Yaqub Mirza

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Yaqub Mirza
Born1946
Nationality Pakistani
EducationMSc from the University of Karachi (1969), M.A. in Teaching Science from University of Texas at Dallas (1975), PhD in Physics (1974)
Occupation(s)Business and teaching

M. Yaqub Mirza [1] (born 1946 [2] in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Herndon, Virginia-based businessman and Islamic activist.

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Background

Muhammad Yaqub Mirza [3] holds a MSc from the University of Karachi (1969), and a PhD in Physics (1974) and M.A. in Teaching Science (1975) from the University of Texas at Dallas. His doctoral thesis was entitled Multiphoton Ionization of Cesium Through Resonant Dissociative States of Cs2 and his thesis advisor was Carl B. Collins. [3]

Mirza was a co-founder of the International Institute of Islamic Thought. Mirza was a co-founder and trustee (1984–2003) of Amana Mutual Funds Trust, a Bellingham, Washington-based mutual fund that operates in accordance with Sharia financial principles. [4] Since 1998, he has been President and CEO of Sterling Management Group, Inc (SMG). [5]

Lecturing career

Mirza lectures on Islamic finance [6] and Entrepreneurship and has spoken at several institutions. [7]

In 2002, Mirza's offices were raided by the FBI as part of an investigation into money laundering and terrorism, although Mirza was not charged with any crime as a result of this. [8]

Mirza and Sterling Group are active financial supporters of the Republican party in Virginia. [9]

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References

  1. Also spelled Yacub Mirza
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