Co-President & D.C. Bar Liaison 

Hadhy Ayaz

As Co-President, Hadhy leads CAMBA’s efforts to foster community, professional development, and mentorship among Muslim attorneys, judges, and law students across the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Hadhy is committed to strengthening CAMBA’s role as a platform for connection, advocacy, and service within the legal profession.

Hadhy is an attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where his practice focuses on complex litigation and insurance coverage matters. Prior to joining Pillsbury, Hadhy engaged extensively in pro bono work, including criminal, immigration, and family law matters. His pro bono experience also includes representing amicus curae in multiple cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Hadhy received his J.D. from Harvard Law School where he served as a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Harvard Immigration Project, and Prison Legal Assistance Project.

Co-President & Treasurer

Salman Siddiqi

Salman Siddiqi is Co‑President of the Capital Area Muslim Bar Association and Global Regulatory Counsel at Dell Technologies, where he leads trade compliance strategy and advises on export controls, sanctions, and global regulatory risk.

He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, teaching International Moot Court. Before joining Dell, Salman practiced at Thomsen & Burke LLP and previously worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program on legal modernization and trade facilitation initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa.

He holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in International Relations from The University of Texas at Austin.

Vice President & Secretary

Ali Mahdi

Ali is an in-house attorney for a financial services company, where he focuses his work on consumer finance, corporate governance, and commercial law. Prior to this role, he was an Honors Attorney at the Department of Justice.

Ali earned his J.D. from the University of Baltimore and his B.A. from the University of Delaware. Ali grew up at the Delaware beaches, is a product of public schools, and is committed to professional growth and engagement with and on behalf of the legal community.

Vice President of Membership and Community Outreach

Sanaa Khan

Sanaa works in plaintiff-side litigation representing individuals in a variety of matters including patients seeking accountability within the healthcare system and survivors of child sexual abuse. Her practice focuses on advocating for clients who have been harmed by institutional failures and systemic misconduct. 

Sanaa holds a J.D. from George Washington University where she served as a member of the Immigration Clinic and Domestic Violence Project. Sanaa received her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.