Al-Noor Jiwan-Hirji

Al-Noor grew up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He came to America seeking a Liberal Arts education and found it at Yale, where he majored in Economics and Management. Later he studied Finance and International Business at NYU Graduate School of Business. He worked at the United Nations helping compile economic statistics that comprise the GDP data of member nations. While there, he also served the special “Committee on Contributions”.

His desire to serve in the private sector led him to join his family’s corporate services enterprise whose clients included accomplished musicians, artists, bankers, lawyers, broadcasters and business executives. He moved to Vancouver, Canada to head up the company offices there. He returned to New York after EXPO86. His most memorable and rewarding experience has been teaching high school mathematics as a NYC Teaching Fellow.