ISNA Founders Committee

IFC MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the ISNA Founders Committee (IFC) is to support ISNA by ensuring its financial stability and well being. IFC achieves this by direct financial contributions, financial contribution through their network, and by providing advice to the ISNA board of directors as well as the development department. IFC helps ISNA’s strategic priorities and creating a sound financial base needed by ISNA to serve the Muslim community and the society at large. IFC also promotes the role of philanthropy in the Muslim community. IFC also provides counsel to the President of ISNA on matters of financial stability.

Brief History

In 1988, during the ISNA Annual Convention, the then-President, Shaikh Ahmed Zaki Hammad, along with Secretary General Dr. Iqbal Unus, organized a gathering of dedicated donors.
In 1994, Majlis Ash Shura (ISNA Board) established the ISNA Development Foundation (IDF) as the formal fundraising department, with Brother Ahmed Elhattab as its Executive Director.
At the ISNA Strategic Planning Retreat in 2003, “Establishing a Sound Financial Base” was named one of ISNA’s priorities.
ISNA Founders Committee (IFC) was established as a formal entity to execute this mission along with ISNA staff.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Must be an active or life member of ISNA
Must agree with the mission and vision of ISNA and IFC
Minimum annual donation of $5,000 or more
Must act in a volunteer capacity
Attend the annual IFC retreat
Sign a “No Conflict of Interest” statement
Sign a “Confidentiality Agreement”
Contribute to the “Founders Legacy Fund”

STRUCTURE

MEMBERS

Dr. Ghaus Malik: Chairman

Dr. Maseer Bade: Vice Chair

ISNA Member Since 1988

ISNA Founder Since 2012

Occupation: Vascular and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Muslim Community Affiliations:

– Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
– All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)

Professional Affiliations:

– Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)
– M2S Vascular Quality Initiative Director (INOVA)
– Vascular Laboratory Director (CUTSA)
– Cardiac, Vascular & Thoracic Surgery Association Partner
– Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University
– Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Howard University
– Clinical Instructor of Vascular Surgery, INOVA Healthcare System
– Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI)

Dr. Nazif Chowdhury: Secretary

Dr. Rashed Nizam

YEAR & COUNTRY OF BIRTH: 1955, Bangladesh

EDUCATION: MD, Doctor of Medicine

NAME OF SPOUSE: Dr. Roxana Nizam

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION: 3 children; Daughter married, finishing her PhD; 3 grandchildren so far; Two boys finishing Medical school

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (CURRENT & PAST): Board Certified Opthalmologist; Diplomat, American Board of Opthalmology; Founding Director, Mid Missouri Eye Center; Chief of Surgery, Moberly Regional Medical Center (2001-2009)

ISLAMIC WORK (CURRENT & PAST): President, Islamic Center of Central Missouri(ICCM), Columbia, MO (1999-2005); Chairman, Board of Islamic School of Columbia-Missouri (2006-2009); Chairman, Shura Council, ICCM (2009-2013); President, NABIC (North American Bangladeshi Islamic Community) (2008-2011, 2014-2017); Board Member, Religious program Advisory Committee (RPAC), Department of Correction, Missouri; Teaching Islam at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Missouri since 2008

ISNA Affiliation (CURRENT & PAST): Joined ISNA Founders Committee in 2005; Current Chair, ISNA Founders Committee; Member, ISNA Board as MCC 2013-2015

WHY SUPPORT ISNA: I believe in ISNA’s Mission & Vision and Love this Organization

IFC MEMBER SINCE: 2005

AWARDS PROFESSIONAL & SOCIAL: Momose Afro Asian Scholarship from Japan in 1989 for Ophthalmic Micro Surgery; Physician of the Year in 2003 by RNCC; Distinguish Service award, 2005 by Chamber of Commerce, Moberly, Missouri

FAVORITE QUOTE: “It is strange how men make time to hate where life is too short to love”

Dr. Ashraf Sufi

Br. Tauhid Choudhury

Br. Abdul Wahab

Dr. Ghulam Nabi Mir

ISNA Member Since 1974

ISNA Founder Since 1988

Occupation: Gastroenterologistt

Muslim Community Affiliations:

