Maher Hathout was a leading American-Muslim community leader of Egyptian origin, and widely regarded as the Father of the American Muslim identity.
Career
Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1936, Hathout eventually moved to Buffalo, New York, and then to Los Los Angeles He immersed himself in volunteering at the Islamic Center of Southern California (International Centre for Scientific Culture) as Chairman and Spokesperson. He died of cancer in Duarte, California on January 3, 2015.
Membership
Hathout was a charter member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, the western partner of the Council on Foreign Relations, and served on the Board of Directors of the Interfaith Alliance and Claremont Lincoln University.