Haris Tarin

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Haris Tarin (born 1978) is an Afghan-American Muslim leader. [1]

Tarin is the son of a former Afghan diplomat whose family fled their war-torn homeland when he was four year old. He grew up in Los Angeles and earned a B.A. from California State University, Northridge.

Haris was previously the director of the Washington D.C. office of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). Currently, he serves as a senior policy advisor for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the United States Department of Homeland Security. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Pamela Constable (12 Nov 2012). "Rising Muslim American leader". Washington Post .