His unique leadership style empowers those working with him to pursue their full potential, leading to personal and community growth. Imam Dr. Wazir Ali is the Imam of the historic Masjid Warithud-Deen Mohammed and Masjid Al-Qur’an in Houston, Texas. Both communities have experienced unprecedented growth under Imam Dr. Ali’s leadership. Masjid Warithud-Deen Mohammed built a new state of the art facility in 2010 and is in the planning stages of the construction of a community center and a senior housing complex. Under Imam Dr. Ali's leadership the average weekly Jum'ah attendance grew from 10 to over 500. Imam Dr. Ali completed an eight year mentorship program in
Islamic Studies, comparative religion and Masjid administration under the guidance of Imam Qasim Ahmed. Imam Ali is also a student of the
preeminent American Muslim scholar, the late Imam Warithud-Deen Mohammed
(may Allah have mercy on him). Imam Dr. Ali, an entrepreneur, kinesiologist, registered dietitian and
board certified specialist in geriatric nutrition, owns a private
nutrition consulting firm in Houston. Imam Dr. Ali is also the interim
director of the dietetics program and a clinical instructor at Texas
Southern University. His current academic research interests are energy needs for maintenance hemodialysis, sleep apnea related obesity and obesity treatment/prevention. Imam Ali holds a Doctorate degree in clinical nutrition from Rutgers
University, a Master of Science degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas Pan American, and Bachelor of Science degrees in nutrition and psychology from the University of Houston.
