Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini

Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini
Personal
Born	1961 - Karbala, Iraq
Religion	Islam
Other names	Arabic: سيد مصطفى القزويني
Muslim leader
Based in	- Orange County, California
Period in office	Unknown - Present

Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini (Arabic: سيد مصطفى القزويني‎‎ born 1961 in Karbala, Iraq) is an Islamic religious leader. Al-Qazwini can allegedly trace his lineage forty-two generations back to Muhammad.

Religious background

Al-Qazwini initiated his higher religious studies in Qum, Iran. During 1987-1989 he served as teacher of Islamic Studies at the Islamic seminary in Damascus, Syria. From 1989-1994 he contributed as associate Imam and professor of Islamic Studies at several Islamic centers and foundations in London, England.

Recent activity

Shortly after his arrival in California in 1994, Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini became the founder and director of the Islamic Cultural Center of San Diego, California. This center was the first Shia mosque established in San Diego County for religious and social events.

In September 1996, he founded the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County (IECOC), drawing on his experience in Islamic Studies.

Al-Qazwini's past associations have included: being chairman of the Development and World Events Committee of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California (an umbrella organization for sixty-four mosques and Islamic centers), a board member of the council of Shia Muslim scholars of North America. For the past six years he has co-chaired the West Coast Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics, and has been an advisor for the United Muslim American Association for six years. He spends much of his time lecturing across the world and nationally at churches, universities and on panels with other parishioners.