He was born on August 9 in Alexandria, Virginia, but soon moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lived until 2002 when he moved to Blacksburg,Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor of Surgery in aerospace engineering at Virginia Technology
He is the designer responsible for a variety of UAVs, including several currently operational in Iraq, the most well-known being the R-series UAVs which are based on commercial airframes, along with work on Insitu"s ScanEagle. These vehicles are normally deployed as a part of reconnaissance missions as they are unarmed but carry either a significant camera or FLIR unit He serves as a worship leader for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries.
Imraan is a post-doctorate scholar of the Virginia University of Maryland Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory where he has worked on "insect-like robots.".
Faruque is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, an alumnus founding member of the Royal Aeronautical Society"s Human Powered Aircraft Group at Virginia Technical, a Minta Martin Endowed Fellow at the University of Maryland, and is reported to do advisory work for various government and university agencies in unmanned aerial vehicle design and flight test at the Army"s Fort Benning, Georgia. Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
And Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Doctor of Medicine.
