Zuhdi Jasser
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Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser M.D. |
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Zuhdi Jasser at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference
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| Born |
November 17, 1967 Ohio |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | M. Zuhdi Jasser, Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Bachelor of Science (1988); Medical Doctor (1992) |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, B.Sc. (1988) Medical College of Wisconsin, M.D. (1992) |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor – Internist and Nuclear Cardiologist |
| Known for | American Muslim activist for separation of mosque and state" and against the ideology of "political Islam" |
| Home town | Neenah, Wisconsin |
| Board member of |
President and Founder, American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD); |
| Spouse(s) | Gada Jasser |
| Children | Three |
| 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 |
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;
Zuhdi Jasser, also known as M. Zuhdi Jasser, and Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser (born November 17, 1967) is an American medical doctor specializing in internal medicine and nuclear cardiology in Phoenix, Arizona. Jasser is a former lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, where he served as staff internist in the Office of the Attending Physician of the United States Congress. In 2003, with a group of American Muslims, Jasser founded the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) based in Phoenix, Arizona, and in 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism.
He is also a contributor to national and international media, where he has advocated separation of mosque and state and spoken against the ideology of “political Islam” or Islamism. He has been a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, Newsmax TV, CNN, CBS, MSNBC, and TheBlaze. He has also contributed articles to nationally read newspapers such as the Arizona Republic,The Dallas Morning News,The New York Post,The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Times.
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