What Really Happened with the Chase Bank Account Freeze

Dear ICCD Community,

Assalamu Alaikum,

I want to explain clearly what led to the freezing of ICCD’s Chase Bank account. There have been rumors and confusion, and it’s time the truth is known.

This issue was not caused by any wrongdoing on my part. It was the result of a deliberate and dishonest scheme led by Mr. Fazal Mahmoud, a former ICCD official who served as president for over 10 years without delivering any real progress. When the new board began working effectively, he tried to stop it from succeeding.

Behind the scenes, Mr. Fazal worked to divide the board into two opposing sides, influencing four members and creating conflict. When his behavior was exposed, I gave him several warnings to stop. Instead of listening, he illegally called a board meeting to remove me as president, even though he had no authority to do so. According to ICCD bylaws, only the secretary or a current board member can call a meeting — not an ex-official.

That meeting was invalid. Five board members were absent, including myself, the vice president, the secretary, the treasurer, and a director — meaning there was no quorum to make any decisions.

During that private meeting, Mr. Fazal falsely accused me of “doing business at the masjid.” He was referring to an emergency water damage incident that happened while I was out of the country on Umrah trip and later for my daughter’s wedding in Jordan. While I was gone, a major leak at ICCD damaged three floors of the building. ICCD leadership in my absence called my company for emergency restoration. My staff responded immediately and began repairs — all without my knowledge at the time.

Despite this, Mr. Fazal lied, accusing me of causing the damage and using it for personal gain — a completely false and malicious claim. He then convinced a group of board members to create a fake resolution to remove both me and the secretary, Fareed Hassan (who now supports him!!), and replace us with Ghulam Farooqi as president and Junaid Muqeet as secretary. Later on after the meeting they visited Mr. Farooqi at his resident and forced him to sign and made him record a video to read a resolution against his will.  “Watch the video”