ALI NOORANI TO LEAD NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM: MASSACHUSETTS ADVOCATE TO SERVE IN POSITION HELD BY FRANK SHARRY

The Board of Directors of the National Immigration Forum announced today that Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the Boston-based Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition will be the next Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, one of the nation’s preeminent pro-immigrant advocacy organizations. Noorani has served as the MIRA Coalition’s Executive Director since 2003. Under his leadership, MIRA has more than tripled its staff and programs, and greatly increased its capacity to advocate for the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees. He has served on the Board of the National Immigration Forum since 2006.

Born in California, Noorani is the son of Pakistani immigrants. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and received his Master’s in Public Health from Boston University. Recently, he received the Alfred L. Frechette Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Association for exceptional leadership in promoting social justice and received the 2007 Boston University Young Alumni Award.

KJ