Talat Othman

{{Short description|American businessman (born 1936)}}

{{Short description|American businessman (born 1936)}}

'''Talat M. Othman''' (born April 27, 1936, in [[Beitunia]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]]) is a [[Palestinian-American]] businessman and investor. He is the president of Grove Financial, Inc. and the founding president of the [[Arab-American Business and Professional Association]]. In 1973, he founded the Midwest Chapter of the [[Forex Association of North America]]. He serves as senior advisor of [[McKinley Reserve]].{{cite web|author=Stocks |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1112679&privcapId=25109931&previousCapId=71448882&previousTitle=Amana%20Mutual%20Funds%20Trust%20-%20Developing%20World%20Fund |title=Stocks - Bloomberg |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date=2020-03-03 |accessdate=2020-03-07}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On July 31, 2000, he opened the [[Republican National Convention]] session with a ''dua'a –'' or [[Muslim]] [[benediction]] – marking the first time a Muslim had addressed a major US political gathering.{{Cite web|title=Talat Othman gives prayer at 2000 Republican National Convention {{!}} C-SPAN.org|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4565755/talat-othman-prayer-2000-republican-national-convention|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.c-span.org|language=en-us}} [[Illinois]] governor [[Jim Edgar]] proclaimed Nov 1, 1997 Haj Talat M. Othman day in Illinois. On April 4, 2002, Othman joined [[Islamic Free Market Institute|Islamic Institute]] head [[Khaled Saffuri]] in a meeting with Treasury Secretary [[Paul O'Neill (businessman)|Paul O'Neill]] (arranged by [[Grover Norquist]]) as representatives of the Muslim-American community, to voice complaints about the March 20 raid on the [[International Institute of Islamic Thought]] and 19 related entities.

'''Talat M. Othman''' (born April 27, 1936, in [[Beitunia]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]]) is a [[Palestinian-American]] businessman and investor. He is the president of Grove Financial, Inc. and the founding president of the Arab-American Business and Professional Association. In 1973, he founded the Midwest Chapter of the Forex Association of North America. He serves as senior advisor of [[McKinley Reserve]].{{cite web|author=Stocks |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1112679&privcapId=25109931&previousCapId=71448882&previousTitle=Amana%20Mutual%20Funds%20Trust%20-%20Developing%20World%20Fund |title=Stocks - Bloomberg |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date=2020-03-03 |accessdate=2020-03-07}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On July 31, 2000, he opened the [[Republican National Convention]] session with a ''dua'a –'' or [[Muslim]] [[benediction]] – marking the first time a Muslim had addressed a major US political gathering.{{Cite web|title=Talat Othman gives prayer at 2000 Republican National Convention {{!}} C-SPAN.org|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4565755/talat-othman-prayer-2000-republican-national-convention|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.c-span.org|language=en-us}} [[Illinois]] governor [[Jim Edgar]] proclaimed Nov 1, 1997 Haj Talat M. Othman day in Illinois. On April 4, 2002, Othman joined [[Islamic Free Market Institute|Islamic Institute]] head [[Khaled Saffuri]] in a meeting with Treasury Secretary [[Paul O'Neill (businessman)|Paul O'Neill]] (arranged by [[Grover Norquist]]) as representatives of the Muslim-American community, to voice complaints about the March 20 raid on the [[International Institute of Islamic Thought]] and 19 related entities.

In 2006, Othman received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters from [[Catholic Theological Union]].

In 2006, Othman received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters from [[Catholic Theological Union]].