Abbas Bandali at the ICAIR Conference 2025, Jaffari Community Centre, Toronto.
Speaker
Abbas was born in Tanzania, studied in England and moved to the the US over 20 years ago. Abbas Bandali is an Entrepreneur, owning several carwashes, storage facilities and NNN properties in and around Austin, TX. He currently serves on the board of three non-profits, and often leads the Friday prayer at IABA (Austin, TX) where he has served in various roles for the past 20+ years, and is actively engaged in inter-faith and intra-faith initiatives. Abbas Bandali serves NASIMCO as the President.
In this talk
- 0:00 · Speaker Background and Topic Setup
- 1:39 · “Islam Incorporated” Explained
- 2:12 · Building Merit-Based Leadership
- 3:26 · Applying Corporate Tools to Islamic Institutions
- 4:50 · Leadership Lessons from Surah Yusuf
- 7:10 · Lessons from Dhul-Qarnayn
- 8:23 · Youth Leadership and Succession Planning
- 10:15 · Metrics, Governance, and Raising Standards