Biography

Dr. Abdelnasser Hussein is a proud URI alumnus. Dr. Hussein is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Houston-Downtown. He has extensive K-12 school leader practitioner experience with expertise in K-12 assessment and grading. He was the principal of the Islamic School of Rhode Island. He also served as the president of the New England Council of Islamic Schools and the president of the Muslim Community of Kingston. He is the co-founder of Partners in Peace, an organization which partnered with Brown University students to give birth to its new identity, BRIJ (Building Relationships: Islam & Judaism). Dr. Hussein is an active member of the Muslim community as well as the interfaith community in RI.