Faculty
Dr. Jamel Ben Ameur
Dr. Jamel Ben Ameur is the Imam at Masjid Al Aman Islamic Center, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. He is a lecturer at Islamic University of Minnesota and a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of Minnesota. As an Imam and religious leader, he has worked in community development for more than 10 years. In this role, he has developed programs for youth and adults, implementing an Islamic dynamic vision, combining spirit, mind, and action within the challenges of the world today.
Biography
He pursued a traditional Islamic Education, and studied Islamic Law and Quranic Sciences for several years at the hands of scholars in his country. He is licensed in various fields of Islamic Studies.
He holds Ijazat of Quran in different Qiraat as well as a Doctorate in Islamic Studies (PhD). His thesis work focused on an analytic study of believers’ moral conduct and relationship with the Divine, extracted from the beginning of Surat Al Hujurat. Furthermore, he obtained an MS in Business Management from Sorbonne University, in Paris, France and diplomas of advanced graduate studies in International Trade Law and Economics from University of Tunis.