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Ammad Quraishi (born December 1995) is a Pakistani-American politician, television host and automotive journalist, who served on the Fort Lee Board of Education.[1] On November 4, 2014, Ammad Quraishi became the youngest Muslim ever elected in the United States at 18 years old and the youngest member in the board's history.[2][3]
Ammad Quraishi | |
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| Member of the Fort Lee Board of Education | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – August 8, 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | American University (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician • Journalist • TV Host |
| Known for | Youngest Muslim Elected to Public Office in the U.S. Youngest Member Elected to the Fort Lee Board of Education |
Biography
editQuraishi was born in New Jersey and has since been a lifelong resident of Fort Lee, NJ.[4] He attended Fort Lee High School where he was a varsity bowling athlete and represented his peers as the president of the student government.[5][6][3] While in his senior year, he filed a petition to run for the local Board of Education, making him the youngest candidate in the Board's history.[1]
After graduating from Fort Lee High School in 2014, Quraishi attended the New York Institute of Technology pursuing an accelerated (BS/DO) medical program.[4] While at college, he was elected to the Fort Lee Board of Education and was sworn into office January 5, 2016.[7]
During his tenure, the Fort Lee School District implemented a 1:1 Chromebook initiative for students in grades 7–12, increased the number of devices provided for staff, and expanded course offerings at the high school to include classes such as robotics, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, forensics, and landscape and floral design, among others.[8][9] Most notably, however, the board cut the ribbon on a new addition to Lewis F. Cole Middle School and oversaw the construction of the new Lewis F. Cole Intermediate School.[10][11]
Quraishi resigned in August 2016, with one year remaining in his three-year term, to complete a degree in Economics at The American University in Washington, DC.[3]
The following year, he developed Reality with Ammad Quraishi, an American news satire show on ATV, which was later available on Amazon Prime Video.[12][13] The show ran until 2018, when he transitioned into automotive journalism with bylines at DriveTribe and TopSpeed.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Teenager eyes spot on school board". Newspapers.com. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Fort Lee School Board Vacancy". Newspapers.com. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b c "Aug 19, 2016, page A1 - Fort Lee Suburbanite at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b Quraishi, Ammad (October 31, 2014). "Meet the candidates in the Fort Lee elections". Fort Lee Suburbanite. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Radomski, Mike (2011-01-07). "Fort Lee Sports Cancelled for Friday Night". Fort Lee Patch. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Fort Lee Breakout Season". Newspapers.com. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Ammad Quraishi Sworn In". Newspapers.com. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Chromebook Program". flboe.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Fort Lee school budget calls for $147 tax increase". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Shkolnikova, Svetlana. "Fort Lee's Lewis F. Cole Middle School's new addition opens". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Home". flis.flboe.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Reality (Comedy), IMDb, 2017-01-21, retrieved 2024-11-13
- ^ "Reality with Ammad Quraishi". Amazon Prime Video. Amazon, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Author Profile: Ammad Quraishi". MuckRack. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Ammad Quraishi". TopSpeed. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-11-14.