Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad (also known as Dean Ahmad) (born August 11, 1948) is an Palestinian American scholar and the president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, a libertarian Muslim think-tank. He also is president of the Islamic-American Zakat Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt religious and charitable organization which primarily serves poor and needy Muslims in the United States.