California appoints first Muslim chaplain to legislature Marina Pitofsky © Getty Images California appoints first Muslim chaplain to legislature
Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan made history earlier this month after becoming the first Muslim chaplain appointed to the California Legislature.
Khan was appointed by California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) on Dec. 7 to serve as the assembly s chaplain for the 2021-2022 session. Imam Yasir Khan represents California s growing diversity in all the best ways, Rendon said in a statement, CNN reported. I ve seen the growth of the Islamic community in my own district and have become close to both religious and civic leaders. Like them, Khan shows a strong desire to contribute to the spiritual and civic vitality of California. He has already done so in many ways, he continued.
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Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan: California appoints its first ever Muslim chaplain to the state legislature CNN 12/14/2020 © Courtesy of Alberto Mercado Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan.
A Muslim man has made history after becoming the first Muslim chaplain appointed to the California Legislature.
Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan was appointed by Anthony Rendon, speaker of the California State Assembly, on December 7 as the assembly chaplain for the 2021-22 session, according to a news release. Imam Yasir Khan represents California s growing diversity in all the best ways, Rendon said in a statement. I ve seen the growth of the Islamic community in my own district and have become close to both religious and civic leaders. Like them, Khan shows a strong desire to contribute to the spiritual and civic vitality of California. He has already done so in many ways.
[LISTEN] Imam Mohammad “Yasir” Khan, First-Ever Muslim Chaplain Appointed to California Legislature in US Imam Speaks to Radio Islam
Dec 10, 2020
A graduate of Darul Uloom Zakariyya in Johannesburg, South Africa, Imam Mohammad “Yasir” Khan has been appointed the first ever chaplain of the California State Assembly in the United States.
California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon made the announcement on Monday.
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) says Khan is the first-ever Muslim chaplain appointed to the California Legislature, and potentially the first Muslim chaplain for any state legislature in the United States.
In an exclusive interview with Radio Islam on Thursday, Ml Khan says he is ecstatic by his appointment, but it was only with Allah’s permission that he achieved the post.