Zachariah Matthews

Dr. Zachariah Matthews
Born Johannesburg, South Africa
Residence Sydney, Australia
Occupation Islamic speaker/daee
Religion Sunni Islam

Zachariah Matthews,a leading Sydney Muslim Brotherhood evangelical preacher, was born in Bosmont Johannesburg and attended Chris Jan Botha Senior Secondary School CJB, South Africa, where he studied Qur'an and Islamic studies as well as secular subjects. Matthews' secular education was in Pharmacy, in which he completed B.Pharm, BSc (Hon) and Pharm.D degrees in South Africa and the United States before migrating to Australia, where he now lives.

Matthews has appeared at a number of Islamic forums and conferences, published several papers and given media interviews on Islamic topics. He works actively with Australian youth, is involved with/on the board of several community-based and national organizations and has contributed to various civic initiatives. Notably, he has helped to co-ordinate national statements in regard to the Australian government’s Muslim Community Reference Group, the pro-hijab campaign and others.

Matthews has lectured part-time for several years at the University of Sydney and was a former chief pharmacist of Canterbury Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia.

For two years he was Head of Religious and Leadership Studies at an independent school. Dr Matthews actively focusses on leadership mentoring and development. He writes and publishes on subjects ranging from the ethics of disagreement to spirituality in the post-modern world.

He previously served as the president of the Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) and is a board member of the Australian Muslim Civil Rights & Advocacy Network (AMCRAN).

Matthews is the director of Just Media Advocacy.

Dr Matthews' Muslim Brotherhood Islamist background label stems from his participation in sydney's Muslim Brotherhood groups and his propagation of Muslim Brotherhood doctrines. However he does not self-identify himself as such.

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