Safaa Zarzour

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J.D(DEPAUL U)
MA(U.I)
BOS(A.S.U)

Safaa Zarzour

Safaa Zarzour , superintendent 
Mr. Zarzour holds a Juris Doctor Degree from DePaul University’s School of Law, a Master’s in Education from the University of Illinois in Chicago, and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Mathematics from Arkansas State University. Professionally, he is the Superintendent of Universal Schools located in Illinois and Indiana. He is the principal attorney of the law firm Zarzour Law LLC. Previously, he served as principal of one of the largest Islamic schools in the nation for over a decade, was Secretary General of ISNA, General Council and Chief Operations Officer of Zakat Foundation of America, Chief Executive Officer of IQRA Interna tional Foundation, and served as an adjunct law professor at Loyola Law School. Mr. Zarzour has also been volunteering actively within his community. He is the Chairman of the Council of Islamic Schools of North America (CISNA), a member of Majlis Al-Shura of ISNA, a member of the Board of Directors of the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving, Vice Chairman of the Mosque Foun dation and President of the Syrian Forum USA. He was also the founder and chairman of CAIR-Chicago for over 10 years. Recently, Mr. Zarzour was elected to the board of Oak Lawn High School District 229 in Illinois In all his personal and volunteer work.