Background
Wazir, Tadar Jihad was born on December 28, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Roosevelt and Osceola (Moore) Byers.
Wazir, Tadar Jihad was born on December 28, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Roosevelt and Osceola (Moore) Byers.
Associate of Arts in Administration of Justice, Penn Valley Community College, Kansas City, 1977.
Insurance salesperson, Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, Kansas City, 1968-1969;
insurance salesperson, New York Life Insurance Company, Kansas City, 1969;
supervisor check transit department, First National Bank, Kansas City, 1969-1970;
methods analyst, First National Bank, Kansas City, 1971-1972;
paramedic, St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas City, 1974-1977;
owner, W. K. Enterprises, Kansas City, 1977-1979;
insurance salesperson, Roosevelt National Life, Independence, Missouri, 1978-1979;
private merchant,, Kansas City, 1980-1981;
private merchant,, Marshall, Missouri, since 1989. Real estate salesperson Mid-Western Realty, Kansas City, 1980-1986. Chaplain, hostage negotiator, Missouri Department of Corrections, Jefferson City,1982-1997.
Chaplain, hostage negotiator, crisis negotiator, Tipton Correctional Center, Missouri, since 1997. Speaker, consultant Masjid Omar, Inc., Kansas City, 1977-1992, Islamic Life Mission, 1992-1996. Contract chaplain, consultant United States Medical Center Federal Prison, Springfield, Missouri, since 1979.
Co-chairman report the drug pusher Ad-Hoc Group Against Crime, Kansas City, 1978-1982, president A.U. (African Unity, Inc.) 1994-1995, (Qadi) special master of the Jackson County, Missouri circuit court, 1992.
Chaplain chapter 393, Vietnam Veterans Association American Jefferson City, 1991. Mo.st. county of the Vietnam Veterans of American co-chaplain 1991, treasurer 1992-1994. Facilitator Breaking Barriers, since 1996.
Participant Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago, 1993. Co-organizer Salt ForkYMCA, Marshall, Missouri, 1995. With United States Marine Corps, 1962-1966.
Member United States affiliate Islamic African Relief Agency. Member American Corrections Association, Missouri Corrections Association, Missouri Association Social Welfare, National Association Muslim Chaplains, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (president Marshall-Saline chapter 1989-1990, vice president, 1990-1991, political action committee chairman since 1994), Middle-American Council Imams, Islamic Society North America, Optimists (chaplain Marshall 1990-1991, chairman community services 1991-1992, co-organizer Reserve Officers Training Corps program Arkansas AM&N College 1991-1992).
Married Kay Frances Kyle-Byers, May 17, 1969. Children: Tarik, Ibrahim. 1 adopted child, Ajamu.