The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) National Election Committee announced that Dr. Zahid Bukhari has been re-elected as president of ICNA for the 2011-2012 term. Dr. Bukhari will be sworn in on January 15 at the Annual General Assembly in New York. Annual elections for presidents of local ICNA chapters were also held throughout the country during December 2010.
Dr. Bukhari, who has been re-elected for a second term, serves as Executive Director of the Centre for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP). He served as Director, American Muslim Studies Program at Prince Alwaleed Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington DC. He also worked as Director, Project MAPS: Muslims in American Public Square at Georgetown University and is currently serving as a member of Governor of Maryland Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs. Dr. Bukhari has a Masters in Economics from University of Karachi and Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Connecticut. Dr. Bukhari’s research interests focused on religion and politics in the United States and South Asia. He has vast experience in survey research and has worked as Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion, a member of Gallup International. He has published and presented papers on Islam in the West, Muslim public opinion in the US, interfaith relations in the USA, and other topics in national and international forums. He is also editor of a research volume, Muslims’ Place in the American Public Square: Fears, Hopes and Aspirations. Dr. Bukhari lives in Frederick, MD. He is married with two sons, two daughters and three grandchildren.