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Sayed Ammar Nakshawani (Arabic: عمار النقشواني; born 1981) is a British Shia islamic scholar, author and orator.
Nakshawani was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2014. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Middle East Institute. He previously held the Imam Ali Chair for Shi'i Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools at Hartford Seminary.
Early life and education
Nakshwani was born to Emad Nakshawani, the son of Murtadha Nakshawani (died 1990), who served as a representative of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei in Kufa. His uncle, Baqir al-Irawani is an Islamic jurist and teacher at the Islamic seminary of Najaf. In 1987, his family migrated to England.
Initiatives
Nakshawani serves as the Special Representative to the United Nations for the Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA).
In his position at the UMAA, he performed extensive research and academic analysis of ancient Islamic texts, which he has discussed at a number of academic forums.
Career
In 2014, Nakshawani was included in the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims (also known as The Muslim 500, an annual publication first published in 2009) in the "Preachers and Spiritual Guides" section.
