Zuhdi Jasser, MD
Zuhdi Jasser, MD
Physician / Political Commentator
M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D. is the son of Syrian immigrants who fled Ba’athist oppression in 1966. He is a physician, a former U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, and the President and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), a Phoenix-based counter-Islamism think tank established in 2003.
Dr. Jasser is also a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement (MRM) and served as Vice Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), appointed by the U.S. Senate from 2012 to 2016.
He is an internationally recognized expert on Islamism (political Islam), widely published in the field, frequently featured in top-tier media outlets, and regularly testifies before the U.S. Congress on global Islamist threats and national security policy.
Dr. Jasser is the author of A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save His Faith (Simon & Schuster). He also hosts two weekly programs: Reform This! on The Blaze Radio Network, and The Reform Report on TakeBackIslam.com.
