Al Khalafalla

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name = Al Khalafalla


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order = The Executive Director of Virginia Institute for Peace

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|residence= Richmond, Virginia
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|profession=International Relations/Peace Activist
|alma_mater=University of Louisiana
University of Maryland System
Virginia Commonwealth University
religion= Muslim
website= http://www.vipva.us/

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Personal and Family

Al Khalafalla (born Alsadig Omer Khalafalla, April 3rd, 1968) is a Canadian citizen from Sudanese/Arab African origin.

He is a son of Mr. Justice Omer Khalafalla, Bahrain's Superior Court Judge (1975-Present). Al Khalafalla is a nephew of the late Air Chief General Awad Khalafalla, the former Supreme Commander of Military of Sudan and the former Defence Minister of Sudan(1974).

Public Service, Activism, and Leadership

Al Khalafalla is a leading figure in the immigrants ' communities in the USA and Canada. He has a strong record of services in areas such as immigrants' education and integration, interfaith dialogues, and public policies that affect immigrants. He is the executive director of Virginia Institute for Peace(http://www.vipva.us/).

On September 27th, of 2008, Khalafalla is appointed as an Ambassador for Peace for his dedication to the African Peace Initiatives ; he was appointment by Universal Peace Federation (http://www.upf.org/) , one of the largest Peace Organization in the world.

Education

Khalafalla graduated with a Bachelor of Science from University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Master of Business Administration from University of Maryland System, Frostburg State University Campus. He is a PhD. candidate (Public Policy) at Virginia Commonwealth University.Khalafalla is a prominent speaker in issues which are related to African Politics , Middle East, and Sudan.

Awards and Recognition

Khalafalla was awarded for his humanitarian and interfaith initiatives by many public and private organizations and universities such as the United States Institute for Peace , University of Louisiana,University of Maryland System, University of Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Affiliations

Al Khalafalla serves/served in the following Boards: President of Board of Directors of Ibn Rushd Cultural Center (http://www.ibnrushd.org); Chairman of the Board of Iqra Academy of Virginia, (http://www.iqrava.org), A member of the Board of Directors of A More Perfect Union since 2002 (AMPU is affiliated with Virginia Interfaith Center for public Policy) http://chaplaincy.richmond.edu/communitypartnerships/ampu/); A member of Leadership Metro Richmond-2006-2007 (http://www.lmronline.org/); A member of the Board of RSHT Institute since 2006 (http://www.RSHT.edu), A member of the Board of Medical Careers Institute since 2002; member of the Advisory Board of Beta College since 1999(http://www.betatech.edu/).

Other Links

http://www.vipva.us

http://www.freesudan.net

http://www.GCCGhome.com

http://www.ibnrushd.org