Sharif El-Gamal

Sharif El-Gamal
Born (1973-12-23) December 23, 1973 (age 50)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of Soho Properties

Sharif El-Gamal (born December 23, 1973) is an American real estate developer. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Soho Properties, a Manhattan-based real estate company. El-Gamal came to international attention in 2010 for his role in the development of Park51, a planned Islamic community center and prayer space to be located about two blocks away from the World Trade Center site.[1]

  1. ^ Corbett, Rosemary R. (2016). Making Moderate Islam: Sufism, Service, and the "Ground Zero Mosque" Controversy. Stanford University Press.