Mr. Hamdan served on Daarul Uloom Board of Education from 2003 to January 2006. He joined Daarul Uloom during 2017-2018 as the High School Islamic Studies Teacher. On January of 2018, Burhan was named the Dean of Students and on January of 2020 became the Interim Principal. Burhan is an accomplished Muslim Community Leader and School Principal with deep expertise in many communities. He helped lead and deliver communities’ goals and objectives. Burhan has the right combination of hands-on process implementation, teamwork, and management experience, combined with solid Islamic knowledge.

Education, Professional Development & Technical Skills General Islamic Studies: • General Islamic Studies – Islamic Online University. • Dawah Certificate – Islamic Online University. • Master’s in business administration/Technology Management – University of Phoenix. • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering – Wichita State University. • Certificates in Hadith and the Life of the Prophet (Allah’s Praise and Peace be upon him. • Certificate in Dawah. • Certificate in Foundation of Islam and Creed. • Led mentoring and counseling programs for children, youth, adults, and refugees. • Developed and led educational programs for children, youth, adults, and new Muslims. • Led numerous Friday and Eid prayers in many communities around the United States. • Developed and conducted workshops related to Marriage in Islam, Foundation of Dawah in Al-Islam, and Hajj and Umrah. • Led and helped developing full time Islamic schools, weekend schools and Quran Memorization Program. • Served as Teacher, Vice Principal and Principal for various Weekend Schools.

Areas of Strength: • Leadership Vision and Execution. • Teamwork/Cooperation. • Initiative. • Youth Counseling and Development. • Conflict Resolution. • Problem Solving. • Work Standards.

Mrs. Maha Ahmed is teaching Islamic Studies and Quran/Arabic for middle school and high school and is a teacher in Daarul Uloom Qur’an Academy. She taught Islamic Studies, Computer Science, Art and Character Education the previous school year. Mrs Ahmed holds Bachelor degree in Medicine & Surgery, a Master’s degree in Human Physiology, a teacher certificate in Hafs and Tajweed, and a Certificate in Nooraniyah. Additionally, she comes to Daarul Uloom with five and a half years of past teaching experience, with about 18 months out of those years teaching here at Daarul Uloom.

Mrs. Mustaffa graduated from University of Missouri Kansas City in Mathematical Science and received a Master of Science Degree from Illinois State University in Economics in 2002. She worked with Financial Solutions Midwest as an office manager until 2010 before joining Daarul Uloom in 2011 as an assistant teacher. She is currently in her eleventh year as the school admin assistant for Daarul Uloom.

Mrs. Mustaffa brings years of experience in office management from her previous occupation. She is a very organized and diligent person both professionally and personally. With her strong attention to detail and her ability to deal with various situations that require tactfulness and discretion, Mrs. Mustaffa works well with fellow staff members, parents, and students to ensure the day-to-day administrative operations at Daarul Uloom remain smooth and on-time.