Advisory Council
The NCCM Advisory Council is comprised of community leaders and experts from across Canada. Advisory members help better the organization’s work as the leading Canadian Muslim advocacy institution.

The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan
Honourary Advisor
Appointed in 2010 to the Senate of Canada, the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan is ...
Abbas Kassam
Advisor
Abbas Kassam is a Toronto-based lawyer involved in many community-based ...
Mustafa Farooq, JD
Advisor
Mustafa Farooq is the former CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims ...
Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin
Advisor
Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin is a General and Colorectal Surgeon in Vancouver, BC. He ...
Laya Behbahani
Advisor
Laya Behbahani is a Sessional Lecturer in Labour Studies at Simon Fraser ...
Khalid Tarabain
Advisor
A prominent community leader and businessman from Edmonton, AB, Khalid Tarabain ...
Ahmed Ali (Knowmadic)
Advisor
Award-winning Poet Laureate Ahmed Ali, better known as Knowmadic, is a multi ...
Jasminka Kalajdzic
Advisor
Jasminka Kalajdzic is an associate professor of law at the Faculty of Law at ...
Mohamed Amery
Advisor
Mohamed Amery is a Calgary-based lawyer with significant board, governance, and ...
Uzma Jalaluddin
Advisor
Uzma Jalaluddin writes a culture and parenting column for The Toronto Star. Her ...
Imam Dr. Hamid Slimi
Advisor
Imam Dr. Hamid Slimi is a community developer, a teacher and a spiritual leader ...
Imam Sikander Hashmi
Advisor
Sikander Hashmi is an imam, writer, teacher and marketer based in Ottawa. He is ...
Hindia Mohamoud
Advisor
Hindia Mohamoud has close to 20 years of experience with building community ...
Nadia Naqvi
Advisor
Activist. High school teacher. Writer. Mother. Nadia Naqvi is an avid ...
Khadija Cajee
Advisor
Khadija Cajee is a Toronto-based entrepreneur, corporate advisor, educator, and ...
Mohamed Labidi
Advisor
Mohamed Labidi est l'un des leaders de la communauté musulmane de la ville de ...