Jamal al Barzinji
Jamal al Barzinji | |
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![]() Jamal al Barzinji in 2011 | |
Born | Mosul, Iraq | December 15, 1939
Died | September 26, 2015 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Iraqi American |
Jamal al Barzinji (Arabic: جمال برزنجي) (December 15, 1939 – September 26, 2015) was an Iraqi-American businessman, associated with the International Institute of Islamic Thought, the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, and the SAAR Foundation.
He was a founder and served on the board of the Islamic Society of North America and is a past president of the Muslim Students' Association.[1]
Background[]
Barzinji was listed as the successor registrant of Grover Norquist's defunct lobbying firm Janus-Merritt Strategies, after the departure of David Safavian.[2]
On September 25, 2011 Barzinji was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Arab community of northern Virginia at an event attended by Virginia governor Tim Kaine.[citation needed]
Barzinji died on September 26, 2015.[3]
References[]
- ^ David Gaubatz, P.; Sperry, Paul E. (2009). Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America. ISBN 9781935071105.
- ^ Good-Bye David Safavian[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dr. Jamal Barzinji (1939–2015): In Memoriam by Sami Al-Arian
External links[]
- American businesspeople
- 1939 births
- 2015 deaths
- Iraqi Muslim activists
- American Muslim activists
- American people of Kurdish descent
- American activist stubs
- American business biography, 1930s birth stubs