Omar Suleiman is the founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an adjunct professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University, USA. He is the Resident Scholar at Valley Ranch Islamic Center and Co-Chair of Faith Forward Dallas. Imam Omar Suleiman holds a Bachelors in Accounting, a Bachelors in Islamic Law, a Masters in Islamic Finance, a Masters in Political History, and a PhD in Islamic Thought and Civilization from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He is of Palestinian heritage.