Jamal al Barzinji ( ar, جمال برزنجي) (December 15, 1939 – September 26, 2015) was an

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-American businessman, associated with the

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, the

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, and the SAAR Foundation. He was a founder and served on the board of the

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and is a past president of the

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Background

Barzinji was listed as the successor registrant of

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's defunct

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Janus-Merritt Strategies, after the departure of

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/ref> On September 25, 2011 Barzinji was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Arab community of northern Virginia at an event attended by Virginia governor

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. Barzinji died on September 26, 2015.

References

External links

Virginia Public Access Project – Political Donations – Barzinji, Jamal M
American businesspeople 1939 births 2015 deaths Iraqi Muslim activists American Muslim activists American people of Kurdish descent {{US-business-bio-1930s-stub