Jamal al Barzinji
Jamal al Barzinji in 2011
Born(1939-12-15)December 15, 1939
Mosul, Iraq
DiedSeptember 26, 2015(2015-09-26) (aged 75)
NationalityKurdish-American

Jamal al Barzinji (Arabic: جمال برزنجي) (December 15, 1939 – September 26, 2015) was a Kurdish-American[1] 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.[2]

Background

Barzinji was listed as the successor registrant of Grover Norquist's defunct lobbying firm Janus-Merritt Strategies, after the departure of David Safavian.[3]

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.

Barzinji died on September 26, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Jamal Barzinji". January 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ David Gaubatz, P.; Sperry, Paul E. (2009). Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America. ISBN 9781935071105.
  3. ↑ Good-Bye David Safavian


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