Sajid Tarar

Sajid Tarar
Tarar at the 2015 Preakness Stakes
Born	Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	University of Baltimore
Employer(s)	CEO, Center for Social Change
Organization(s)	American Muslims for Trump National Diversity Coalition for Trump [1]
Known for	Delivering Islamic prayer at 2016 Republican National Convention
Political party	Republican
Movement	Trumpism
Children	4
Notes
[2]

Sajid Tarar ^[a] is a Pakistani American activist from Baltimore, ^[3] who founded the Republican group American Muslims for Trump. ^{[4] [5] [6]} He is the CEO of non-profit private organization Center for Social Change. ^{[7] [8]} He is known for delivering a closing Islamic prayer at the 2016 Republican National Convention. ^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

He moved to United States from Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan as an international student for University education, and after completing his studies in the US he settled there. He is a father of 4 kids. ^[11]

Professional career

After earning his law degree from the Baltimore School of Law, Tarar worked in the finance committee of governors and has also been the president of many investment groups. ^[12]

Notes

1. Urdu: ساجد تارڑ

References

1. "Who We Are". National Diversity Council Trump. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
2. "Sajid Tarar". Pakpedia. January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
3. "Meet the Muslim guy who took the convention stage and prayed for Trump". Washington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
4. "For American Muslims for Trump's founder, the inauguration is a 'new beginning'". NBC News. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
5. Hasan Khan. "Trump's Muslim backers celebrate his success". CNN. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
6. "Sajid Tarar". Pakpedia. January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
7. "Leadership – Center for Social Change" . Retrieved June 26, 2021.
8. Harvard, Sarah A. "This Muslim Immigrant Endorsed Donald Trump's Ban on Muslims — And the Internet Went Wild". Mic. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
9. "Sajid Tarar's closing prayer marred by 'No Islam' chant at Republican convention". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
10. Harvard, Sarah A. (June 26, 2021). "Sajid Tarar of American Muslims for Trump Closed Day 2 of RNC". Mic.
11. "'Islam is a threat to itself': An interview with the head of Muslims for Trump". NewsComAu. July 24, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
12. "Who is Sajid Tarar? The Pakistani-American businessman praises PM Modi and makes Lok Sabha poll prediction". The Economic Times . May 15, 2024.

External links

• Sajid Tarar Urdu interview with Jirga's Saleem Safi (Urdu)