Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad

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Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad
عماد الدين أحمد
Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad in 2012
Born	(1948-08-11) August 11, 1948 (age 76)
Other names	Dean Ahmad
Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA, 1970) University of Arizona (PhD, 1975)
Website	https://imadaddean.com/

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad (also known as Dean Ahmad) (Arabic: عماد الدين أحمد) (born August 11, 1948) is a Palestinian American scholar and the president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, a libertarian 501(c)(3) tax-exempt think-tank.^[1] He also is president of the Islamic-American Zakat Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt religious and charitable organization that primarily serves poor and needy Muslims in the United States.^[2]