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 ...

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 ...

Adam Ibrahim

Advisor
Adam Ibrahim is a prominent community leader and businessman from Windsor, ...