Agha Saeed

Agha Saeed[edit]

Agha Saeed is an American academic and the founder and chairman of the American Muslim Alliance. He serves as a lecturer in the Program in Asian Studies at California State University, East Bay. Saeed earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Punjab, Pakistan, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley. He was also an exchange scholar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Activism[edit]

Saeed led the campaign against the USA Patriot Act, which resulted in the California State Resolution SJR10. In 2000 and 2004, he aided in creating the first and second Muslim Bloc votes. He is the chair of the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of Muslim organizations nationwide. Saeed is also the producer and host of Global Forum TV, which examines major world issues from a Muslim perspective.

Organizational Affiliations[edit]

Founder & National Chair, American Muslim Alliance (1993–)
Founder and President, Pakistan American Democratic Forum (1982–2003)
Coordinator, American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections (2003–)
Coordinator, California Civil Rights Alliance (2003–)
Founder and Chair, American Muslim Political Coordination Council (1998–2001)

Publications[edit]

Saeed has authored two books:

Pakistan in its Own Mirror: Elite Autobiographies and National Consciousness
Syncretic Self-Understanding of South Asian Muslims: Texts and Contexts

References[edit]

"Dr. Agha Saeed: Dynamic Leader of Expanding American Muslim Alliance". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (December 1997): 23–25.
Delinda Curtiss Hanley. "Agha Saeed: Harbinger of a New America". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (August/September 2001): 45. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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