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Arshia Ali-Khan, M.A.

Chief Executive Officer

Arshia Ali-Khan, M.A.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA)

Arshia Ali-Khan, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), the nation’s premier full service legal fund dedicated to protecting Muslim’s civil liberties and constitutional rights at the federal level. Arshia serves as an experienced transformational organization development and human emergence leader, strategist and adviser. She has led several organizations effectively with cross-functional & multi-cultural teams to transform and expand throughout her career. She took the helm at MLFA just as the global pandemic was taking over the world. She led MLFA successfully through the pandemic and effectively established greater efficiency, transparency, accountability, proof of performance and integrity within the organization.

Arshia Ali-Khan, is a founding Board member of the Muslim Civic Coalition and the newly appointed Chairwoman of the U.S Council of Muslim Organizations. She is a seasoned award winning scholar-practitioner and nonprofit leader with over 20+ years of experience in non profit development, strategy and transformational leadership.

She is a distinguished graduate of the Muslim Philanthropy and Humanitarian Studies Fellowship program and Philanthropic Studies Master’s program from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She also holds a master’s degree in Transformational Learning & Leadership with a concentration in Social-Emotional Intelligence. Arshia is a mother of five beautiful children, a master’s certified Life & Executive Coach, speaker and trainer. She has dedicated her life in service of diverse and underrepresented communities in their pursuit of equity and justice for all.