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.

Treasurer, D.C. Bar Liaison, & Membership

Ali Ahmad

Director of Membership and Community Outreach

Maher Mahmood

Maher is a senior staff attorney at Democracy Forward where she practices various civil rights issues. She was previously an Assistant County Attorney for Hennepin County in Minnesota. Maher received her JD from the University of Minnesota Law School. In her free time, Maher enjoys hiking, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. 

Director of Communications and Social Media

Aisha Mahmood Haley

Aisha is an attorney at Caldwell Cassady & Curry PC where she focuses her practice on complex business litigation and patent disputes. Before her years of private practice, Aisha spent almost four years as a judicial law clerk--two with the Hon. Alan D. Lourie at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and almost two with the Hon. Robert W. Schroeder III in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. 

Aisha is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, spent years in the D.C. area, and now lives in Dallas, Texas. She enjoys hiking in her free time and is an overly passionate Georgia Bulldogs fan.

Board Member

Abdullah Alzamli

Abdullah is an associate at Skadden, Arps where he practices in the firm's general litigation group. His practice focuses on internal investigations in the life sciences and FCPA context. Abdullah also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on criminal defense and post-conviction litigation. Prior to his current role, Abdullah served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Zia M. Faruqui of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Abdullah received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School, and BA from the Loyola University Chicago. In his free time, Abdullah enjoys playing basketball, board games, and hiking.