Tahir Anwar is an Imam, a teacher, a husband, a father but most importantly, a servant of Allah.  Born in London, England, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1983.

Upon completing his religious studies in India, he has been serving as the Imam of one of the oldest masjids in the country, the Islamic Center of San Jose, since 2001. After teaching middle school at one of the oldest Muslim schools in the country for 7 years, he now sits on the board and teaches at the Averroes Institute, the Bay Area’s first Muslim high school. He also teaches Islamic Law at the renowned Zaytuna College, America’s first Muslim liberal arts college in Berkeley, Ca.

He has a passion for community service. He served on the Human Rights Commission for the City of San Jose for over 5 years, and the Human Relations Commission for the County of Santa Clara for one year. He also leads a group for Hajj each year, which has been covered by CNN twice.