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Tun. Dr Mahathir Mohamad Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, a post he held for 22 years, making him Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister and one of the longest-serving leaders in Asia. During his term in office, he was credited for engineering Malaysia’s rapid modernisation and promoting non-individualistic Asian values. He is considered as one of the world's most influential leaders and he spearheaded The Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War. |
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Muhammad Umar Chairman, Muhammad Umar is the Chairman of Ramadhan Foundation, he became the youngest person to be interviewed on the World’s renowned BBC HardTalk to discuss the July 7th terrorist attacks in London and the response from the Muslim community in the UK. With a high media profile focused on imparting Islamic knowledge to both Muslims and non Muslims alike. He has delivered lectures throughout the world on a variety of topics including the Muslim role in the west, interfaith and peaceful co-existence. One of his central messages is to promote tolerance and peaceful co-existence. His search for the truth has taken him to various places of the world from the deserts of Mauritania to Morocco, Egypt and Europe. As Chairman of the Ramadhan Foundation he has taken the message of unity around the globe. Currently he resides with his family in Greater Manchester. |
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HE Al Sayed Ali Al Hashimi His Excellency Al Sayed Ali al Hashimi is the one of the World’s leading Islamic scholar renowned across the globe for his knowledge and wisdom. He was the Special Adviser to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Nahyan and also had the honour to lead his funeral prayers in November 2004. Currently he is the Religious Advisor to His Highness The President of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. |
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HE Shaykh Abdur Rahman weld Hajj Shaykh Abdur Rahman is the son of famous and worlds leading Islamic scholar Shaykh Murabit al Hajj. At an early age he memorised many Islamic text and is a scholar known for his deep knowledge and simplicity. He currently is the Imam of Masjid at Taqwa in Granada Spain
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Shaykh Dr Abdur Rahman al Jarrar Dr Al Jarrari is a leading Islamic scholar who originally comes from Jordan. He served for five years as a Special Advisor to HM the late King Hussain of Jordan; he has been a leading participant at international conferences throughout the world and written many papers on Islam and issues facing Muslim. Currently Dr Jarrar is a Senior Scholar at The Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Awqaf Dubai, UAE. |
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Dr. Robert Farook Dickson Crane Dr. Robert Dickson Crane is the former adviser to the late President of the United States Richard Nixon, and is former Deputy Director (for Planning) of the U.S. National Security Council. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books and over 50 professional articles on comparative legal systems, global strategy, and information management. From the early 1980s, Dr. Crane has worked full-time as a Muslim activist in America. From 1983 to 1986, he was the Director of Da’wa at the Islamic Centre on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. In 1986 he joined the International Institute of Islamic Thought as its Director of Publications, and then helped to found the American Muslim Council, serving as Director of its Legal Division from 1992 to 1994. |
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Shaykh Ahmad Nisar Baig Qadiri Shaykh Ahmad Nisar Baig Qadiri is one of the leading Islamic scholars in the UK. He is a student of the renowned Islamic scholar and expert Shaykh Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani from Rawalpindi Pakistan/Walthamstow, London Shaykh Ahmad is a Founding Member and serving Vice-Chairman of the British Muslim Forum and Vice-Chairman of The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (the MINAB). |
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Dr Khalil A. Khalil Dr Khalil is a renowned scholar of Islam from Saudi Arabia; he is a member of many International Organisations. He gained his BA from Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University College of Islamic Law in 1977 and a PhD in Educational Administration from University of Southern California (USC) in 1994. As a leading Scholar he has delivered lectures on many topics to international audiences and currently resides between Los Angeles USA and Saudi Arabia. |
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Dalia Mogahed Dalia Mogahed is a Senior Analyst and Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. With John L. Esposito, Ph.D., she is co-author of the book Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think. Mogahed also serves on the boards of Freedom House, Women in International Security (WIIS) and Soliya. Her analysis has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy magazine, the Harvard International Review, the Middle East Policy journal, and many other academic and popular journals. In 2009, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre identified Mogahed as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. In April 2009 Dalia was appointed by the President Barak Obama’s administration as a members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighbourhood Partnerships. She currently resides with her family in Washington DC. |
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