September 2010 - Irfan Chaudhry
Seatle, Pacific Northwest

At the age of thirteen Irfan moved over into Willingboro, New Jersey of the United States. Over there he worked alongside the local Jamaat as the Qaid for two terms and as the Public Relations Secretary in the local Jamaat Amila. Then for his educational and career path Irfan decided to reside in the field of Information Technology which led him to Philadelphia for schooling. Later on Irfan chose to leave the East Coast after fifteen long and prosperous years. Irfan had spotted an opportunity to settle in Seattle with the audacious job of being a Director in IT Operations at Microsoft.  Also, his secular prosperity did not halt his spiritual journey; Irfan steadily sought help from Allah, the Almighty, who provided him valuable experiences to learn from. As a conclusion, Irfan’s words sum up his zeal for balancing out his life in both the spiritual and secular worlds: “Although we get caught up in all of our activities, we must not forget who the ultimate provider is and therefore service and sacrifice to Jamaat must be our first priority.”

Irfan currently lives in Seattle with his job at Microsoft. His family consists of three children:  Hamza-8 years old, Hannah-7 years old, and Iman-4 years old.