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Founder & CEO
Yasmeena Menon
Yasmeena holds a degree in Social Studies and an MBA with many years of experience in the corporate world where she has worked in management positions in multinational organizations.
In addition, she has been a lecturer in management studies specializing in Marketing, is a certified trainer, life coach, mentor, business coach, and social media influencer.
Yasmeena works extensively with the community and understands the needs of the
people; young and old. Further, she has been responsible in initiating and organizing many programs in the community. She works closely with the community leaders, Imams, and the local Masjids for various social causes and has thus been awarded numerous times for her efforts.
Vice President Operations
Sameer Menon
Sameer is a revert to Islam and has been studying Islam under various International scholars.
Moreover he continues to pursue his Masters in Islamic studies.
Sameer is also a Katheeb and he conducts workshops on comparative religion and Dawah. In addition he is also a certified trainer in individual development and a life coach.
Coming equipped with numerous years of Client Service Management experience with several multinational organizations.
Sameer is extremely passionate, enjoys working with people and bringing new positive changes in their lives.
Team Manager
Sobia Farrukh
Sobia manages a team of consultants who works under her guidance and Supervision. Currently living in London, Ontario with her husband and four children. Sobia holds a bachelors degree in Science and was a teacher for over 10 years.
Equally important, her outgoing personality, love of reading, and intuition allows her to understand people and where they are coming from.
She wishes to give back to the Muslim Community by making the marriage process easier for families and individuals, paying special attention to helping them clearly identify what they are looking for.
Matrimonial Consultant
Ayesha Shahbaz
Born and raised in Saudi Arabia and living in Dubai, UAE for the past 6 years. Ayesha has an MBA in Finance. She is also pursuing her Islamic Studies at the Al Huda online Institute Hyderabad. In addition, Ayesha is the Coordinator for the Virtual Meetup program put together by the organization. Her dedication, passion, efficiency and enthusiasm has made her an asset to the company.
Matrimonial Consultant
Saba Baseer
Saba holds a Master’s degree in Food and Nutrition Sciences. Immigrating to Canada more than 15 years ago, She has been making waves in the educational field for several years.
Saba is a ‘People person”. Her calm and easy going nature makes people comfortable in her company. In addition to her easy going nature, is passion for helping individuals in the Muslim community complete their deen by helping them find their better half and start their beautiful journey together.
Matrimonial Consultant
Bushra Rahman
Bushra currently lives in Bruce County, Ontario. She has a graduate degree in Literature. She enjoys baking, making new friends and acquiring new skills.
Her goal in joining Muslim Matrimonial as a consultant is to help people find a suitable match for themselves and she strongly believes that without a doubt she can help them find their perfect partner.
Matrimonial Consultant
Sitwat Kidwai
Sitwat immigrated to Canada along with her husband in 2004 and have been blessed with two wonderful kids. She holds a Masters degree in English Literature and a PG Diploma in Travel & Tourism – an industry she thrived working in for a couple of years. As a matrimonial consultant, she brings her people’s skills to the table and her ability to interpret and communicate effectively while also showing empathy is tantamount to her role here.
Matrimonial Consultant
Samia Mukhtar
Samia holds a Bachler’s degree in Child Psychology and currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. She has been an active participant in her local community and the wider Muslim community of Calgary since 2013 through her work with her local Masjid and various non-profit organizations.
Samia has helped several young Muslims in these communities find appropriate matches over the past ten years and is thrilled to continue that work with Muslim Matrimonial.
Scholar of Islam
Dr. Mohammad Al-Nadvi
Muslim scholar in North America, amongst the few who have the authority to confer an Islamic legal ruling.
Dr. Nadvi has studied the Islamic sciences extensively at some of the world’s leading institutions of Islamic learning.
He completed his Masters and Ph.D. in Shariah, with a specialization in Fiqh from Umm al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
To complement Dr. Nadvi’s comprehensive education in the Islamic sciences, he earned a degree in political science from Bhopal University, Bhopal, India.
Scholar of Islam
Imam Aarij Anwer
Imam Aarij Anwer was born in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to Toronto, Canada at the age of 13.
He enrolled in the University of Waterloo’s Computer Science program, where he met people who changed his life.
These folks introduced him to an academic study of Islam and the Qur’an unlike he’d ever experienced growing up.
This began the journey of seeking religious knowledge: attending lectures, learning how to read the Qur’an properly.
President of SICS
Shaykh Ahmed Shehab
Presenter and producer of “Hope” TV Show. Represented the community before the government of Canada.
Islamic Marriage officer and national marriage arbitrator. National and international Islamic speaker.
Member of Imam council of Canada. Serving the community in Canada for 33 years.
Marriage and crisis counselor at the Islamic information center.
Ontario chancellor for the international association of educators.
Founder of Sayeda Khadija Centre
Dr. Hamid Slimi
Dr. Hamid Slimi is an Imam, Resident Scholar and Founder of Sayeda Khadija Centre.
He has been serving as an Imam, Chaplain, Educator and Consultant in Canada since 1997 in different religious and educational institutions.
Dr. Hamid Slimi is our Imam and Founder of Sayeda Khadija Centre.
He is an Academic scholar, a professor, a spiritual leader, a teacher and a Community Developer.
Imam of the Anatolia Islamic Centre
Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Imam of the Anatolia Islamic Centre, Mississauga Canada and Muslim Chaplain at Brock University.
Dr. Khattab, received his Ph.D., M.A., & B.A. in Islamic Studies in English with Honours from Al-Azhar University.
He is a member of the Canadian Council of Imams, a lecturer of Islamic Studies in English at Al-Azhar University, and a Fulbright interfaith scholar.
He has served as an Imam in the U.S.A. and Canada since 2007 and is a published author. His most celebrated work is The Clear Quran: A Thematic English Translation.
