Board of Trustees

Current Board of Trustees and Officers

Dr. Asad Sadiq

TRUSTEE AND CHAIRMAN

He has been on the Board of Directors of Universal Muslim Association of America, UMAA, since it’s inception in 2002 and served as its President from 2007 thru 2010. Currently he is the Senior Vice President of UMAA. He is also the US liaison for Tanzeem ul Makateb of Lucknow, India. He is one of the founding Trustee members of Sadiq School and serves as its chairman.

Dr. Iqbal Hussain Jafri

TRUSTEE AND VICE CHAIRMAN

Iqbal Hussain Jafri, M.D. Diplomate American Board of PMR , Diplomate American Board of Pain medicine Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Anesthesiology Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dr. Alex Kharazi, Ph.D

TRUSTEE AND PRESIDENT

Dr. Kharazi is a founding member of Sadiq School and has led the efforts for the construction of the Sadiq School building. He retired in 2013 and has dedicated his time fully to Masjid-e-Ali, where he serves as one of the directors, and construction and start of Sadiq School. In addition, he was a chief administrator of weekend Jafaria school for 7 years.

Dr. Abida Jafri

TRUSTEE

Dr. Abida Jafri is a physician specialized in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She received her training from Temple University School of Medicine and, since the completion of her training, has been involved in both academic and private practice.

Mahdi Sajjadpour

TRUSTEE AND SECRETARY

Mahdi Sajjadpour holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University. He has over 16 years of work related experience in the IT industry in various capacities.

Qasim Zaidi

TRUSTEE AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Qasim Zaidi graduated from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2004. Since then, he has worked within the pharmaceutical industry as both a strategy consultant and a commercial leader.

Maulana Syed Rizwan Rizvi

TRUSTEE

Syed Rizwan Rizvi started his religious studies in Chicago, Illinois at Imam Ali Seminary where he studied for one year. Thereafter he attended the Islamic Seminary of Qum in 2000 and studied under some of the best and renowned theologians of the Hawzah.

Dr. Aftab Husain M.D

TRUSTEE

Dr. Aftab Husain is an Urologist in private practice in Perth Amboy for 34 yrs. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Urology. He is also a fellow of American College of Surgeons.

Monireh Kharazi

TRUSTEE

Mrs. Kharazi is a certified school nurse and worked for Franklin Township Schools before retiring in 2022. She volunteers as a Sadiq School nurse and guidance counselor. She was a member of the Masjid-e-Ali Executive Committee and is one of the founding members of Sadiq School.

Mohammad Rahim G. Moghadam

TRUSTEE & VICE PRESIDENT

Mr. Moghadam is committed to nurturing Islamic education for our diverse community’s children and elders and Interacting with the larger community.

Shiraz Hussain

TRUSTEE

Mr. Shiraz is a Financial Services Executive with over 18 years of experience within Investment and Commercial Banking. He lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife and two young boys.

Adil Nathani

TRUSTEE

Mr. Adil Nathani is an Executive Committee member and treasurer of Muslim Foundation Inc. and director and treasurer of Sadiq School.He has 30 years of Finance, Accounting and Business experience.

Butool Kazmi

TRUSTEE

Dr. Butool Kazmi has a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with over 15 years of experience in various fields of pharmacy.