Virginia SR 116: Commending Muslim Lakhani.

Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (as of 2017-01-26)

State: Virginia · Session: 2017 · Bill: SR 116

Subjects: Commendations and Commemorations

Sponsors: Barbara A. Favola

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116 

Offered January 20, 2017 

Commending Muslim Lakhani. 
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Patron-- Favola 

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WHEREAS, Muslim Lakhani of McLean, a Pakistani-American 
 entrepreneur and philanthropist, was honored at the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan 
 Washington, where he was presented with the 2016 InterFaith Bridge Builders 
 Award for his impressive leadership, charitable efforts, dedication to justice 
 and basic human rights, and for inspiring others to build even stronger bridges 
 of compassion and tolerance in today�s world; and

WHEREAS, Muslim Lakhani is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief 
 Executive Officer of ML Resources, LLC, ML Private 
 Investments, LLC, and ML Social Vision, Inc., a non-profit organization that, 
 aside from philanthropic initiatives, has worked for more than 20 years to 
 increase understanding and tolerance between the West and the Muslim world; and

WHEREAS, for the past eight years, ML Social Vision has been 
 supporting the Salvation Army�s feeding program in Washington, D.C., which 
 feeds almost 200 people 365 days a year and helps to integrate them back into 
 society; and

WHEREAS, through ML Social Vision, Muslim Lakhani helped 
 financially jump start a free health clinic in Chantilly that is open to people 
 of all faiths; and

WHEREAS, through his longstanding commitment to philanthropy, 
 Muslim Lakhani has promoted tolerance and dialogue among different faiths, 
 ethnic groups, and social classes, and helped build institutions for political, 
 social, and economic reform; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Muslim Lakhani hereby 
 be commended for his service to the community and the country; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy 
 of this resolution for presentation to Muslim Lakhani as an expression of the 
 Senate of Virginia�s admiration for his tireless efforts to forge interfaith 
 understanding and commitment to building a more pluralistic society.

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