2009-2010 Executive Committee of the MSA of US & Canada
Suhail Dar - President
Suhail Dar is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. While in school, he concentrated in Management. During his undergraduate years he served one term as the Islamic Education Subcommittee Chair ('08). Currently, he is applying to medical school and will be conducting research in Immunology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
At the national level, Suhail served as the 2009 East Zone Co-Conference and Finance Chair for the Philadelphia Planning Committee. Insha'Allah, this year he hopes to bring his talents to MSA National at the presidential position and reach out to students for a more fruitful experience at their local MSA chapters and to better equip them to be leaders in Muslim communities across the United States.
Tauqeer Zaidi - Vice President USA & Zonal Director
Brother Tauqeer is a recent graduate from Northeastern University in Boston, MA where he obtained his bachelors of science in biology and a minor in anthropology with honors. He is currently perusing his graduate studies in microbiology at Harvard University. Tauqeer has been active in his local MSA since his freshman year serving on his executive board all four years of his collegiate career while he has also served as the Boston council co-chair. On the national level brother Tauqeer has been on the east zonal committee for the past 2 years ('06 - '08) and last year he served as the speakers and moderators chair for 2008 East Zone conference held in New Jersey. Tauqeer has done a lot of work with networking and outreach especially among MSA last year as east zone representative and and hopes to raise that to another level this year as the vice president USA.
Asma Bala - Vice President Canada & Task Force Director
Bio coming soon
Yasmin Hussein - Treasurer
Sr. Yasmin graduated from Florida Atlantic University where she completed her Bachelors in Intercultural/Organizational Communication with a minor in Non-Western History and is currently pursing her Master's degree in Intercultural, Cultural and Rhetorical Communication. She has been involved in her local Project Downtown chapter for over 3 years now and hopes to help continue the growth of PD across North America. Prior to becoming Treasurer, Sr. Yasmin served as the Community Service Task Force Chair '07-'09 and Action Hour coordinator '07. She is looking forward to the upcoming year and hopes to connect with MSAers all across North America.
Asma Mirza - Ex-officio
Bio coming soon
Your MSA National Zonal Representatives
Ubaid Bandukra - East Zone USA Rep
Br. Ubaid is a senior at University of Maryland - College Park, studying Operations Management and Information Systems at the Smith School of Business. On his campus he led Islam Awareness Week and coordinated Jummah Khutbah. As part of MSA D.C. Council, as Treasurer, he cofounded "Battle of the MSAs," an annual knowledge competition between local MSAs. As current MSA D.C. Council Chair, he oversees Project Downtown and fosters communication between the D.C. MSA Chapters.
Born and raised in New York, Br. Ubaid served as Vice President of Stuyvesant High School MSA for two years. As part of his commitment to high school MSAs, he helped start MIST in the NYC area as Tournament Chair for MIST NY 2009. He currently serves as Co-Regional Director for MIST NY.
At the National Level, Br. Ubaid served on the East Zone Committee as a Public Relations Coordinator and Maryland/D.C. Representative under former East Zone Rep, Tauqeer Zaidi. Br Ubaid also served as Conference Chair for the MSA Continental Conference 2009, parallel to ISNA, in Washington, D.C. He hopes to use his experience to communicate better with local chapters throughout the zone by way of Regional Councils and other structural aids.
Iman Sediqe - Central Zone USA Rep
Sr. Iman Sediqe is a rising senior at the University of Michigan studying psychology, sociology, and afro-american studies. Iman has been active in her local MSA, serving on the executive board as education chair (2007-08) and vice president (2008-09). She has also served as the chair for the Great Lakes Council in Michigan.
On the national level, Iman has served as the programs co-chair for the 2007 Central Zone conference held in Dearborn, Michigan. She has also served as part of the Programs Task Force. Iman has worked extensively with networking and outreach and hopes to raise that to another level this year as the Central Zone representative.
