Name: Nadim Houssain

Recipient Type: Congressional Internship Recipient|Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2017|2018|2019

School Name: UC Berkeley

Congressional Office: Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-2)

Major: Law

Description: Nadim Houssain graduated from a concurrent degree in law and public administration in 2020. Nadim completed his MPA at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and his JD at Berkeley Law. Before attending graduate school, Nadim attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he received a BA in Global Studies. Nadim worked briefly for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign in 2016 as a Field Organizer. Nadim also worked as a legislative intern in Congressman Jared Huffman’s office after completing his first year of graduate school. During his second year of law school, Nadim worked with the Policy Advocacy Clinic. Nadim also co-organized and led UC Berkeley’s inaugural Palestine Trek. During his first year at Berkeley Law, Nadim was also a member of the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law as well as the Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Law.

Sponsor: San Ramon Valley Islamic Center (SRVIC) Scholarship