Board of Directors
Hamza Ali
Board Member
Hamza Ali is President of MPI Media Group and Co-Founder of Watermelon Pictures, a Palestinian-owned film label dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices. He grew up in the entertainment industry, watching his father, Malik, and uncle, Waleed Ali, grow the independent film distribution company they founded in 1976 into a leading entertainment organization.
Today, Hamza and his brother Badie oversee MPI Media Group and its subsidiaries, including MPI Home Entertainment, Dark Sky Films, and the MPI Stock Footage Archive. In 2024, they launched Watermelon Pictures to honor their family’s legacy and to use storytelling as a platform for change. Hamza lives with his wife, Reem, and their four children.
Zohair Ahmed
Board Member
Dr. Zohair Ahmed, MD, FASGE, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. A Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, he specializes in interventional gastroenterology, with a focus on minimally invasive endoscopic weight-loss procedures.
His research examines how endoscopic bariatric therapies affect metabolic health and liver disease, as well as disparities in access to these procedures and their long-term effectiveness. Dr. Ahmed earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine, completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, and completed fellowships in gastroenterology and interventional endoscopy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Tayyab Khan
Board Member
Dr. Tayyab Khan, MD, FASA, is a board-certified anesthesiologist with fellowship training in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine. Since 2018, he has practiced with LaPorte County Anesthesia Associates in Michigan City, Indiana, and he currently serves as President of the LaPorte County Medical Society. A Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and a published subspecialty expert, he is known for patient-centered care, clinician education, and quality-improvement work that strengthens patient safety and care.
Dr. Khan earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago, where he was a Mulcahy Scholar, and completed his anesthesiology residency at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine. He then completed a fellowship in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Ahmed Rehab
Ahmed Rehab is a founding board member of All United. He is Executive Director of the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) and CAIR’s National Strategic Communications Director. CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization.
With two decades of experience in leadership and institution-building, Rehab is a nationally recognized voice on civil rights, media relations, and Islam–West relations. He has spoken at universities and public forums across the country and around the world, has been interviewed widely by local, national, and international media, and has published op-eds in newspapers nationwide.
Rehab has served on the board of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), as vice president of RefugeeOne, and as a co-founder of the Bridge Initiative at Georgetown University. He is the founding President of Amrex Consulting and Amrex Media and an Adjunct Professor at the American Islamic College.
Board Member
Ahmad Sulaiman
Ahmad Sulaiman is a co-founder of All United and a Palestinian American civil rights attorney, author, and community leader with more than two decades of legal experience. As Director of Atlas Law Center, he has grown the firm from a regional practice into a national federal litigation firm representing consumers and workers. He is also Principal of Atlas Citadel Group, a tax advisory firm.
Ahmad is the author of Consumer Defense: The Luxury of the Informed, Clocked Out, and When Risk Becomes Deductible. He earned his law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and has pursued advanced studies at Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He served five years as Secretary of the Butler School District 53 Board of Education and is a co-founder of The Sanctity Project.
Board Member
Omar Sulaiman
Omar Sulaiman is a founding partner of Atlas Law Center, where he has played a pivotal role in building the firm into one of the region's most respected legal practices. Throughout his career, he has been committed to providing exceptional legal representation while using his platform to serve and strengthen the broader community.
Beyond his legal work, Omar is deeply dedicated to civic engagement and community service. He is a founding member of All United, a grassroots organization focused on developing leaders and building long-term political power across Illinois, as well as The Sanctity Project, an initiative devoted to serving communities through faith, compassion, and meaningful outreach. His leadership reflects a longstanding commitment to empowering others and creating lasting, positive change.
Board Member
Yousif Zegar
Yousif Zegar is a founder of All United and a seasoned freight broker with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. As agency owner of Team Chicago at SPI Logistics, he oversees four employees and maintains relationships with numerous Fortune 100 companies, with expertise in hazmat and over-dimensional flatbed freight. Before joining SPI more than five years ago, he was affiliated with Landstar.
An Orland Park community activist, Yousif helped rally Arab American and Muslim neighbors to register, organize, and vote after residents’ calls for a ceasefire resolution were met with divisive rhetoric at a 2023 Village Board meeting. That organizing grew into All United. He is also an active board member of The Sanctity Project, a humanitarian rights organization based in Chicago, and a devoted husband and father.