Assalam Alaikum

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    It’s very difficult to be asked to talk about yourself while keeping a check on pride and showoff. I would like to say that any thing I have done to help an Islamic work or Islamic cause it was out of Allah’s Grace alone. And I ask Allah SWT to forgive me for any short comings or any miniscule impurity that could have mixed with it. I also realize that it is the right of the community to get to know those who may be representing them.

 

• I currently work as an Aerospace Engineering Manager at TSC/Virgin Galactic in Mojave. I mange a Team of approximately 50 Engineers.

 

• I graduated as an Aerospace Engineer from Cairo University in 1993 and worked in this field since then. I have 2 Masters Degrees, one in Fracture of Materials and one is Aerodynamics.

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• I joined the Islamic work since I moved to Canada in 1995, then to the US in 2000. I was part of Muslim American Society (MAS) since 2002. MAS is a grass root National organization established with this name in 1993, but was built by founders of several other organizations such as MAYA, MSA, ISNA, NAIT, … It currently has over 40 Chapters in major cities across the US and many other smaller cities. In each one of these cities, MAS members are active and part of several Masajids, Youth Centers, and many other institutions.

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• I was honored to serve as the MAS Cleveland Chapter President for 4 years, 2002-2006, MAS Cleveland Youth Center President 2003-2006. We received a Distinction Honor recognition by Mayor Campbell in 2005 and received Faith in Action of the Year 2005 by CAIR Ohio. Were featured on NPR Cleveland and NPR National several times to speak about Muslim views regarding War on Iraq. MAS Youth Center was a 6000 sqft building that included an Basketball indoor Gym, Full Gym equipments, Classrooms, and offered 12 hrs a day 7 days a week programs for the Muslim Youth in Cleveland.

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• MAS Dallas Chapter President in 2008. Where we created a Media department for the first time and showed on Public Theater a play called “Mercy to Man Kind” by Dallas MAS Youth about the Prophet Mohammad PbuH.

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• I helped and lead opening the first Mosque in Medford, OR in 2007-2008.

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• Secretary of MAS Tarbeya National (Training/Education) 2008-2012.

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• Events Director in MAS Tartbiya 2014-2018. Led several National MAS Tarbeya conventions in Kansas City, Chicago, Charlotte, Irvine, and Washington, DC.

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• Tarbiya Director in San Diego 2017-2019.

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• Led prayers at Masjidul Taqwa in San Diego, and gave Khutbas in 4 different Masajids (Eastlake, Taqwa, ICC and Uthman).

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• Led a Youth Halaqa at ICNV prior to COVID-19. Helped with Khutbas and leading regular prayers during the last year.

 

 Jazakum Allah Khairan

 Yasser