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Faizul Khan, Chapter Member
Faizul Rahaman Khan, born on November 10, 1941 in Albouystown,
Georgetown British Guyana, to Hassan and Nazmoon Khan and the eldest of
twelve children, was reared in a family known for its involvement in
Islamic propagation. His great grandfather the late Molvie Chand Khan
was known to be the first person to have built a mosque in the colony
of British Guiana. Faizul Khan was the grandson of the late Meer Khan.
He was tutored in his early years at the hands of early Islamic
scholars like Moulvie B.H Chand and Moulvie Naser Ahmed Khan. At an
early age of seventeen years, Faizul R. Khan established a Madrasa to
teach voluntary the principles of Islam and recitation of Quran. This
continued in his later years for over fifteen years.
In his school days he was President of St. John's Bosco Boys Club and
captain of the Carmen Roman Catholic School Volleyball and Cricket
teams. In 1961 he established the Albouystown Islamic Society to
promote Islam. It later grew into a national movement and the name
changed to Muslim Youth League. There were branches in each of the
counties of British Guiana and attracted many young people. It later
became more nationally recognized when they won the Partick Dargan
Debating Shield in 1966. The first Muslim organization to win such an
award.
He held the position of Chairman since its inception until he migrated.
His involvement in youth work got him elected as Secretary of the
Guyana Assembly of youth, a position he held for ten years (1963-1973),
and which allowed him to do extensive travel in and out of Guyana. For
also five years he was Secretary of Guyana United Youth Society (GUYS)
a political youth group.
Brother Faizul Khan also served as a Trustee of the Guyana Assembly of
Youth and an Executive member of the Muslim Youth Organization. For
several years he was a volunteer to the Guyana United Sadr Islamic
Organization. In his early years he worked at Wieting and Richter and
the Demerara Mutual Life Insurance Company before migrating to the USA.
In 1973 after being settled in the USA he established a branch of the
Muslim Youth League in Maryland, then changed to the Caribbean Muslims
Association. After having gone through several changes the organization
is now register as the Islamic Society of Washington Area to which
Brother Faizul Khan has been involved since its inception and serves as
its Chairman. His visible presence and hard work to help advance the
cause of Muslims and Islam helped him to be involved in several
national Islamic organizations. Among them are the Islamic Center of
Washington, DC where he served as a volunteer for over 15 years,
Chairman of the Muslim Committee for International Refugees for 15
years, Present Secretary of the Coordinating Council of Muslim
organization in the Washington
Metropolitan Area. Past Director of the Inter-Faith Conference of
Washington DC, Present North American Representative of the Caribbean
Secretariat, past Executive member of Islamic Society of North America
(ISNA) and present member of the Shura Council. He was Imam of the
Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, Principal of the
Islamic Academy of MCC a full time Islamic school, Past Editor of Voice
of Islam and presently publishes Family Ties Newsletter. Faizul Khan
also served as the Administrator,I and Assistant Director of Rabita
(Muslim World League) in New York for two and half years. Presently he
has a program with brothers and sisters that are incarcerated and send
them books etc., on Islam.
Brother Faizul Khan has received nine awards from various,
organizations and was recipient of the Medal of Service Award from the
Government of Guyana. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social
Work and has various Islamic certification. He has written several
articles on Islam and is regular speaker at Friday Jumah and other
Islamic occasions. His publication, "Muhammed, His life and
Character''was released. Brother Faizul is a notary public and a Legal
Marriage Officer for Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia,
and also a certified Islamic Counsellor.
Brother Faizul Khan is married to Sister Maimun N. Khan for 41 years and have two children, both married and four grandson.