Staff & Board

The Muslim Public Affairs Council boasts a dedicated staff and board of experienced professionals recognized in their respective fields. Click through and learn more about our staff and board members.

Staff

Salam Al-Marayati

Sue Obeidi

Senior Vice President, Hollywood Bureau

Rebecca Husaini

Vice President, Operations and Administration

Haris Tarin

Vice President, Policy and Programming

Lydia Burgos

Director of Administration and Finance

Blake Wood

Director of Communications

Mohammad Ali

Director of Legislative and Congressional Affairs

Preston Nouri

Director of Government Affairs

Grace Tapia

Administrative Coordinator

Neelab Yousafzai

Program Manager

Dahlia M. Taha

Young Leaders Policy Manager

Yusef Burpee

Administrative Assistant

M. Faiyaz Hussain

Senior Advisor for Strategy, Policy, and Programs

Umar Hakim-Dey

Community Organizing Advisor

Misaal Irfan

Policy Communications Coordinator

Stephen Rohde

Special Advisor on Free Speech and the First Amendment

Maggie Siddiqi

Non-Resident Fellow on Muslim-Jewish Partnerships

Board of Directors

Safiya Ghori-Ahmad

Chair

Noor Zubeida Khan

Vice Chair

Hammad Shah

Treasurer

Shahed Amanullah

Secretary

Habib Veera

Hassan Zeenni

Jihan Hamdan

Kamal Hamdan

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