Nihad Awad

Nihad Awad
Born	Amman New Camp, Amman, Jordan
Residence	United States of America
Nationality	Palestinian - American
Education	University of Minnesota
Occupation	Executive Director
Employer	Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Website	http://nihadawad.blogspot.com/

Nihad Awad (Arabic: نهاد عوض) is the Executive Director and Founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Nihad Awad was born in Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. He studied at Second Amman Preparatory School for Boys, located at the camp and belongs to UNRWA, and at Salaheddine High School in Achrafieh in Jordan. He moved to Italy and later to the United States to pursue his university studies.

After studying civil engineering at the University of Minnesota in the 1990s, he worked at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. After the Gulf War, he was Public Relations Director for the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP).

After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Awad flew to Oklahoma to aid in the relief effort. He met with Governor Frank Keating and gave the governor a sizable donation for the victims’ fund on behalf of the American Muslim community.

In 1997, Awad served on Vice President Al Gore’s Civil Rights Advisory Panel to the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security.

In his professional capacity, Awad has also personally met with former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell to discuss the needs of the American Muslim community.

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