Jamal al Barzinji

Kurdish-American businessman

Jamal al Barzinji
Jamal al Barzinji in 2011
Born	(1939-12-15)December 15, 1939 Mosul, Iraq
Died	September 26, 2015(2015-09-26) (aged 75)
Nationality	Iraqi-Kurdish-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.^{[citation needed]}

Barzinji died on September 26, 2015.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Jamal Barzinji". January 17, 2015.
^ David Gaubatz, P.; Sperry, Paul E. (2009). Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America. WND Books. ISBN 9781935071105.
^ Good-Bye David Safavian^{[permanent dead link]}