MIA- Michigan Islamic Academy- K12 School

MIA Board Of Education

Samir Tout - President
Brother Samir Tout holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario and Nova Southeastern University, respectively. He draws on roughly 15 years of experience in the software industry under various capacities, including Chief Software Architect at several renowned companies, such as GMAC, GM OnStar, and others. He holds several professional certifications such as project management professional (PMP), The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), and has received two GM CIO awards for consulting excellence. Dr. Tout currently serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Technology Studies at Eastern Michigan University where he's the main advisor for the Ph.D. program in Technology - Information Assurance concentration. Dr. Tout has been in Ann Arbor for a total of 12 years. He served as the MCA president from 2006 to 2007. He joined the MIA board in early 2009.

Mateen Jaffer - Vice President
Brother Mateen Jaffer holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and is currently working on an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (expected in 2012). Mateen Jaffer is the founder and CEO of Jafferson Computers located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Prior to Jafferson Computers, Brother Mateen Jaffer was Senior telecom engineer at Saudi Telecom in Riyadh SA, network engineer at Alactel (Plano, TX), and electrical engineer at General Dynamics Land System Division (Sterling Heights, MI). Brother Mateen Jaffer has been a member of the MIA board of directors since 2008. Brother Mateen Jaffer is a 20 year resident of this community.

Nusrat Ali - Treasurer

Dr. Mohammed Asad - Secretary

Youcef Vaid - MCA Representative
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Sumaiya (Susan) Gavell - PTO Representative
Sr. Sumaiya (Susan) Gavell has a B.A. in English from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, and an M.A. in Irish Literature from University College, Dublin, Ireland. She is presently a candidate for the Master’s in Teaching Degree at the University of Michigan – Dearborn and was selected as the 2010 Honors’ Scholar for her department. Sr. Sumaiya has taught English Composition at the university level for seven years and K-12 English for over ten years. Sr. Sumaiya has been a member of the M.I.A. community since 1994. Sr. Sumaiya formerly taught English at M.I.A. and is currently the Educational Enrichment Coordinator.

Tarek Nahlawi - Member
Brother Tarek Nahlawi holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan. Dr. Nahlawi is Managing Director at Dipsol Chemicals where he worked for the past 10 years. Prior to that, he was research manager at MacDermid USA. Dr. Nahlawi has served in the MIA board for about four years. Dr. Nahlawi is 24 year resident of this community.

Youcef ElMohri - Honorary Member
Brother Youcef El-Mohri holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and is currently employed at the University of Michigan Medical Center as a Senior Research Scientist. His current field of expertise is x-ray detectors and their application for medical x-ray imaging. Dr. El-Mohri has been a member of the Ann Arbor community since 1993 and is currently serving as an honorary member of MIA board of directors. He has been involved with the MIA board for more than six years under various capacities: Secretary; Vice-President and President. Prior to joining the MIA board, Dr. El-Mohri was in charge of the MCA weekend school for three academic years.