Council of Advisors

Muslim Philanthropy Initiative Council

Junaid Ahmed
CEO, SAKS Technologies

Rasheed Ahmed
Executive Director, Center on Muslim Philanthropy

Samar Ali
Bass Berry & Sims

Dr. Abed Ayoub
CEO and President, United Muslim Relief

Dr. Zahid Cheema
Neurologist

Rashid Dar
Program Officer for Global Strategies, John Templeton Foundation

Halil Demir
Founder and Executive Director, Zakat Foundation of America

Rana Elmir 
Director, RISE Together Fund/Proteus Fund

Dr. Mahmood Hai
Urologist

Dr. Iltefat Hamzavi
Dermatologist

Anwar Khan
President, Islamic Relief USA

Farhan Latif
President, El-Hibri Foundation

Dr. M. Yaqub Mirza
President and CEO, Sterling Management Group

Zeyba Rahman
Senior Program Officer, Building Bridges Program at the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

John Robbins
CEO, Penny Appeal USA

Kashif Shaikh
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Pillars Fund

Javaid Siddiqi
President, Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)

Tayyab Yunus
Founder and CEO, Intuitive Solutions