Dr. Hatem Abu Shahba was born in 1950, he is a M.D. and a retired Nuclear Medicine specialist who practiced at Sr. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital in upper west side Manhattan. After retiring, he dedicated himself to serving Allah (SWT) and Ahlul Bayt(AS) and the community. He is currently the Director of Al-Ghadeer Islamic Education Center located in North Bergen, NJ and the Imam of Jum’ah prayers at Zainabia in Irvington, NJ.