Faiz shakir biography

American political operative

Faiz Shakir (;^[1]Urdu: فیض شاکر) is an American Democratic political advisor. He serves as senior advisor to Bernie Sanders and executive director of the nonprofit media organization More Perfect Union.^[2] Previously, he was campaign manager for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, an aide to Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, an editor-in-chief of the ThinkProgress blog, and political director of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Raised in Florida by Pakistani immigrants, Shakir is a progressiveliberal and an advocate for Muslim American communities.

Early life and education

The son of Pakistani immigrants to the United States, Faiz Shakir was born and raised in Florida.^[3][4] Shakir completed his B.A.

in government at Harvard University, and played on the Harvard Crimson baseball team for four years.^[5][6] Shakir earned a Juris Doctor from Geor Faiz Shakir - American Civil Liberties Union NEFO