Zuhdi Jasser, also known as M. Zuhdi Jasser,[1] and Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser (Arabic: محمد زهدي جاسر‎; born 17 November 1967) is an American medical doctor specializing in internal medicine and nuclear cardiology in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] Jasser is a former lieutenant commander in the United States Navy,[3] where he served as staff internist in the Office of the Attending Physician of the United States Congress.[4] In 2003, with a group of American Muslims, Jasser founded the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) based in Phoenix, Arizona,[citation needed] and in 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism.[5]