Tahir Anwar' (born London, England) is a scholar currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. His family moved to the area in 1983.
He received basic religious education with his father, also a religious scholar and Imam. Anwar left in 1991 to attended a traditional Islamic University (madarassa) in Gujrat, India. He is Hafiz, has a B.A. in Islamic Theology and has completed many other advanced courses in Islamic studies, earning him the title of Alim or scholar.
He serves as Imam and Director of Religious Services at South Bay Islamic Association. He is also the head of the Islamic Studies Department, and an Islamic Studies teacher at Granada Islamic School, which is attached to the Muslim Community Association of Santa Clara County. Anwar has been leading a group to perform Hajj for several years, with CNN twice covering this pilgrimage. He also sits on Zaytuna College's Management Committee as well as other panels and boards.
Anwar is often called to serve on different community panels and commissions, including:
He is frequently invited to speak at community forums, various universities and religious institutions. He has also traveled to many different countries, and is fluent in English, Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, and Gujarati languages. He is married and has two sons.