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 |