Board & Administration

Meet our Members

Our dedicated board members, visionary founders, and diligent administrators—these members collectively guide, shape, and oversee the various facets of our institution, contributing their expertise and commitment to its success. Together, they embody the core leadership team that tirelessly works towards achieving our common goals and upholding the values that define Al Falah Academy.

 

BOARD MEMBERS

About our Board Members:

Khaled Yacoub

is a founding member of Al Falah Academy and has served on the board since its founding. He is currently the chairman of the board. He has been involved in trying to establish an Islamic school in Gwinnett county since 2004.

Khaled holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Jordan. He is committed to Islamic education and all of his kids have always attended Islamic schools. He has been working in the IT field for over 25 years and currently works at Kloeckner Metals. He has been active with local masajid and has served as a khateeb and volunteer in different capacities.

Yusof Burke

is a founding member of Al Falah Academy and has served on the board since its founding. Yusof holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College. He is employed by FieldCore Services Inc, a subsidiary of GE Power where he has worked for 30 years as a Power Equipment Field Engineer, Field Services Manager and Project Manager. Yusof is also the Board President of CAIR Georgia.

Akram Muheb 

is a founding member of Al Falah Academy and has served on the board since 2011. He is passionate about quality Islamic education and has 3 kids that currently attend Al Falah. He graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. He currently works with General Motors in the IT field.

Jean Manzoor

serves as Treasurer of the Board and has been a board member of Al Falah Academy since 2013. Prior to that she was Treasurer of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), an organization she helped to create at Al Falah. Jean holds a degree in Accounting from Babson College, an MBA from The Citadel, and professional certifications of Certified Management Accountant and Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis. She is employed by Kingspan Insulation as Finance Director and sits on the board of Kingspan Insulation North America. She also serves on the board of two other non-profit organizations.

Hayat Yusuf

has been a parent with Al Falah for 6 years. She has 4 children at the school and she started volunteering with the PTO before joining for the board in 2016. She has a Generalist role on the board, covering anything from Marketing, Sourcing, to HR. During the day, she leads Marketing Operations for Serta Simmons Bedding–the largest mattress manufacturer in the US. She has an undergrad in Business Administration and Computer Science and a master’s in International Business with a minor in HR. Some weeks, she is devoting more hours to AFA-related projects than to other activities. One thing is for sure, her mission is to ensure that this community has an educational institution like AFA, highly regarded for its Islamic Foundation, Academic Ingenuity, and Cultural Morality.

Sirad Ahmed

is an Al Falah Academy parent and is enthusiastic about the school’s mission. A long-time resident of Atlanta, Sirad holds an MBA from Clark Atlanta University. She has vast experience in the financial services sector. Sirad is passionate about childhood education and advocates for addressing the increasingly divergent needs of students while providing them with challenging and engaging opportunities to learn, both in the classroom and in the surrounding community.

Nazmus Sakib

was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He moved to Connecticut in his late teens and relocated to the Georgia in 2017. He has two kids attending Al Falah currently and has been a part of the AFA PTO for several years.

Professionally, he serves as a Director of Private Markets for a Fintech company which is the world’s largest hedge fund and private equity administrator. He has been in the industry for 17+ years working for various companies including Big-4 accounting firms. He has also volunteered at various leadership roles within non-profit space over the last 15+ years including serving on the Executive Board as a Treasurer for an Islamic Center in CT. He currently attends/volunteers at his local mosque (Masjid Omar) in Lilburn and a few other community based initiatives. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Certificate in MIS from University of Connecticut. He also completed Executive Education in Finance from Harvard University. He is also pursuing Islamic education under the tutelage of Shuyookhs.

In his spare time, he loves travelling and spending time with his parents, wife and three kids. He looks forward to serving on the AFA Board by safeguarding this precious ‘amanah’ from Allah (swt) and upholding the values of Quran and Sunnah.

Hido Maksumi
is our newest board member and Father of an AFA high-school freshman and two AFA alumni. AFA Parent since 2013 and Georgia State University Accounting degree graduate, Hido spent time at Roedl Langford LLP Atlanta as Auditor and Tax professional. At Bank of America as VP of Operations, Hido served in several roles and was responsible for developing and monitoring business performance matrices, regulatory compliance and reporting audit and management of $20 Billion domestic and internation cash accounts before retiring from the bank in 2022.
Today, Hido acts as the Managing Partner of Maxo & Associates Accounting & Tax in Lawrenceville, GA. The firm specializes in financial management services, audit, tax preparation and planning, payroll processing, bookkeeping and advisory services. Br Hido also volunteers as Fundraising Co-Chair “Children Without Parental Care “Centar Duga” Bosnia -Atlanta division (2007-2022)
GassO Tax Credit Champion: raising over $500K for AFA in the past decade.
ADMINISTRATION

Here, we present our esteemed administration:

PRINCIPAL

Sr. Jelena Naim

HS VICE PRINCIPAL

Sr. Khaleeqa Bruce

QURAN DEPT CHAIR

Sr. Ebtisam Alamir

ES VICE PRINCIPAL

Dr. Aiysha Sayeed

RTI Coordinator FUNDING

Sr. Misbah Shakoor

DIRECTOR OF ARABIC

Sr. Jomana Wilson

MS Vice Principal

Sr. Amani Saadeh

COUNSELOR

Sr. Amna Ahmed

Founders

Here, we present our esteemed founders:

Br. Abdul-Kareem Abdullah

Br. Fareed Ahmed

Br. Fuad Hudaib

Br. Ghulam Naseer

Br. Jamal Warrayat

Br. Khaled Yacoub

Br. Khalid Teli

Br. Mohammad Tarique Siddiqui

Br. Rashid Naim

Br. Akram Muheb

Br. Nizar Fidai

Br. Salman Sayeed

Br. Sohail  Yoonas

Br. Bashir Sarwar

Br. Yahya A. Latif

Br. Yusof Burke

Sr. Aiysha Sayeed

Sr. Jelena Naim

Sr. Lori Hudaib

Sr. Wida Sarwar

Sr. Samina Ahmed

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