Tariq H. Cheema

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"Partnerships among donors will enhance collective output and help in reducing waste and overlap that occurs commonly in charitable operations."
Hon. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey

At its heart, Islamic microfinance is about financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and risk-sharing through partnership finance – an approach that conventional microfinance lacks.
Dato Sri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

"The World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists came into being at a very critical juncture; it comes at a time when need to increase credibility, accountability, and capacity is paramount."
H.E Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General

"In order to tackle the human dignity deficit and the democratic deficit, we must ensure that pushing political and civil frontiers becomes a key dynamic."
H.R.H. Prince EI Hassan bin Talal

"Now is the time to examine how we can metamorphose our generation-old culture of spontaneous, massive, personal generosity into planned philanthropic giving which can be a powerhouse of lasting change."
H.R.H. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Qatar

"People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize our selves in other."
Youssou N'Dour, UN Goodwill Ambassador

"Islam's tradition of alms giving must be bolstered to be an effective bulwark against the misappropriation and misrepresentation of the faith"
Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al-Thani

"It is through Zakah, Infaq, Sadaqah and also Waqf we are supposed to bring the poor and the deprived out of the poverty and misery."
H.E. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Former Vice President of Indonesia

Tariq H. Cheema

Founder & CEO, World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists
United States

Biography

Tariq Cheema is a renowned social innovator and philanthropist who has devoted his life to making world a peaceful, equitable, and sustainable place for all. He is the founder of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, a global network of affluent individuals, foundations and socially conscious corporations dedicated to advance effective and accountable giving. He received his M.D. from the University of Istanbul, earned a Certificate of Advanced Study in Philanthropy at Loyola University Chicago, and was awarded fellowships by the Rockefeller Foundation's prestigious Next Generation Leadership Program, the Bellagio Initiative, the Salzburg Global Seminar, the Madinah Institute of Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and the New Westminster College. He holds expertise in the domains of impact philanthropy and investing, corporate strategic giving, value innovation, and foundation management. Dr. Cheema ranks among the 500 most influential Muslims impacting the world today.

Dr. Cheema has extensive experience of working with world leaders, grantmakers, and corporate executives. He offers advice to HNW individuals and policymakers on social investment, speaks at high-level forums, and sits on multiple boards. In addition to his philanthropic endeavors, he is the principal shareholder of Southeast Business Group (SBG), a commercial coalition dedicated to promote trade between the emerging markets.

Over the past two decades, he has contributed to the development of numerous successful social initiatives such as Doctors Worldwide; Diversity Forums; Indo-Pak Peace Network; US National Network for Diaspora Giving; Academy of Philanthropy; and Muslim Science, Technology, Innovation initiative (MSTI), aiming to develop a “Knowledge Ecosystem” for economic and social benefit. He is a member of Committee of 100 of Lingshan World Philanthropy Forum that promotes engagement between China.Since 2005, he has been serving in senior management posts in the nonprofit sector.

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