Re-elected President, Mr Rais Khan (centre) with Mr Usaid Khalil, Senior Vice-President (right) and Mr Samiullah Hussaini, Secretary General at the 31st IFAM AGM held on Saturday 26 October 2024 in Sydney.
At its 31st AGM held in Sydney on Saturday 26 October 2024 at the Marsden Park Masjid, Mr Rais Khan was re-elected as the President of Islamic Forum for Australian Muslims while Mr Usaid Khalil was elected as Senior Vice-President for a period of three years.
The AGM was attended by more than 75 Members of the General Meeting (MGM’s) for the nation wide organisation, who elected the Shura (Consultative Committee) with representatives from all states of Australia as well as office bearers including the above named veteran leaders as well as Mr Anis Qureshi and Mohsin Fasih as two Vice Presidents and Mr Samiullah Hussaini as the Secretary General of IFAM.
The Shura also includes three women representatives, Mrs Najia Khalil, Mrs Nabeela Rais and Mrs Humaira Saeed.
The re-election of Mr Khan as President is an indication of the member’s confidence in his leadership where he has proved himself to be capable of this position based on his outstanding track record during the last term and emerged as captain of the ship sailing through tough situations.
IFAM has delivered some extra ordinary projects under his supervision which included but not limited to Marsden Park Masjid and Richmond Masjid in Sydney, Queanbeyan Masjid (in second stage of completion) in ACT and Kelmscott Masjid (in process of settlement) in Perth.
Another great achievement has been the highly successful IFAM National Conventions in 2023 and again in 2024 that attracted a large audience had the opportunity to listen to renowned speakers from diverse backgrounds both from within Australia as well as from overseas.
Similarly, IFAM has done significant charitable works in crisis ridden parts of the world including Turkey, Palestine, Bangladesh and Pakistan through its Charity Australia humanitarian aid programs.
Through House of Sakinah, IFAM has empowered women in leadership and provided services to vulnerable members of the community.
The AGM was held in accordance with IFAM constitution in a transparent manner with an independent commission of three experienced community leaders namely Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Ouf, Councillor at Cumberland Council, Mr Mohammad Fazli and Mr Muniruz-Zaman from IPDC who supervised the election process and announced the results
All elected office bearers took oath for their responsibilities administered by Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Ouf and Mr Mohammad Fazli.
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