West Zone USA Rep
Position currently vacant
Fayez Patel - East Zone Canada Rep
Pursuing a Masters in Business Administration from Athabasca University, with a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Western Ontario. Raised in the metropolis city of Toronto, Fayez is as diverse in interests and pursuits as the city itself. A Black Belt mixed Martial Artist, a National Lifeguard, and a competitive snowboarder pursuing an active lifestyle. A social entrepreneur and activist on all levels. From working with Tariq Ramadan on Holding Hands against Forced Marriages, to culture jamming media and telecommunication giants. From working closely with the Royal Family in the United Arab Emirates in diversifying its assets in the Canadian business landscape, to grass roots culinary efforts with culinary enthusiasts across the nation for the love of food. From Save the Jars, a project creating new products from reusable sources, to pursuing formal training as a Chef. And among Muslims, Fayez is very much dedicated to sustainable united efforts. Take for example, Fayez as one of the dedicated founding members of United Muslim Martial Arts, a non-for-profit organization located at over a dozen Islamic Centres, beyond Ideological difference, with over a thousand Muslim youth, with 25% of total revenue donated to the Islamic centre. From keeping close collaborative relationships with Muslim Students' Associations at many universities in the Windsor-Montreal corridor to a National Muslim Events Website. Fayez is always looking at ways to mix his academic, and various passions to benefit Islam.
Shahzad Mussadiq - West Zone Canada Rep
Brother Shahzad currently attends the University of Manitoba, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and is in his first year working toward a Bachelors Degree in Commerce. Shahzad has been involved with his local community with a variety of organizations for many years, from the Manitoba Muslim Seniors Assocsiation, to MAC Youth as well as being involved in MSA activities, both in his local MSA and with National. Shahzad is a passionate individual and will use his leadership skills and strong relationships with other Muslim organizations to further promote the growth of West Zone Canada.
Your MSA National Task Force Chairs
Yasmine Hussein - Community Service Task Force Chair
Sr. Yasmin graduated from Florida Atlantic University where she completed her Bachelors in Intercultural/Organizational Communication with a minor in History and is currently pursing her Master's degree in Intercultural, Cultural and Rhetorical Communication. She has been involved in her local Project Downtown chapter for over 2 years now and hopes to help continue the growth of PD across North America. Prior to becoming CSTF Chair, Sr. Yasmin served as the Action Hour coordinator and helped coordinate AH for East and Central Zone conference '07 and MSA's Continental Conference '07.
Idris Elbakri - Compass Task Force Chair
Br. Idris completed his B.S. and M.S. at Brigham Young University (BYU) and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, all in Electrical Engineering. At BYU, he served two terms as MSA chapter vice-president, and while at Michigan served again as MSA president, graduate student representative to the Michigan Student Assembly and vice-president of the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor.
After finishing his Ph.D. in ‘03, he joined MSA National as the vice-chair of the Education and Training Task Force. He currently serves as the chair of COMPASS, MSA National's management training program.
Meraj Ahmed - Information Technology Task Force Chair
Southern born and raised, Br. Meraj is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham pursuing his degree in Electrical Engineering. He served as the President of his university’s MSA chapter for two years.
At the national level, Meraj is continuing hisposition of IT task force chair. He has also also previously served as a member of the East Zone USA zonal committee for three years. In this next term, Meraj hopes to continue befitting MSA National with his technical experience in order that the organization may further realize its vision and meet its goals.
Zainab Khan - Media and Communications Task Force Chair
Zainab Khan is a student at Queen's University in Canada. She began working with MSA National in 2005 and served as Vice President Canada until 2007. Since then she has been Chair of Media & Communication Task Force. She also serves as a member of COMPASS, MSA National's management training program.
Atifa Chiragh - Programs Task Force Chair
Atifa Chiragh was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Marketing and an MBA in Management Information Systems both from Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She currently works at Honeywell International as a Systems Integration Analyst. Atifa has served as president, advisor and vice president of the MSA at UNM. Prior to joining COMPASS, Atifa was an active member of the Programs Task Force (2000 to 2005) and served as the program chair for the MSA Continental Conference in 2004.