– Islamic Society of Akron & Kent

Dr. Abdul Alim Khandekar

ISNA Member Since 1985

ISNA Founder Since 1998

Occupation: Cardiovascular Surgeon

Muslim Community Affiliations:

– Muslim Society of Memphis
– North American Bangladeshi Islamic Community

Professional Affiliations:

– University of Tennessee

Dr. Abdul Rauf Mir

ISNA Member Since 1972

ISNA Founder Since 1988

Occupation: Physician

Muslim Community Affiliations:

– All Dulles Area Muslim Society
– Islamic Medical Association of North America
– Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City

Professional Affiliations:

– Clinical Professor at University of Missouri School of Medicine

Dr. Inayat Malik

Dr. Ihsan ul Haque

Dr. Tayeb Jukaku

YEAR & COUNTRY OF BIRTH: 1953, India

EDUCATION: MD, Doctor of Medicine

NAME OF SPOUSE: Faiziya Tayeb

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION: 5 children, all graduates

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (CURRENT & PAST): Member ASN; Director of two Davita Dialysis units; Director Quality Committee at Select Hospital; Member ICU committee, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.

ISLAMIC WORK (CURRENT & PAST): Ex President IOAGD( masjid); Ex-Chair education committee; Current BOD CAIR- MI ( past President); BOD Michigan Muslim Community Council; Chairman, Huda free clinic

ISNA Affiliation (CURRENT & PAST): IFC Member

WHY SUPPORT ISNA: Helped whole family in the formative years of our lives as Muslims in USA

IFC MEMBER SINCE: Long time can not recallWHY SUPPORT ISNA: Helped whole family in the formative years of our lives as Muslims in USA

AWARDS PROFESSIONAL & SOCIAL:

Dr. Saiyid Masroor Shah

YEAR & COUNTRY OF BIRTH: 1938, British India

EDUCATION: Ph.D. Physics

NAME OF SPOUSE: Janice F. Shah

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION: 2 children

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (CURRENT & PAST): Retired from Evansville Cancer Center; Emeritus Member (AAPM, ASTRO, ACR), AMSET

ISLAMIC WORK (CURRENT & PAST): Volunteer since late seventies in many capacities.

ISNA Affiliation (CURRENT & PAST): Volunteer since seventies including Convention Chairman for several early annual conventions; ISNA Green Initiative

WHY SUPPORT ISNA: Vision and Mission

IFC MEMBER SINCE: Long time can not recallWHY SUPPORT ISNA: Helped whole family in the formative years of our lives as Muslims in USA

AWARDS PROFESSIONAL & SOCIAL: Foreign Research Fellow Japan Society for Promotion of Science; State of Indiana Senior Volunteer Award

FAVORITE QUOTE: Everyone does not have to anything, but everyone can do something

Dr. Tajuddin Ahmed

Dr. Yaqub Mirza

He is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Management Group, Inc. Sterling negotiates mergers, acquisitions, and sales of varioussized companies located in different parts of the world. Sterling and its affiliates operate in the United States, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Malaysia, Turkey and Zimbabwe. In addition, Dr. Mirza has more than forty years of experience in stock investments and portfolio management.

He is the author of Five Pillars of Prosperity: Essentials of Faih-Based Wealth Building, published by White Cloud Press 2014.

Dr. Mirza is a founding trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Amana Mutual Funds, (Assets $3.3 billion) which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

He also serves on the boards of numerous other organizations, including several for-profit and not-for-profit, as well as academic institutions.

Dr. Mirza is a member of the Board of Advisors for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia,

And the Board of Advisors, Byrd School of Business, Shenandoah University,

Winchester, Virginia. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of George Mason University Foundation and its audit committee. And he is member of the Board of Trustees of Shenandoah University.

In addition, he is a member of Finance Committee (budget of about $100 million) and Chairman of the Investment and Endowment Committee of Shenandoah University. He is also a member of the Council of Advisors, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University.Dr. Mirza has received numerous awards and much recognition for his work in entrepreneurship and community service, including the 2002 Entrepreneur Award by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (San Jose, California); 2006 and then 2017 Award Recipient – Byrd Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series, Byrd School of Business at Shenandoah University; 2012 Recognition Award for Community Service by the American Muslim Alliance; 2013 Award from the Muslim American Coalition Council and Public Affairs Council and the ISNA Community Service Award 2015. Most notably, Dr. Mirza was featured in an article on faith-based entrepreneurship, published in the 2010 spring edition of the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.

