Omer Rangoonwala is a legal scholar and lawyer who currently serves as Executive Director of IDRS.

Omer was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In 1995, he traveled to Toronto, Canada to attend Jaamiah al-Uloom al-Islamiyyah. During his three years at the seminary, he began his Islamic studies and completed the memorization of the Quran with Shaykh Qari Umer Farook Patel.

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In 2018 Omer graduated from Al-Salam Institute, UK, under the tutelage of Shaykh Dr. Akram Nadwi. He graduated from the institute's distinguished Alimiyyah Program receiving a License in Islamic Scholarship - First Class (Shahadah al-Alimiyyah), authorized by Dar al-Uloom Nadwat al-Ulama, Lucknow, India.

Omer has also completed a bachelor’s degree (B.A., 2003) in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor Degree (J.D., 2007) from the Chapman University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in the State of California and focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, independent workplace investigations, and mediation. He also serves as a legal advisor to companies and nonprofits spanning across several different industries and countries. Omer's passion lies in his practice as a mediator, where he regularly counsels on the practical implementation of Islamic best practices.

Omer also serves as Religious Director and Imam at the Islamic Education Center which was founded in 1992 by the late Dr. Ahmed Sakr (RA).