Prominent Islamists

Individuals Associated with: North American Imam's Federation (NAIF)

The North American Imam's [sic] Federation (NAIF) is a consortium of imams in the U.S. and Canada that provides professional support and advocacy on behalf of its members. It was founded in 2003 and formally registered in 2004. NAIF has been active in setting up Islamic jurisprudence organizations that are noted for their Salafist views.

Islamist Watch acknowledges Citizens for National Security for making a significant contribution to the following list.

Name Affiliation Record of Political Donations
Johari Abdul-Malik NAIF: Former Board member View Donations Record
El-Tayeb Abuelyaman NAIF: Current Former chairman of the board, board member None
Mohamad Adly NAIF: Current Board member, former member of executive committee None
Luqman Ahmad NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Abdur Rahman Al Harbi NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Mohamed Al-Darsani NAIF: Current Executive Committee None
Waleed Al-Maneese NAIF: Current Vice Chair of Board of Trustees None
Farok Al-Samari NAIF: Former Board of Trustees None
Mwafak Algalaieni NAIF: Current Board of Trustees None
Mohamad Alhomsi NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Abdulbasir Ali NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Suleiman Ali NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Zoubair Buchiki NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Amr Dabour NAIF: Current Deputy Secretary General None
Mohammad El-Bashir NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Mohamad Elsheikh NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Mohammad Hassan NAIF: Current Treasurer, Executive Committee None
Waleed Idris NAIF: Former Vice Chairman of the board None
Amr Jiar NAIF: Former Executive Committee None
Ashraf Uzzaman Khan NAIF: Former President; scrubbed after indictment for war crimes in Bangladesh View Donations Record
Bassam Obeid NAIF: Current Chairman of the board None
Yahye Omer NAIF: Current Executive Committee None
Saeed Purcell NAIF: Current Secretary, Executive Committee None
Jawad Rasul NAIF: Current President, Secretary General, board member None
Omar Shahin NAIF: Current Board member, past president View Donations Record
Ahmad Shqeirat NAIF: Former Executive Committee View Donations Record
Abdelghater Siyaam NAIF: Current Executive Committee None
Siraj Wahhaj NAIF: Former Board member None