The Board of Trustees, Shenandoah University recognized Dr. Mirza’s contributions with a “Resolution of Appreciation” – October 2018.

Dr. Mirza holds a MSc from the University of Karachi (1969), a PhD in Physics (1974) and an MA in Teaching Science (1975) from the University of Texas at Dallas.

E-mail address: [email protected]

Dr. Laeeq Khan

ISNA Member Since 1978

ISNA Founder Since 2003

Occupation: Pediatric Physician

Muslim Community Affiliations:

– Islamic Society of Greater Houston
– Islamic Medical Association of North America
– Association of Pakistani Physicians in North America

Professional Affiliations:
– Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

Sr. Tanveer Mirza

Dr. Talal Sunbulli

Dr. Moien Butt

Dr. Moien Butt obtained his medical degree in 1967 from Dow Medical College (now Dow Medical University), Pakistan. He immigrated to USA in 1975 and trained at Medical College of Pennsylvania to become a board certified Pathologist. After completion of his training, Medical College of Pennsylvania hired him as Associate Professor to teach pathology to undergraduate medical students. In 1981, Dr. Butt joined a multispecialty medical group practice in Ohio where he became vice chairman of the Pathology department of Holzer Medical Center and later he was elected as director of Holzer Clinic, Inc. Dr. Butt retired from medical practice in 1991 and then moved to Houston.

Currently, Dr. Butt is President of BHK Holdings, Inc., and World Real Estate, Inc. a real estate management company. He is past president of Houston Medical Diagnostics, Ltd and Medical Center Imaging, Inc.

At present Dr. Butt is serving as vice-chairman and CEO of Shifa USA, a charitable social service organization that provides medical and dental care to the poor at its 6 clinics in Greater Houston area and operates a Women’s Center that provides temporary housing for victims of family abuse. Dr. Butt is a member of board of directors of Houston Shifa Services Foundation, Inc. He is also a member of Islamic Society of Greater Houston Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Islamic Society of North America Founders Committee, and Advisory Board of the Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston. He is past President of Islamic Society of West Virginia, and Islamic Society of Greater Houston.

Dr. Butt has received Meritorious Service Award from Holzer Clinic, Outstanding Community Service Award from Pakistan American Chamber of Commerce and Community Service Award from Pakistan Association of Greater Houston. He was the Honoree at 2014 Shifa Gala.

Br. Azhar Azeez

YEAR & COUNTRY OF BIRTH: 1971, Hyderabad, India

EDUCATION: Master’s in Business Administration (M.B.A)

NAME OF SPOUSE: Rabeeya Azeez, Master in Psychology

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION: 2 children; 12th grade and 9th grade

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (CURRENT & PAST): Vice President at Islamic Relief USA

ISLAMIC WORK (CURRENT & PAST): Past Trustee at North American Islamic Trust (NAIT); Current board member of The Islamic Seminary of America (TISA); Past Chairman of N.TX Islamic Council (NTIC); Past President of Masjid Ar Rahman (I.A.C.)

ISNA Affiliation (CURRENT & PAST): Served as President & Vice President of ISNA for 2 terms; Served on the board of ISNA for a total of 19 yrs; Served as the Chair of Personnel committee, Programs committee, Election committee & Youth Committee

WHY SUPPORT ISNA: I strongly believe in the mission, vision and the important work it does for our community in North America

IFC MEMBER SINCE:2018

AWARDS PROFESSIONAL & SOCIAL: Awards for excellence & leadership from AFMI, MCC, ISNA, IATC, IMRC; Star of Dallas, Dallas Muslim Medical Alliance, Dfw chamber of commerce, Utah Islamic Center, Amoud Foundation, East TX Islamic Society, Islamic council on scouting of North America, NASIM foundation, Sitara-e-Deccan, Islamic Association of Carrollton & other recognitions from elected officals such as Rep J Luis Correa, Rep Al Green, Rep Eddice Bernie Johnson & others

FAVORITE QUOTE: By Late Muhammad Ali “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”

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