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MALIHA KHAN

MPV CO-CHAIR
PRESIDENT - MPV-DC

Maliha Khan is native New Yorker, now based in Washington D.C. Maliha has been involved with MPV since 2011 and currently serves as the head of MPV's DC chapter as well as Co-Chair of the MPV Board of Trustees. She was born in Pakistan and grew up in New York City. Her desire to promote progressive values and cultivate an environment of acceptance and mutual respect within the Muslim community as well as between Muslims and non-Muslims led her to join MPV. In college, Maliha established the Pace University chapter of Project Nur – a student-led initiative promoting principles of human and civil rights in the U.S. and around the world. She also worked on civil rights issues as a law clerk for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Maliha received her JD and Masters in international affairs at American University. In 2016, Maliha joined the U.S. Department of Commerce to work on international trade law and policy matters. In 2020, she joined the law firm Kelley Drye & Warren where she practices international trade law.