George Washington University (BA) George Mason University (MA) Strayer University (MEd)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1996–2004
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Battles/wars
Iraq War
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Atif Mustafa Qarni (born 1978) is an American teacher, former military non-commissioned officer, and Democratic politician who was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam as Virginia Secretary of Education.[1] Emigrating from Karachi, Pakistan, with his family at the age of ten, Qarni grew up in Parkville, Maryland, before moving to Manassas, Virginia, in 2005. He served in the United States Marine Corps, was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and rose to the rank of Sergeant.[2] He served as a paralegal at the international law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP before beginning a career in teaching. Qarni ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2013, losing to incumbent Bob Marshall, and for the Virginia Senate in 2015, losing the Democratic nomination to Jeremy McPike.
He is running in the Democratic Primary for Congress in the Virginia 10th congressional district.[3][4]
^Times-Dispatch, GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond (21 December 2017). "Northam names Prince William civics teacher Atif Qarni as education secretary". Richmond.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
^Khan, Hasan (August 5, 2016). "Footprints: Marine turned teacher countering Trump's rhetoric". Dawn.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
^"Atif Qarni for VA 10". Qarni for Congress. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
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