Sadullah Khan
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Sadullah Khan is currently the Executive Director of Religious Affairs at the Islamic Center of Irvine, California. Originally from South Africa, he was a student leader active in the anti-apartheid struggle. Sheikh Khan has been a public speaker since the age of 12, a public reciter of Quran since age 6, a chanter of melodious odes in praise of the Prophet since 8, and an experienced teacher at colleges and universities in South Africa and the USA; Khan completed studies in Law at University of Durban, South Africa, Journalism (UK) and Islamic Studies at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.
Khan co-founded the Islamic College of Southern Africa (now International Peace University of South Africa) where he also headed the Quranic Sciences Department from 1990-98. He formerly wrote the column Ask the Imam for Beliefnet.com, and lectured on Islamic Civilization at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he also presented a thirteen week 3-hour weekly live TV program from CSUDH on Islamic Civilization & Culture. As a motivational speaker he addresses issues of theology, spirituality, empowerment and youth development. He is the author of the book Dimensions of the Qur’an.
Currently Sadullah Khan serves in several roles:
- Director of Muslim Affairs at the University of Southern California
- Lecturer on Islam for the Academy of Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles
- Advisor for the development of the post-graduate Islamic Studies program at Claremont Graduate University
- Advisor to the Chancellor's Committee on Religion Ethics and Values at UCLA
- Presenter of weekly Wise Living TV show titled “From the Streets of LA to the Hearts of the World” (www.wiseliving.ws)
- Executive Director of Religious Affairs at the Islamic Center of Irvine, ICOI (www.icoi.net)
