since 2002.
