Zuhdi Jasser
American doctor, Muslim activist, and commentator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zuhdi Jasser, also known as M. Zuhdi Jasser, and Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser (Arabic: محمد زهدي جاسر; born November 17, 1967) is an American religious and political commentator and medical doctor specializing in internal medicine and nuclear cardiology in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] Jasser is a former lieutenant commander in the United States Navy,[2] where he served as staff internist in the Office of the Attending Physician of the United States Congress.[3] In 2003, with a group of American Muslims, Jasser founded the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) based in Phoenix, Arizona,[4][5] and in 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism.[6]
Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser | |
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Born | (1967-11-17) November 17, 1967 (age 56) |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (B.Sc., 1988) Medical College of Wisconsin (M.D., 1992) |
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor – internist and nuclear cardiologist |
Known for | American Muslim activist for "separation of mosque and state" and against the ideology of "political Islam" |
Board member of | President and founder, American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD); vice chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; member, Maricopa County Board of Health; advisory board member Clarion Fund; board member, Area Agency on Aging; chairman, board of directors, ElderFriends, Transitional Housing Program for Elder Victims of Domestic Violence; board member, Arizona Interfaith Movement – Muslim representative |
Spouse | Gada Jasser |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Center for Security Policy, Defender of the Home Front; FBI Phoenix, Director's Community Leadership Award; Meritorious Service Medal for professional achievement as Staff Internist to the Office of the Attending Physician, US Capitol, U.S. Congress, Washington D.C., March 1999 |
Website | American Islamic Forum for Democracy |
In March 2012, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appointed Jasser to serve a two-year term on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.[7]